Burning Sea Horses

Happy Brain Awareness Week!

Last year I posted a link to what a child with APD might hear when being read, "Little Red Riding Hood." Ray and I were stunned when we heard it, because it brought back so many memories of when Jared would repeat what we said and it sounded like a different language. Now, his disability is a little more "invisible", as he doesn't do that too often.  There are occasions when the conversation goes something like this: "Are you burning cedar?" I asked Ray, as he threw another log on the fire in the outdoor fire pit. He nodded. Jared said, "Sea horses? You're burning sea horses?"

Most of us have seen Brain Studies, like the one below, posted on Facebook or in an email to see if we can read the statement. I saw it most recently on an APD Facebook page. This is what it said: "While this is visual processing, it is a good example of what it is like for someone with a processing disorder to hear what is going on around them. If the person reading it can imagine what it would be like to process at this speed all the time."

These poor children have to work so much harder than the rest of us, who don't have neurological disabilities.  I think this is a nice, quick "patience reminder" for folks/teachers who work with APD children daily.

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.  Colossians 3:12 (NIV)