Interview with Christine Powell an education therapist with a background in special education, sports medicine and education research.

SHOW NOTES:

• Christine's Journey:
  • A mom navigating challenges with a special needs child, coping through military deployments without a strong support system, and the daily struggles faced.
• From Parent to Professional:
  • Early experiences with her child’s speech therapy, becoming a special education professional while balancing personal challenges.
• Transition and Education:
  • Growing up on military bases, discovering diversity in college, pursuing a doctorate in education, and entering the special education field.
• COVID's Impact:
  • Studying special education in Singapore, the pandemic's shift, emphasizing executive functioning skills, and the collateral damage to students in hybrid education.
• Executive Functioning:
  • Understanding its importance in student success, challenges for ADHD students, and the necessity of developing these skills.
• Advocacy and Self-Care:
  • Christine's advocacy experiences for her ADHD child, balancing parental and organizational perspectives, and the importance of self-care in advocacy.
• Self-Care Strategies:
  • Activities like sculling and mindfulness, the challenge for parents to prioritize self-care, and its positive impact on advocacy.
• Encouragement for Parents:
  • Christine's inspiring quote and advice on overcoming fear while embracing new opportunities.
• Learning Styles:
  • Introduction to the learning styles survey on www.learningbyconnecting.com and explanation of kinesthetic, visual, auditory, and expressive learning styles.

Christine's experiences advocating for her child with ADHD.Dr. Christine Powell is a highly knowledgeable professional in the field of Executive Functioning Education. With her expertise as a licensed Special Educator, Fulbright Scholar in Singapore, Published Education Researcher, and Education Therapist, she has transformed the lives of countless students with ADHD and other learning challenges through research based strategies & Strength Based coaching. She is in private practice & the founder of LearningByConnecting Education Therapy. She specialize in ADHD & neurodiverse learning profiles. When she is not seeing students, Christine enjoys biking, travel and spending time with family & friends.

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