top of page

EPISODE 21

ADHD & Dyslexia
inThe Lightning Thief

w/ Amanda Morin

Amanda Morin of Understood joins to discuss how well The lightning Thief represented ADHD  and dyslexia. She answers many questions from Mike and shares loads of helpful information about these conditions! Topics include: big pants, learning differences, teaching adjustments, focus, terminology, rainbow post-its, tangential threads, hyperfocus, ADHD as a superpower, executive function, analysis paralysis, fonts, cursive, contrast for reading, Jeopardy!, neurodivergency the word “disorder,” medication, medication vacations, Adderall, and more!

Understood's brand story: www.understood.org/articles/en/our-brand-story

bottom of page