92. Slow Processing Impacts Everyday Life

Processing speed is the amount of time that we take to take in
the information being presented to us, make sense of it, and
respond to it.


This can be visually when we are reading something, auditory when
we are listening to something or someone is telling us something,
or motor planning which basically means that even when a child
has done a task before, every time it is like they are doing it
for the first time because their brain isn’t giving them the
feedback they need. They might seem clumsy, it might take them
what seems like forever to learn to tie their shoes and many
physical tasks are just simply harder for them.


The speed of how someone processes information is not related to
their IQ or intelligence, it is simply that some individuals take
longer to process the information they are taking in than others
do. Many very intelligent people process information slowly.


Unfortunately, slow processing can impact so many areas of their
lives where they might already have challenges, like social
settings and their educational setting.


The problem with their struggles is that many people jump to the
conclusion that they are unmotivated, lazy, or not focused. This
is important for you to listen for because I promise you, if they
are a slow processor, that is likely not the case.


What if for a minute we just allowed them to be them?
 Slowing down and having a less rushed approach to life
might be exactly what we need.  


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