What Is Slow Processing Speed?

Опубликовано: 05 Январь 2025
на канале: Understood
149,405
1.7k

What is slow processing speed? Watch as our expert explains how we take in, and make sense of, information.

In this video, Ellen Braaten, PhD, Director of the Learning and Emotional Assessment Program at Mass General, explains what slow processing speed is and how it affects kids. Also known as slow processing disorder, slow processing speed means it takes kids longer to get something done than their peers, according to Dr. Braaten. Kids with learning and thinking differences may have more trouble with slow processing speed than kids without these differences, says Dr. Braaten. Keep in mind, slow processing speed has nothing to do with intelligence.

Watch as Dr. Braaten explains what slow processing speed is, how it plays out in kids, common myths about information processing differences, and tips for parents to help their kids thrive.

Questions about learning and thinking differences? Get answers and expert-vetted resources by asking the AI-powered Understood Assistant:
https://www.understood.org/en/assista...

Click here to subscribe to UNDERSTOOD: https://u.org/subscribenow
Connect with UNDERSTOOD:
Resources, Videos and more: https://www.understood.org
Like UNDERSTOOD on Facebook: http://fb.com/understood
Follow UNDERSTOOD on Twitter:   / understoodorg  
Follow Understood on Pinterest:   / understoodorg  
Copyright © 2019 Understood for All, Inc. All rights reserved.