Counseling the RGV

Through my PhD journey and practice, I have been so interested in cognitive psychology, learning disorders, and the need to help our RGV parents and students understand the idea of learning. This can be different for all our kids. I can see it with my own children, their learning abilities are different. As a parent it can be difficult to adjust to our kids learning abilities, but this great visual I love!!!

Learning Styles ✨examples

Visual (Spatial) — learns through images, charts, color.
Example: “Show me a diagram of the water cycle and I’ll remember it.”

Auditory (Aural) — learns through listening, rhythm, talk.
Example: “I grasp tenses faster when I hear them in a story or song.”

Kinesthetic (Hands-on) — learns by moving, building, doing.
Example: “Let me act out the verbs and I’ll never forget them.”

Reading/Writing — prefers text, lists, notes, worksheets.
Example: “Give me a one-page summary and I’ll learn it by rewriting.”

Social (Interpersonal) — learns best with people, discussion.
Example: “In a small group, I can debate ideas and lock them in.”

Solitary (Intrapersonal) — learns alone, self-paced reflection.
Example: “I need 20 quiet minutes to review and quiz myself.”

Logical (Mathematical) — uses patterns, steps, systems.
Example: “If you show the grammar rules and exceptions, it clicks.”

Verbal (Linguistic) — loves words, speaking, storytelling.
Example: “Let me teach the topic back to the class in my own words.”

Naturalistic — connects ideas to nature/real-world contexts.
Example: “Explain food chains with garden insects—I’ll get it fast.”

This books helps parents/professionals better understand some of the challenges of ASD in children and adolescents.