Accommodations for Students With ADHD
Students with ADHD often experience difficulty in following directions, staying organized, and keeping up with the pace of a typical classroom. Kids placed on medication for ADHD may be able […]
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How Parents Cause Slow Processing Speed in Kids
Parenting a child with slow processing speed can be frustrating. Particularly in the months (or even years) before a diagnosis, it may seem that you’re dealing with a child who […]
Can Tabletop Games Improve Processing Speed?
Of course you know by now that we here at LearningWorks for Kids support the use of video games to improve processing speed in children. Though it seems fewer families […]
5 Strategies to Improve Processing Speed for School and Academics
Difficulty completing schoolwork is generally the first symptom of slow processing speed in children. When kids with slow processing speed begin to notice that they are not keeping up with […]
How Video Games Can Improve Social Emotional Learning
The stereotype of the digital age is a cold, isolated world, a place where people are separated by screens and social skills steadily devolve. But the reality is that there […]
Recommended Websites for Parents about Children’s Mental Health
Clinicians and pediatricians are often the first experts sought by parents when they have questions about their children’s mental health. Twenty years ago it required an appointment or a phone […]
DO VIDEO GAMES CHANGE OUR PHYSICAL BRAINS?
Video games are changing our brains. This is actually not a great revelation, as current neuroscience research informs us about the way many daily activities change the structure and biochemistry […]
Video Games and Apps for ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Anxiety, Depression, and Learning Disabilities
Video games and apps are routinely used as tools to help kids with ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, anxiety, depression, and learning disabilities. Selected technologies can be used by clinicians in […]
Advice on Screen Time for Parents
Parents routinely ask clinicians how much screen time they should allow their children to have. Click on the link below to find our handy one-page guide for setting limits on […]
Train Your Brain for Success: A Teenager’s Guide to Executive Functions
If you are the parent or teacher of a capable but disorganized teenager it is probably worthwhile to devote some energy to improving their executive functions. Teens who struggle with […]
