Slow Processing Speed and Executive Functions
What is processing speed?
Processing speed is one of the major steps in the cognitive process. It is an essential part of learning, academic performance, reasoning, […]
Processing speed refers to the rate at which children are able to take in information about their world, consider it, do something with it in their brain, and then produce a result.
What is processing speed?
Processing speed is one of the major steps in the cognitive process. It is an essential part of learning, academic performance, reasoning, […]
Does your child seem bright but take a long time to understand things? Does information go in one ear and right out the other? It’s possible that they struggle […]
Many parents and teachers know a child who seems incapable of taking notes in class. As hard as the student might try, their notes are a jumbled mess; incomplete, disorganized, […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the face of schooling, and if you are a teenager with ADHD, it has probably made it more difficult. Remote schooling provides minimal structure and […]
Parents are usually the first observers of slow processing speed in children. They see their kids doing things slowly and sometimes not keeping up. They might find that they need […]
Using technologies to help individuals with special needs is not exactly a new idea. Eyeglasses were invented in 1268 to help monks and scholars with reading, while hearing aids were […]
Students with slow processing speed are a confusing lot. They may be able to keep up with their classmates on subjects of interest or expertise but often appear to be […]
Does it take your child half an hour to complete a five-minute chore or hours to complete homework? For some kids, this may be due simply to a lack of […]
Do you want to read faster and more fluidly? Play a video game such as Rayman Raving Rabbids or an action game such as Call of Duty. Do you want […]
(This is one of our continuing series on teens and tech where we help teenagers understand more about learning, attentional, and social-emotional concerns and how technology can help them)
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