Want to be part of changing the way the world looks at parenting kids with ADHD?

Our friends and colleagues, Linda Roggli of ADDiva.net and Elaine Taylor-Klaus and Diane Dempster […]

There are many strategies that can be used to improve executive functions in the classroom. By definition, many kids with ADHD, Learning Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and Anxiety/Depression experience problems […]

How do thinking skills impact academic performance?

Executive functions, or thinking skills, are essentially self-management skills that rely upon the prefrontal cortex and connections to other parts of our brain […]

Registration is now open for the next LearningWorks Live Organizational Skills Workshop!

Children will enter a group video conference with our Gamer Guides, where they will learn about Organization, play […]

Traditional American schools are well suited and effective for teaching facts and conveying static knowledge. But how well do most schools teach application of knowledge to new situations, how effective […]

The field of psychology spent most of the twentieth century focused on the ills of humankind, examining issues such as depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia. Psychologists were trained to look for […]

Improving social skills is a difficult task for educators and clinicians. It’s difficult to transfer the trained skills to the real world. Traditional methods of teaching social skills involve modeling, […]

Before we get a ton of angry reader mail, let’s be clear. We aren’t actually taking away the books, we are just changing the medium. After all, no matter the […]

Kids who are intimidated by a thick book can still enjoy them. Listening, reading on the Kindle, or even watching the movie version can get kids interested in books. Here […]

While video games and screen-based technologies are in practically every child’s hands these days, there are still many kids who love to read. And even if they don’t, many of […]