this game is good for kids who need help with:

Flexibility

Adapting and adjusting to changing conditions and expectations.

During gameplay players must adapt quickly to a changing environment, as Sonic is presented with obstacles like logs, trees, hillsides, and pesty crustaceans and fish. As players delve further into levels, Sonic will begin to move faster, and players will have less time to react and change the direction of the hedgehog. While the basic tenants of jumping, moving left to right, and rolling remain the same, the time in which players must react diminishes. Instead they must rely on a combination of muscle memory and quick adjustments. Players may encounter a series of logs in which they must roll under, followed immediately by an obstacle that requires players to jump. Sonic can either roll through or simply avoid certain enemies. The decision to roll or move left or right is determined by the obstacle that follows. Players must always think one step ahead to to stay on course.

Working Memory

Recalling and retaining information in our mind while working.

What makes Sonic Dash good for short and long-term memory is that the level follows the same sequence of obstacles for the first minute or two and gameplay. Players who are familiar with the levels will fare better, as they must internalize the game environment, placement of obstacles and enemies, and use the what they have committed to memory to cruise through the first few minutes of play. When players must make longer jumps, where they must follow a series of on screen prompts that will indicate a sequence of finger swipes that players must follow in order to execute a certain movement. Knowing the right time to use a powerup also requires a type of savvy that can only be acquired through learned behaviors. For example, it is not helpful to use a revival powerup if players crash early in a level, as opposed to if players are close to reaching their high scores.