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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Brain training is big business! Web-based programs like Lumosity and BrainHQ are designed to help adults keep mentally sharp, and and maybe even improve it–making the brain smarter, faster, and […]

Is your child a Worrier? Anticipating the future is a mixed blessing. Some children are overwhelmed with anticipatory anxiety, in which they worry about events they cannot control and that […]

When it comes to helping kids with slow processing speed, teachers are the first line of defense. School is often where kids with slow processing speed start to notice that […]

Slow processing speed is very common in children who are diagnosed with ADHD. You may think of kids with ADHD as naturally quick thinking — “too” quick perhaps — but […]

The vast majority of kids with ADHD are active learners who want to do well academically. However, the behavior of some of these kids is so disruptive that they require […]