What Causes Slow Processing Speed?

Are kids with slow processing speed unmotivated to get things done? Could they really move quicker if they only wanted to? What causes slow processing speed? Is there a cure?

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Is It Possible to Improve Slow Processing Speed in Children?

Given that a child’s cognitive processing speed is directly related to how efficiently their senses, brain, and body respond to their experiences, you might think major biological changes would need […]

Targeted Strategies That Help Children with Slow Processing Speed

Kids with slow processing speed tend to do everything slowly. Whether it’s getting ready for school in the morning or finishing homework at night, things just take longer to do. […]

Using Videos to Explain Slow Processing Speed to Kids

If you have a child or student who has been recently diagnosed with slow processing speed, it is extremely important to help them understand what this means. And if you […]

Parenting Children with Slow Processing Speed

Parenting children with slow processing speed can be an agonizing experience. Waiting for them to get ready for school, wondering how it could take so long just to pick up […]

Best Web Resources for a Child with Slow Processing Speed

So you have a child with slow processing speed. What next?

Finding out your child has slow processing speed might take you a while to process. If you’re not sure […]

What is Slow Processing Speed in Children?

Slow processing speed is one of the most common difficulties observed in children who struggle with ADHD and other executive functioning and learning issues. But slower processing speed isn’t a […]

Strategy Over Speed: Improve Slow Mental Processing

Is your child a slow processor? Do they think and speak slowly? Have teachers observed that they are very capable but just don’t write or answer questions as quickly as […]

Can Exercise Improve Processing Speed?

 

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 […]

Working Memory, Processing Speed, and Taking Notes

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, […]