Help For The Neurodiverse
Noah’s parents were seeking help for their neurodiverse son and he came to LearningRx his senior year. He was diagnosed with ADHD and OCD and had struggled his entire academic career. His dad shared, “Our son had struggled with ADHD and OCD for many years through school. School continually struggled to meet his needs and adapt to someone that thinks differently.”
For neurodiverse students, navigating school can be challenging. For Noah, his ADHD difficulties were rooted in lower cognitive skills. Specifically, his processing speed and working memory were the root cause of his attention issues and executive function struggles.
Struggling to Process
His lower processing speed also meant Noah was often overwhelmed and struggled to complete assignments and manage his time. In fact, LearningRx peer-reviewed research shows that for those who struggle with ADHD, attention is not usually the actual issue but a symptom.
ADHD Research
Research published in the Journal of Mental Health and Clinical Psychology demonstrates that, for those with ADHD, skills like processing speed are lower than attention skills. This is critical information for understanding how to help those with ADHD. By focusing on the root cause – lower processing speed – instead of being focused on the symptom of poor attention, results can be life changing.
Noah’s working memory difficulties related to careless mistakes in his work, forgetting to complete or turn in assignments and general organizational issues.
For those struggling to manage themselves and complete day-to-day tasks (executive function), low processing speed and working memory are common culprits.
Noah’s LearningRx Results
Noah’s skills in these areas skyrocketed and so have his grades and ability to attend to his schoolwork.
His parents are thrilled! “Seeing our son progress during his senior year has been incredibly rewarding. After years of struggling, he’s finally experiencing success in his learning journey. The larger changes we saw were in day to day thinking, problem solving, attention to details, staying on track with a schedule and overall increased confidence was clear. The only thing is I wished we had found Learning Rx earlier in his school career.”
If you are looking for help for a loved one with ADHD and/or Executive Function difficulties, call LearningRx Woodbury today. Our initial assessment (which over the summer is only $99) will help determine the root cause and get your loved one on the path to greater success!
While brain training is not a treatment or cure for ADHD or OCD, our programs target learning skills for students of any age. These results are based on prior clients. You or your child may or may not achieve the same results but give us a call. We’d love to work with you!
