ADHD and Brain Training - Did you Know...?

Many people don't know that ADHD can manifest itself differently in girls than in boys.  When it comes to ADHD, boys are more prone to problems with impulse control, while girls' symptoms often manifest as inattention.  If you think your child has ADHD, start with a screening that measures their attention and other cognitive skills.  

Regardless of gender, many of the symptoms associated with weak attention skills include:

• Taking much longer than peers to complete daily homework

• Low self-esteem, anxiety or depression

• Poor grades

• Significant time management challenges

• Chronic disorganization

• Avoiding school

There is a way to treat the ROOT CAUSE of ADHD, instead of resorting to accommodations, removing distractions and decreasing workloads. Consider that ADHD is caused by weak attention skills and you’ll quickly understand the best solution is to strengthen attention skills with cognitive skills training.

Also known as personal brain training, one-on-one cognitive skills training uses the brain’s plasticity to rebuild neural connections, find faster routes to process information and increase the processing speed of existing connections. Unlike tutoring, brain training improves the underlying skills––like selected, divided and sustained attention––needed to learn anything.

LearningRx specializes in treating the cause ––not the symptoms––of learning struggles. The programs’ game-like exercises and one-on-one trainer-to-student ratios provide guaranteed dramatic improvement in as little as 12 to 24 weeks. With more than 80 centers across the country, LearningRx brain training can help anyone––from 5 to 85––increase the speed, power or function of their brain. www.learningrx.com/kennesaw.

There are many games that you probably already have in your home that can help to strengthen the various types of attention (Divided, Selective and Sustained).  Contact LearningRx to receive your own free copy of the Games for Better Cognitive Skills chart mailed or emailed to you.

***In honor of AHDH awareness month, LearningRx Kennesaw is offering discounted screenings for the three types of attention and other essential brain skills.  Mention this article and get $99 off of a cognitive skills assessment.  Offer good until Sept. 30. 3013.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!  LearningRx is excited to announce a FREE upcoming seminar on Thursday, September 19, 2013 at 7:00 pm.  In honor of National ADHD Awareness month, they will be discussing ADHD and what it means, how to diagnose it, symptoms & characteristics and treatment options.  They are honored to have a special guest speaker, Dr. Clark Cantrell of Summit Pediatrics.  With his extensive medical training and special focus on learning disabilities, behavioral problems and adolescent medicine, Dr. Cantrell will be able to provide seminar attendees with valuable insight and information.

Hurry and make your reservations today ~ space is limited!

770-529-4800 or kennesawdfi@learningrx.net

Dr. Cantrell is the recipient of the 2012 Top Doctors Award in Atlanta Magazine & 2012 Patients’ Choice Award.  http://www.summitpediatricsga.com/