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A June 2019 article in ADDitude magazine reports that ADHD diagnoses for women in mid-life is on the rise, helping to close the gender gap by 31% for adults with ADHD. Although men still outnumber women when it comes to ADHD diagnoses, more women are getting evaluated and diagnosed now as awareness increases among adults. ...

As an adult, Wayne learned that a childhood brain injury may have weakened his cognitive skills, leaving him to struggle with reading his entire life. At 72, he went to LearningRx for a cognitive skills assessment, which showed that his brain skills were all very low compared to his peers. He enrolled in a personal ...

After a bike accident left Drew with a serious traumatic brain injury, a hospital stay, physical and occupational therapies helped addressed his physical injuries, but he needed help addressing his cognitive deficiencies. The Chattanooga Brain Injury Association suggested that he enroll in LearningRx personal brain training. With hard work, Drew was able to improve his ...

After years of homeschool, Sahara struggled to join the traditional school setting, especially when it came to studying and test taking. She also struggled with confidence when showing her 4H animals. Sahara’s parents wanted to find a personal brain training program that would target and work on specific skills to help her organization, studying and ...

When Carson came to LearningRx, he had been diagnosed with ADHD and was struggling with schoolwork. Rather than just relying on tutoring or pills to improve attention, Carson’s mom brought him in for a cognitive skills assessment. The results showed that attention wasn’t necessarily the root of the issue; Carson was struggling to process information, ...

Wesley is one of the hardest-working young men you’ll ever meet. The Raleigh high schooler loves all things agriculture and has always wanted to attend college at North Carolina State. Unfortunately, his struggles at school were holding him back, leading him to believe his dream was out of reach. He had difficulty completing schoolwork and ...

A team of researchers from the Allen Institute for Brain Science and the California Institute of Technology have discovered that the brains of male and female mice may have differences at the cellular level. The scientists read the genetic activity and found that neurons in the nervous system that deal with aggression and mating behaviors ...

LearningRx Huntsville’s Lisa Branch talks about personal brain trainingand how it can help kids, teens and adults of all abilities. https://www.itemonline.com/living/art-and-the-brain/article_7a3205a4-00b8-11ea-93a8-43c554223f2e.html

LearningRx.org was named to Feedspot’s Top 50 Neurology Blogs again in 2019. https://blog.feedspot.com/neurology_blogs/

Southern Minn Scene held its 7th Annual Best Of contest for 2019 and LearningRx Owatonna was voted “BestKept Secret.” https://issuu.com/faribault/docs/scene_nov_2019/2