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Ask the average American what autism spectrum disorder (ASD) looks like and they’ll probably describe a smart kid who’s a math genius but has few communication skills. While that may be the case for some, there’s a reason they now refer to autism as a “spectrum.” In reality, the autism spectrum covers a wide range ...

With advances in technology and medicine, our understanding of the brain—and how to study it, improve it, and even fix it—is expanding. Here are 8 of the biggest brain-related breakthroughs we witnessed in 2018. New Alzheimer’s Drug May Slow Decline A company called Eisai and its U.S. partner Biogen presented some impressive results to the ...

7 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power in 2019 Your sister wants to lose weight. Your boss wants to quit smoking. Your cousin wants to get out of debt and repair his bad credit. Sound familiar? It should. They’re the same unmet goals from last year. And the year before. What would happen if you ...

If you’ve ever seen a child struggle to sit still and pay attention (or strive to get attention!), you’ve got a general idea of the kinds of behavior associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). But beyond the squirminess and lack of focus, there may be a deeper issue: weak cognitive skills. While weak cognitive ...

October is National ADHD Month A new report is sharing some interesting findings that may help those suffering from learning struggles. Specifically, that training one specific skill—such as attention—isn’t enough because ADHD learning struggles may be rooted in clusters of weak cognitive skills. “About 30% of our clients were diagnosed with ADHD before coming to ...

The bad news is that your child’s teachers suspect he has ADHD. The good news is that you’re not alone in tackling it! We’ve assembled a starting line-up of specialists on the ADHD front. Enlist their help to address the challenges of ADHD for your child and your family: Cognitive-behavioral therapist What they do: Help ...

Our son, Thomas, seemed to struggle quite a bit with following directions,particularly multiple-step directions. He also seemed to struggle in mathand reading comprehension. We thought of getting a tutor, but we wereconcerned that the problem would not be solved with just tutoring. We are very happy we stumbled across LearningRx. Since beginning the program,Thomas has ...

When Melissa first came to LearningRx, her reading was extremely poor andher ability to sound out words was almost unheard of! After years of workingwith her, helping her with homework, and helping her to complete assignments,I knew something had to be done. Our family time became zero due to lengthy nights of homework and studyingfor ...

McKenzie was put on an anti-depressant and on medication to help her focus. We soon found that medication wasn’t the answer. For second grade we asked that she be put in a classroom with a special education teacher to help her if she needed extra help. The classroom was disruptive and disorganized; it seemed that ...

Our son, Logan, was diagnosed with ADHD early in his second grade year. He struggled in school and his confidence took a hit. We kept him on track as best we could, but not without frustration. In February of his eighth grade year we were seeing a new level of frustration out of Logan. He ...