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Receiving a diagnosis can be a positive step in helping a child succeed and improve their overall performance. There is a myriad of diagnosis — ADHD, Dyslexia, Autism, Dysgraphia, Executive Function Disorder, Auditory Processing Disorder, TBI, to name a few. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with a learning disability, what are ...

Rosa came to LearningRx roughly 10 years ago between her 3rd and 4th grade years.   Prior to LearningRx, her parents had tried many different strategies and interventions, but they were not seeing improvement.  She could not read and math was incredibly difficult.   Rosa could not retain information which impacted her ability to recognize words in reading.  Her auditory processing weakness ...

Addy has not always loved to read, in fact, she hated reading and school just a few months ago.  This caused her parents to seek reading help and they were considering a neuropsych but heard great things about LearningRx.  They decided to have Addy complete an initial assessment.  Their story is below: “At a very young age, Addy ...

Connor breaks his life into 2 parts – life before LearningRx and life after LearningRx.  Connor had been struggling with attention issues and his parents were looking for ADHD help. Prior to his LearningRx training, Connor’s experience with completing homework was frustrating. He was not able to complete most of his work at school and ...

At LearningRx, the first step towards helping you or your loved one is to complete a cognitive skills assessment.  The LearningRx assessment is a different type of assessment than a school or tutoring assessment.   These assessments usually provide information related to academic performance – at what level does my child read?  How is her reading comprehension?  At what ...

Neuroplasticity is our brain’s ability to change. To change our intelligence and related skills like memory, processing speed, and reasoning.  Just like you can train any muscle, you can train your brain. Why does this matter? Because it gives hope to individuals who have diagnosis like ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, or traumatic brain injuries (TBI).  What ...

https://youtu.be/VlhM4hozxnA?si=RhQs7_Ig2OXa0A8l Aaron is a middle school teacher and his daughter, AJ, had always struggled with reading and reading comprehension. Given Aaron’s knowledge of the options in the school district, they had tried many strategies over the years to help AJ, but she continued to struggle. Entering 7th grade, her reading difficulties became a bigger issue ...

We work with many individuals who struggles with attention issues or diagnosed with ADHD – combined type or inattentive. Lupe came to us due to these difficulties.  Usually, when students struggle with attention (ADHD), it is due to a combination of other weaknesses that manifest as attention issues.  The most common being processing speed.  When cognitive skills are ...

Fabian and Mary Kay sought out LearningRx when their son, Nathan, was going into 8th grade.  Nathan had consistently struggled in school. He had difficulties with reading, writing and attention. His parents biggest concern was that he was frustrated and hated school.  Given he was approaching high school, they were desperate to see improvement.  He lacked confidence ...

Accommodate Accommodations are a passive strategy that accepts the current struggles as permanent, and copes by lowering expectations or using medications (like ADHD medication) to control behavior. An IEP would be an example of this.   For example, when a child is diagnosed with ADHD, they often receive accommodations that allow them to do their work in ...