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ADHD Apps That Help Kids Focus: What Works and What Doesn't
Assistive Tech > Apps

ADHD Apps That Help Kids Focus: What Works and What Doesn't

By Emily Roberts
...context before buying a fourth. An app that offers "attention training exercises" is a different product than one built on behavior modification or organizational...multitasking environment to specifically target the attention networks in the brain, and the clinical evidence behind it is more rigorous than what supports...
Memory and Learning
Education > Tutoring

Memory and Learning

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...memory? How about stress? Exercise? These questions and more...After all, the brain is the organ of learning,...to understand how the brain is designed for learning,...and what happens in the brain when learning occurs?...if not changes in our brains as a result of our experiences?...somewhere, somehow, in our brains. It only makes sense to...
Unlocking Your Child’s Potential with Neurofeedback
Special Needs > General Special Needs

Unlocking Your Child’s Potential with Neurofeedback

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...specific needs? Since the brain manages a child's ability...is to be effective, the brain must be positively impacted....Neurofeedback, a form of brain “exercise,” is a process...Neurofeedback, a form of brain “exercise,” is a process that speaks...speaks directly to the brain. The primary canvas is...navigating a space ship, his brain is getting a workout and...
The Puzzle of Autism
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum

The Puzzle of Autism

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...primarily a problem of right-brain development, which results...suggesting that direct brain training may be of greater...the child for better "brain behavior." This is a straightforward...conditioning technique, a kind of exercise for the brain. The brain...kind of exercise for the brain. The brain is challenged...exercise for the brain. The brain is challenged from moment...
Music & Special Needs: Cooper Plays the Piano
Therapies > Music

Music & Special Needs: Cooper Plays the Piano

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...with small motor skills, able at first to only differentiate and move his thumb and index fingers independently. Today Cooper warms up with wrist exercises, finger naming and wiggling, and playing favorite songs on the piano. He loves experimenting and exploring new sounds on the digital piano. In the...
5 Unexpected Ways to Jump Start Your Child
Education > Early Intervention

5 Unexpected Ways to Jump Start Your Child

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...processing activities and exercises that incorporate a...products that improve brain functions, states that...senses by using full brain processing. Activities...balance also refine the brain's temporal processes....the body, with the brain having the highest...concentration of fat. Brain synapses require long...is the part of the brain used for sustained...
A Study of Cognitive Skills and the Brain
Research > Brain Science

A Study of Cognitive Skills and the Brain

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...identified. Afterwards, a regime of cognitive exercises designed to strengthen identified deficits is...identified deficits is provided. Similar to athletic exercise, the success of cognitive skills training programs...this study will also investigate if changes in brain structure and function can be seen following cognitive...
Interactive Metronome Therapy
Therapies > Occupational

Interactive Metronome Therapy

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...learned in psychology courses about the brain's "internal clock," and it is this...result of problems that occur within the brain. Some researchers believe these problems...researchers believe these problems in the brain also impact the brain's internal clock...problems in the brain also impact the brain's internal clock and timing, and IM...
Music Therapy vs Art Therapy for Autism: Which Helps More
Lifestyle > Art

Music Therapy vs Art Therapy for Autism: Which Helps More

By Gregory Simmons
...The mechanisms are specific. Rhythm activates motor planning areas in the brain, which is why drumming exercises can improve gait and coordination in children...Rhythm activates motor planning areas in the brain, which is why drumming exercises can improve gait and coordination in children with autism who struggle...
Movement and Sensory Breaks for Neurodivergent Adults at Work
Lifestyle > Self-Care

Movement and Sensory Breaks for Neurodivergent Adults at Work

By Dr. Eileen Hart
...bouncing under the desk, fingers tapping a silent rhythm on the keyboard. Your brain feels like it's moving through mud. Every paragraph takes twice as long...resources on sitting still instead of on the work itself. Why Neurodivergent Brains Need Movement and Sensory Input. Neurodivergent nervous systems process...
Time Management and Schedules for Teens with Autism
Lifestyle > Independence

Time Management and Schedules for Teens with Autism

By Nora Bloom
...steady, perceptible way. Time blindness is a feature of how many autistic brains process the world. Without external cues, the gap between "I have plenty...interrupts them. This isn't a character flaw. It's a difference in how the brain tracks duration, and it shows up most visibly during transitions. The fix...
When to Step Back: Balancing Support with Independence
Lifestyle > Independence

When to Step Back: Balancing Support with Independence

By Nora Bloom
...Over-Helping. Developmental psychologists call it learned helplessness. When effort stops producing results because help always arrives first, the brain adapts and stops initiating. Children who are capable of a task at 60% proficiency will stop attempting it entirely if they know someone else will complete...

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