Reading, Attention, and Learning Performance: Can Adults Improve Too?
Even though children’s learning and behavioral difficulties receive the most attention, many adults also struggle with them.
Twice-Exceptional Children: Brilliant or Learning Disabled
Children who are identified as twice-exceptional students encounter unique challenges in the classroom and in life. “Twice-exceptional” means that a child is gifted (brilliant) in one or [...]
Sensory Sensitivities: Auditory, Tactile, and Vestibular—Finding Solutions
Individuals with sensory sensitivities process external stimulation differently than neurotypical individuals. They can both overreact and underreact to sensorial input. Sounds that are normal to most people might be so upsetting that they prompt great emotional upset
What Role Do Sound-Based Interventions Play in Autism Treatment?
Children who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often display sensitivity to auditory input. Other behavioral differences are also common. Certain sounds may trigger great fear, anger, and emotional outbursts. Even the thought of encountering such sounds can create problems.
Sound Interventions: Supervised or At-Home—How Do They Compare?
Sound intervention training can be done both supervised in-office or at-home. While the convenience of at-home intervention is appealing to a lot of parents, many considerations come into play in order to make a well-informed decision.
Attention Deficit: How Does Immature Listening Affect Our Attention
The ability to pay attention can be a struggle for everyone. Adults, of course, most commonly notice this habit in children. Parents often have to ask their children repeatedly to get dressed, finish their meals, do their homework, or get into the car.
Auditory Processing: Can Learning to LISTEN Be Remedied?
Auditory processing refers to the way by which sound is received by the ear and then processed in the brain. It is an incredibly complex process that stimulates a wide connection of neural networks—more than one might initially think. In fact, the brain has to receive and make sense of this sensory stimulus in a matter of micro-seconds.
The Connection Between Listening and Development in Young Children
The connection between listening and a child’s development is well documented. For example, babies are born with [...]
Peak Performance: Outperforming Ourselves—How?
Reaching peak performance is a goal that many students and professionals strive for—whether they are athletes, musicians, second-language learners, or business people. Achieving peak performance, however, requires intentional effort and practice. It doesn’t just happen without preparation and purpose.