ADD/ADHD in Children

Is your child easily distracted? Has he been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD because of his inability to stay on task? Perhaps the issue is deeper than an attention deficit.

Poor cognitive skills = poor academic skills = poor attention skills

Cognitive skills are directly related to a child's ability to pay attention. Children, like adults, have problems paying attention to something they can't do or understand. Without strong underlying learning skills, schoolwork will be overwhelming and a child will inevitably want to "move on" from work that is seemingly too difficult.

At The Brain Gym, we are convinced that excellent cognitive skills are essential for learning and for paying attention. That's why each exercise that we give our students is loaded with intentional distractions, building cognitive skills and attention skills at the very same time.

Test. Target. Train.

At The Brain Gym, we will TEST for cognitive skills weaknesses in your child to determine the underlying cause of his attention issues. We will TARGET those specific weaknesses and build a program tailored to his individual needs. Then we will TRAIN your child's brain to work efficiently, even with distractions.

"We are considering ADD/ADHD medication…"

Drugs may work in the short term to calm a child down so he produces more "seat-work," but many children diagnosed ADD have cognitive skills deficiencies, and drugs cannot improve cognitive skills. Let The Brain Gym transform your child's ability to stay focused, and solve your child's attention issues without the use of ADD/ADHD stimulants.