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Story at-a-glance Working memory is like your brain's temporary workspace – It holds and manipulates information for short periods while completing tasks, different from both short-term memory and long-term memory storage. Intelligence and memory are separate systems – Highly intelligent children can have significant working memory challenges, leading to frustrating gaps between their …
[Read more...] about Working Memory Challenges: Why Your Smart Child Forgets Everything
Story At-A-Glance ADD is outdated terminology – Medical professionals now use ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) for all attention-related challenges, with three different presentations rather than separate conditions. Three types exist – ADHD comes in predominantly inattentive (the old "ADD"), predominantly hyperactive-impulsive, and combined types, each with distinct …
[Read more...] about ADHD vs. ADD: Understanding the Differences and What They Mean for Your Child
Story At-A-Glance Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) involves difficulties with how the brain interprets and makes sense of sounds, despite normal hearing sensitivity in tests. The auditory processing pathway involves multiple steps: sound detection by the ears, neural transmission, complex brain processing (involving temporal processing, binaural integration, pattern recognition, …
Story At-A-Glance The vestibular system, located in the inner ear, is often oversimplified as just our "balance system," but plays a crucial role in development, learning, and everyday functioning. Beyond balance, the vestibular system influences muscle tone, eye movement control, spatial orientation, bilateral coordination, attention regulation, and emotional security. Vestibular …
Story at-a-glance Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) affects how the brain receives and responds to sensory information, impacting 5-16% of school-aged children and often underlying academic difficulties that are frequently misdiagnosed as behavioral problems. Our sensory systems extend beyond the traditional five senses to include proprioception (body awareness), vestibular sense (balance …
