Effective Drug Free Solutions for ADD/ADHD and Learning Disabilities!
Welcome to the Attention and Achievement Center. With offices in Walnut Creek, Pleasanton, San Mateo and Fremont California, we are a premier provider of scientifically proven drug free techniques for child ADD/ADHD, Learning and Mood Disorders, Dyslexia, Auditory Processing Disorders, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Meet our team.
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Is your smart child struggling at school?
Up to 20% of school-age children have learning, mood, or behavioral problems, leading to learning disabilities and attention deficit issues. Educators and parents have treated ADD and ADHD attention shortcomings and learning difficulties through specialized school programs, tutoring, or long-term medication. The result: Very little measurable improvement in the underlying learning disabilities at the heart of the problem.
Scientific Evaluation of the Root Cause of Learning and Attention Disorders is the Key
Studies tell us that learning, reading and attention problems are rarely due to poor instruction, student motivation, or academic weakness. but instead are the result of correctable poor cognitive skills. At the Attention & Achievement Center, our first step in helping your child improve his or her academic performance is to conduct a thorough, scientifically validated cognitive skills evaluation, to understand where your child's problems lie. Learn more about our Evaluation programs.
Drug Free Cognitive Skills Training is the Solution
Cognitive skills are high level functions carried out by the human brain, such as comprehension, auditory processing, attention & information processing, and problem solving. These processes are required for effective learning, and are different from the acquired skills we learn through our academic experience. If a child has a problem in one of these areas, his ability to learn will be impaired, and his academic performance will suffer.
These cognitive skills map to areas of the brain, and by "exercising" the parts of the brain tied to a child's identified cognitive weakness, we can see measurable improvements in cognitive functioning,. This in turn leads to a diminishing of the symptoms of ADD/ADHD attention disorders and learning disabilities, and improvements in school and academic performance.
You are not alone! We Can Help Your Child With Any of These Disorders
ADD means that the brain cannot correctly regulate attention, making it hard to control impules and complete "boring" tasks. About 25% of children with attention deficit also have restlessness leading to ADHD. A calm child can still have attention deficit issues. |
Auditory Processsing Disorder (APD) is a neurological defect that affects how the brain processes spoken language. This makes it difficult for the child to process verbal instructions or even to filter out background noise in the classroom. |
Autism is a neurological disorder that can manifest in a wide spectrum of symptoms, usually appearing at the age of 15 months. Symptoms can include difficulties in making physical and eye contact and repetitive speech and play. These children are often unresponsive to normal teaching methods. |
Learning Disabilities are neurological defects that lead to difficulties in reading, visual and motor coordination, memory and spatial orientation. Dyslexia is the most common learning disability, and causes letter and number reversals, impacting a childs's ability to learn |
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