ADD/ADHD

Article: Visual Distractibility and Auditory Processing Disorders

We often see parents shaking their heads - how is it that it's both auditory and visual processing? But it's not some odd luck, the visual and auditory systems are tightly coupled, and each makes up for the other when some problem arises.

Also labeled: dyslexia, auditory processing, attention, visual processing

Article: Confessions of a Limited Working Memory Victim

A friend recommended I watch neuroscientist Jill Taylor's TED talk Stroke of Insight. In the talk, Dr. Taylor recounts her personal experiences with a stroke in her left language area. It's a...

Also labeled: gifted, twice-exceptional, dyslexia, memory, attention

Article: Hyperactivity, Impulsivity, and Sensory Processing

In the previous article, we described our experience of sensory processing disorders or dysfunction of sensory integration in a group of 50 consecutive children seen in a general learning disorders clinic.[i] We reported that 52% of these...

Also labeled: sensory processing, attention

Article: Sensory Motor Dysgraphia Misdiagnosed as Underachievement

In our practice, unrecognized dysgraphia is a common cause of 'underachievement' and 'oppositionally-defiant disorder' in school age children, particularly boys. For some reason, dysgraphia has not garnered the attention of 'attention deficit...

Also labeled: twice-exceptional, sensory processing, writing, autism spectrum, dysgraphia, emotions, underachievement, fine motor