FREE Screenings for Attention and other Cognitive Skills

Warren, New  Jersey, September 6,
2013 – September is Back to School Month for area families and  the brain training experts at LearningRx
Warren are offering free screenings to determine the presence of cognitive
weaknesses that may be inhibiting one’s ability to focus and pay attention.
Free screenings will be held from 9-12 pm on Saturday, September 14th at the
LearningRx Center, 34 Mountain Blvd., Bldg. C in Warren. Afternoon appointments
are also available September 9 through September 13, 2013.  Advance registration is required and spaces
are limited. Call 908-22-BRAIN (908-222-7246) for more information or to
reserve a spot.

“Attention skills are critical for
school success,” says Marcia Douglas Owner/Executive Director of LearningRx
Warren.  “And many people don’t know that
ADHD can manifest differently in girls and in boys. When it comes to ADHD, boys
are more prone to problems with impulse control, while girls are more prone to
manifest symptoms of inattention. If you think your child has ADHD, start with
a screening that measures his/her attention and other cognitive skills.”

Regardless of gender,  symptoms associated with weak attention skills
include:

• Taking much longer than peers to
complete daily homework or projects

• Low self-esteem, anxiety or
depression

• Poor grades or work performance

• Significant time management
challenges

• Chronic disorganization

• Avoiding school

Unfortunately, many professionals and
parents don’t know there is a way to treat the root cause of ADHD, and instead resort to temporary accommodations
like removing distractions, decreasing workloads and medicating students with
stimulants. For many children medications are not the solution and can actually
introduce a host of other problems. Children on medication for ADHD often complain about being “out of it” and suffer
side effects ranging from insomnia, seizures, weight loss and sudden high blood
pressure to aggression, behavior changes and twitching. But consider
that ADHD is caused by weak attention skills and you’ll quickly understand the
best solution is to strengthen attention skills with cognitive skills training.

Also known as personal brain
training, one-on-one cognitive skills training uses the brain’s plasticity to
rebuild neural connections, find faster routes to process information and
increase the processing speed of existing connections. “Unlike tutoring, brain
training improves the underlying skills––like selected, divided and sustained
attention––needed to learn anything,” says Douglas. “A new study* of 4,000
students found that ADHD drugs don’t boost grades, and can actually cause more
harm than good. But with brain training, you have nothing to lose but your
child’s learning struggles.”

LearningRx specializes in treating
the cause ––not the symptoms––of learning struggles. The programs’ game-like
exercises and one-on-one trainer-to-student ratios provide guaranteed dramatic
improvement in as little as 12 to 24 weeks. With more than 80 centers across
the country, LearningRx brain training can help anyone––from 5 to 85––increase
the speed, power or function of their brain. www.learningrx.com.

* SOURCE: July 8, 2013 Wall
Street Journal, “ADHD Drugs Don’t Boost Kids’ Grades”