Beyond ADHD Symptoms: Exploring causes, understanding holistic treatments, and mastering learning strategies to treat the whole child

The focus of most support for ADHD is based on symptom management. The good news is that there are effective ways to treat the cause of ADHD! Join us to learn everything you need to know about ADHD. We’ll touch on symptoms and accurate diagnosis and then dig into research-based options for treatments that work. Then we’ll share learning strategies for the ADHD brain you can implement as parent and teacher.

Participants will:
~Understand the root causes of ADHD along with symptoms and diagnosis
~Explore non-medication treatments that work including nutritional interventions
~Learn strategies to help your student with ADHD navigate learning in any environment

Executive Function Junction: Help your child to become the conductor of their own learning

Disorganization, poor time management, and difficulty shifting gears are just a few of the symptoms of poor executive functioning. EF skills are important throughout all stages of life.

They are what enable us to develop leadership, time management and prioritization, along with allowing us to follow multi-step instructions, think critically, and adapt to change. We’ll build a solid understanding of and cover how you can help your child develop these important skills!

Participants will learn:
~What executive functioning is and why it matters
~Root causes for executive function weaknesses and disorders
~Strategies and systems to improve executive functions in your classroom
~Treatments for improving executive function

Help and Hope for Dyslexia and Reading Challenges: Treating the Root Cause

When a child cannot read fluently and effortlessly, learning is beyond difficult, frustrating, and even discouraging. Many parents of struggling readers are told that dyslexia and reading difficulties are issues that they have to work around and struggle through for the rest of their lives. The good news is that this is just false and real help is available. There is hope for treating the root causes of reading difficulties and disabilities. We’ll help you understand how to help your child overcome all types of reading difficulties through the latest research in neuroscience and explain interventions that put an end to the difficulties by treating dyslexia instead of just teaching them to read with dyslexia.

Participants will learn:
~The definition of dyslexia and other reading challenges
~What dyslexia looks like on brain imaging
~How dyslexia is diagnosed
~Treatments for dyslexia and reading challenges

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: Using the Gift of Neuroplasticity to Overcome Learning Difficulties

Homeschooling children with learning difficulties presents some unique challenges. The great news is that all of us were created with the gift of neuroplasticity which allows us to rewire the brain to overcome learning difficulties. Our brains are malleable, moldable, and changeable. Join us as we cover how to harness neuroplasticity to help your child learn at optimal levels and reach their full potential.

Participants will:
~Understand neuroplasticity as the foundation for learning
~Realize the critical role cognitive skills play in learning
~Recognize symptoms of cognitive weaknesses as the root cause of learning challenges
~Receive strategies to use in the classroom to improve learning
~Learn ways to harness neuroplasticity to improve cognitive function