The following stories are representative of many of the people who come to Neuroeducation, and illustrate the effective ways we can help.

5-Year Old Boy with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. This energetic 5-year old was a real handful for his caring parents. They found it almost impossible to take him out in public without a scene of some kind. He was impulsive, overly talkative, demanding, and was perpetually in motion. They had begun to think their parenting was at fault. Following our thorough process of history taking and evaluation, a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder was made. Behavioral treatment was initiated and tried, prior to adding medications prescribed by his physician. Children need to learn good behaviors, whether medications are appropriate or not. Medications are not always required, but in this boy's case the extent of his hyperactivity led to the need for medications.

9-Year Old Girl with Reading Problem. This girl came to Neuroeducation with severe reading difficulty. Her dad had also struggled with learning to read. He did not want his daughter to experience similar frustrations and lack of success, as he had. He had wanted to go to college, but because of his reading difficulties, his life choice options narrowed. He could see the same possibility happening for his young daughter. Neither her parents, nor her teachers, knew how to help her succeed. When we first saw her, this little girl's anxiety about her poor performance had evolved into physical ailments. After an accurate diagnosis was made of the type of dyslexia she experienced, a program aimed at showing her how to read, in a way that matched how she best perceived and processed lexical information, was started. After working one-on-one to accomplish her goals, she is now reading and comprehending a year ahead of her grade placement. Also, all symptoms of her stomach ulcers have disappeared. She is a happy, enthusiastic little girl again.

13-Year Old Girl with Math Problems. This middle school student had always excelled in reading and language arts classes. Recently, math had become a nightmare. She had struggled with math before, but never to this extent. As the math content had become more complex, she found herself unable to keep up. She hid her test scores from her parents until a semester report card revealed the extent of the problem. She had become excessively worried and anxious about her situation, often becoming tearful with frustration. Neuroeducation's diagnostic evaluation pinpointed the nature of her dilemma - a mild form of dyscalculia (math difficulty). She learned ways to overcome her problems and was able to successfully complete her math courses.

7-Year Old Boy Coping with Step Family Issues.
This 7-year old boy's mother brought him to Neuroeducation because of her growing concerns for her son's deteriorating behaviors. In the last year, he had slipped behind academically. His parents were in conflict about the rules of discipline for their shared child. The boy was confused, angry and occasionally disobedient. The evaluation process we used helped us design a plan that addressed his specific needs. We were effectively able to help him and his parents understand the different relationships that had been thrust into his life. After some time, this young boy became a well-adjusted, happily functioning child in both families.

16-Year Old Boy with Poor Study Skills. This high school student had done fairly well through his school career, but was now struggling with C's and D's. He admitted not knowing how to study. He and his parents were disappointed and unhappy with his grades. He hoped to go to college. The cognitive evaluation led to a valuable discovery. He scored low on tasks requiring conceptual organization or categorizing. Yet he scored very high on tasks of verbal ability. We showed him how to organize his learning around verbal, self-talk strategies, since this was one of his strengths. This allowed him to grasp and hold the content ideas in memory for his tests at school. Subsequently, his grades soared.

7-Year Old Boy with Language Problems. This boy had been in speech therapy since age 3. He was receiving speech and language therapy twice a week at school, but making slow progress. He had trouble engaging in conversations, often reported not hearing someone tell him something, or frequently asked for things to be repeated. His hearing was normal. A thorough review of his prior speech and language testing history, and a current evaluation for language development, suggested he was a good candidate for a new technological program called Fast ForWord. He and his parents worked on this individualized, intensive language program training for 5 weeks. Post testing in language at the end of the program revealed a 1.5 year growth in language skills. Most importantly, his parents reported that their child was now taking part in dinner table conversations, participating in class discussions, and following instructions at home and school.

12-Year Old Boy with Attention Deficit Disorder. This preteen sulked into the office, clearly not wanting to be here. His parents brought him because of their concerns for his school failure and behavior problems, both at school and at home. The boy denied he was doing poorly in school. "I just don't have a few papers turned in." His parents reported otherwise - he was failing four of his six classes and had been given six after school detentions for behaviors ranging from missing work to fighting. At home, he rarely followed through on expected chores or parental requests. A thorough history taking and diagnostic evaluation led to the confirmation of an attentional problem. The boy's reaction to his frustration led to behavioral outbursts at school and defiance at home. Following individualized treatment for this youngster, his life turned around. He learned how to "own" his own behavior (he took charge of making better choices in his behavior), keep track of what needed to be done, and how to organize his world.

Adult With Problems At Work. A very intelligent middle aged man came to Neuroeducation because of fears of losing his job. He was aware of problems in his life regarding handling materials (filing papers, using tools, etc.) and organizing data (storing and locating documents). He did not know it had a clinical explanation. If he could not find a way to improve his work performance, his boss was going to have to let him go. The evaluation process led to a diagnosis of dyspraxia (motor clumsiness). This gentleman learned ways to overcome his difficulties in a brief period of time, being able to immediately put effective accommodations into place.

A 52 year old man with severe math disability A remarkable man of many distinguished accomplishments in his life was faced with a three time failure of Math 99 (an introductory math requirement). The repeated failures undermined his self-confidence and struck true terror in his heart (anxiety). This was unusual for a man who had recently trained andjumped out of airplanes with his men into enemy territory durihng war time. His career switch from military to civilian necessitated his passing this and two other math classes. He had successfuly passed every other class needed for his new degree. Learning that he had an excellent mind, but not the kind that was meant for the fine tuning of mathematical gymnastics helped us to find a way to show him how to successfully complete the requirements he needed for math in a way that matched how he worked.

A 19 year old girl with chronic depression A very popular and pretty teenager came with complaints of ongoing "pit of the stomach" feelings of things not being right. She found it difficult if not impossible to feel happy. She and her family were opposed to taking medications and wanted to try something behavioral before persuing that route. She began neurofeedback, a form of biofeedback, in which she learned how her mind felt when she was calm, focused, relaxed and, yes, even a bit happy. Over a 20 week period she bloomed into a normally excitable and delighted youngster again.