Brain training is affective for a broad range of diagnoses and deficiencies that may cause children to struggle in the classroom, or adults to struggle in the workplace. In ADD and ADHD, the pre-frontal cortex is less active than it should be, making brain exercises that focus on attention and concentration an effective strategy. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and attention deficit disorder both respond especially well to brain exercises, which attempt to treat wiring weaknesses in the pre-frontal cortex.

Dyslexia also responds beautifully to brain exercises. When Brain Potential Institute approaches dyslexia, we not only evaluate the student’s ability to read, but also intervene in their reading comprehension, spelling, note-taking, listening, following multi-step directions, handwriting, ability to generate writing, form sentences, paragraphs and later research papers. Our dyslexia program also improves the ability to do mathematics, and we fully acknowledge that mathematics is a language of quantity inside the brain itself. Studying mathematics, math is full of multi-step directions, formulas, sequences and reading comprehension—all of which can be difficult when a student is dyslexic.

Asperger’s syndrome is a high-functioning category on the spectrum of autism disorders. Persons with Asperger’s have a tendency to have difficulty with flexibility of routine. Brain exercises can gently allow them to practice flexible patterns in thinking, speaking and movement. Brain exercises may also be used to gradually expand their topics and range of interest and conversational. Persons with Asperger’s syndrome can also work on social interaction skills at the same time they are polishing academic skills by doing brain exercises with another student or interactively with a trainer. Brain exercises at Brain Potential Institute always demand interaction skills with human beings one on one. No canned computer programs or video games are allowed.

Central auditory processing problems are what Brain Potential Institute calls the silent epidemic. A large percentage of children and adults who are struggling with learning and work tasks often have difficulties with the way their brain is handling or processing the component sounds of language. To listen effectively, read smoothly, spell or write, the brain must first be able to blend individual sounds into words and conversely take whole words and mentally break them down into component pieces of sound.