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Richmond child with high-functioning autism finds keys to success

Brittany is a rising 5th grader in a local elementary school.  She was diagnosed with high functioning autism.  Even with her IEP, she struggled in school.  When her family went to the school, their answer was to continue providing her with compensations and accommodations.  Her mother felt these actions did not solve the problem, but just gave Brittany a way to work around her difficulties.  This past summer, Brittany came into LearningRx to have cognitive testing done.  This testing identified both her cognitive strengths and weaknesses. 

Identifying the causes of Brittany’s problems was eye opening for the family.  Now they knew what was causing the problems.  Better yet, for the first time someone had an answer!  LearningRx recommended that Brittany work with a Cognitive Skills trainer that would be able to improve her weakest skills while building on her strengths. 

Brittany is now 8 weeks into her training and the progress is remarkable.  Her mother has noticed that she is now helping out with household chores without being asked, and her grades in the first three weeks of the year are the best they have ever been.  But the most remarkable thing is that her confidence and social skills are soaring.  She is now friends with kids she had feuded with in the past, and even acted appropriately when another child tried to “bait” her on the playground. Brittany says the other kids have changed but we all know the truth. 

This month Learning Rx is giving away a FREE Assessment valued to $250. For more information, click here.

For more information on cognitive testing and training, contact LearningRx at, (804) 612-9959.

Richmond parents: is it ADHD? Or is there another answer?

Alex was struggling with school. He was diagnosed with ADHD and his grades were falling.  He was on medications, and the school placed him in an Individual Education Program (IEP). This provided him preferential seating in the class and an aide to read tests to him.  While this helped Alex demonstrate his knowledge, it did not solve his problem.

Alex’s family felt his basic problems were not being addressed, so they decided to bring him in to LearningRX for testing.  The testing found that he had difficulty with auditory processing, short term memory and processing speed. Following testing, Alex went through 12 weeks of LearningRx training.  Following training, Alex’s IEP was a thing of the past, his confidence (and grades) soared.
For more information on cognitive testing and training, contact LearningRX at, (804) 612-9959.