PROGRAMS

Executive Functioning Skills

Executive Functioning Skills: Fluid intelligence, powered by frontal lobe; it is an umbrella term for managing oneself and one’s resources.

1. Shift - The ability to move freely from one situation to another- flexibility.

2. Emotional Control - The ability to self-regulate rationally.

3. Initiation - The ability to begin a task or activity independently.

4. Planning/Organizing - The ability to manage current and future task demands.

5. Inhibition - The ability to stop one’s own behavior at the appropriate time.

   The flip side is impulsivity.

6. Working Memory - The ability to hold information for purpose of completing a task.

7. Organization of Materials - The ability to impose order on work play, or storage spaces.

8. Self-Monitoring - The ability to monitor one’s own performance and to measure against a standard.

Cognitive Skills Training

A cognitive assessment is required to participate in the BrainMatterZ program.  

The effectiveness of your brain can be measured through a cognitive assessment that can serve as a baseline for brain fitness.  With this baseline, individual cognitive skills can be strengthened and learning can become an effortless task. A cognitive skills test also provides information regarding how your child's brain processes in specific areas and what study techniques would serve him/her best based on his/her unique brain.  A cognitive assessment such as a WISC-V or a Woodcock Johnson cognitive assessment provides information on a variety of cognitive skills such as:

• Visual Processing

• Auditory Processing

• Working Memory

• Pattern Recognition

• Spacial Awareness

• Attention

• Problem Solving

• Fluency

• Verbal Skills

Concussions

Concussions remain one of the most common injuries among athletes. The majority of students that sustain a head injury have symptoms that last only a short period of time.  However, a number of athletes may have persistent symptoms that can interfere with academics, day to day productivity, and relationships.

Common cognitive symptoms after a concussion may include:

• memory problems

• poor concentration

• decreased attention

• brain fog

• difficulty with word retrieval

• difficulty with processing speed

BrainMatterZ helps to intervene and strengthen the mind after a brain injury in the same way physical rehabilitation is used to strengthen the body after a physical injury.  The goal is to improve performance in cognitive tasks.  If you or your child are experiencing ongoing difficulties following a head injury, give us a call and let us help.