Bright kids who can't keep up
Subtitle: help your child overcome slow processing speed and succeed in a fast-paced world
By: Ellen Braaten, PhD, Brian Willoughby, PhD
Contributors: Willoughby, Brian
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9781609184728; 9781462515493
Subjects: Special education; Cognition in children; Cognition disorders in children; Parent participation
Description: "Do you find yourself constantly asking your child to "pick up the pace"? Does he or she seem to take longer than others to get stuff done--whether completing homework, responding when spoken to, or getting dressed and ready in the morning? Drs. Ellen Braaten and Brian Willoughby have worked with thousands of kids and teens who struggle with an area of cognitive functioning called "processing speed," and who are often mislabeled as lazy or unmotivated. Filled with vivid stories and examples, this crucial resource demystifies processing speed and shows how to help kids (ages 5 to 18) catch up in this key area of development. Helpful practical tools can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. Learn how to obtain needed support at school, what to expect from a professional evaluation, and how you can make daily routines more efficient--while promoting your child's social and emotional well-being"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I: Understanding processing speed. "If my kid is so smart, why is he so slow?"; title: "My child doesn't seem to be able to keep up...now what do I do?"; title: "So what, exactly, is processing speed?"; title: Part II: Processing speed in the family; title: Processing speed at home; title: Processing speed in the classroom; title: Processing speed and social relationships; title: The emotional costs of slow processing speed; title: Part III: Pulling it all together : formally assessing processing speed.