219- Train the ADHD Brain: Games and Apps to Improve Executive Functions & Processing Speed
ADHD Experts Podcast
ADDitude
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 30 October 2018
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Randy Kulman, Ph.D., and James Daley discuss popular games, apps, and technologies that can be used to improve executive functions and processing speed in children and adults with ADHD—and how to transfer brain training skills to the real world.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine. |
| 0:12.0 | Hey everyone welcome. I'm Susan Kaufman. I'm here for Attitude Magazine's |
| 0:15.8 | ADHD experts webinar series. We have a great topic today and two of our |
| 0:20.3 | favorite speakers from Learning Works for Kids, Dr Randy Coleman and James |
| 0:23.8 | Daly, are back by popular demand. |
| 0:26.4 | They will be talking about brain training and specifically how to improve processing speed |
| 0:31.8 | and executive function with games and apps. |
| 0:34.8 | I think the question on everybody's minds are certainly the one we hear here at Attitude |
| 0:38.4 | a lot is whether brain training apps and games can actually help children and adults with ADHD improve their executive functions |
| 0:45.9 | processing speed and sustain attention to any real measurable way |
| 0:50.7 | Randy Coleman and James Ditley will be talking today about how to identify the appropriate |
| 0:55.2 | brain training tools for each individual's needs and then how to integrate brain training |
| 1:00.0 | with cutting edge teaching approaches so you can transfer the skills learned in those games |
| 1:04.8 | and apps to actually the real world which is you know where the rubber sort of needs the road I guess. |
| 1:09.8 | Let me introduce Randy and James in case you have not had the benefit of |
| 1:13.4 | listening to one of their earlier webinars for Attitude which I urge you to check |
| 1:18.5 | out in our archives. Randy Coleman PhD is the founder and president of Learning Works for Kids, |
| 1:23.6 | which is an educational technology company. |
| 1:25.8 | It specializes in using video games and interactive digital media |
| 1:29.6 | to teach executive functioning and academic skills. |
| 1:32.4 | For over 30 years, Dr. Coleman executive functioning and academic skills. |
| 1:33.1 | For over 30 years, Dr. Coleman has been the clinical director of South County Child |
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