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Working Memory Training Q&A
By Rory Stern | December 31, 2008
Welcome back!
There’s been a lot of talk lately about working memory training, and how it can help improve symptoms in children, adolescents, and adults struggling with ADHD, anxiety, and several other conditions that can interfere with someone’s ability to learn and retain information.
Today I had the great pleasure to interview my colleague, and CogMed Working Memory training coach, Rebecca Shafir. We talked for just about an hour, and covered a lot of ground. Here are the questions we covered:
- What is working memory?
- What makes working memory so important?
- What are the signs of poor working memory?
- What is the CogMed Working Memory Training program?
- Who can beneift from CogMed training?
- What are the effects of Cogmed training?
- And so much more…
What Do You Think?
We’d love to hear from you. Go ahead and give us your thoughts in the comments below.
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Topics: Teleseminar | 1 Comment »
January 3rd, 2009 at 3:53 pm
My daughter has had CogMed training, last summer when she was 15. I saw a nice improvement on the charts they provide to monitor progress. It’s difficult to say if it helped with focus, etc. because she began medication shortly before starting the training. Whether it was the Cogmed or the medication, I don’t care. She now is MUCH more organized and focused. Her grades went from D’s and F’s (with a B &C) to all A’s this year. When she doesn’t take meds, on weekends & vacations, she is less motivated & less organized, but still functions much better than before. She is also much happier. I think the cost of the Cogmed training was well worth it. My ADD is more disabling than my daughter’s, so I am now motivated (After seeing this) to get myself signed up and start ASAP! THANKS!
P.S. Please do not use my name in any testimonial.