Age: 10 Gender: Male Location: State withheld Neuropsychological testing showed that although this young man’s IQ was high above average, his working memory was within the normal range for a child his age. His parents thought he might benefit if his working memory could be increased to be more in line with his other IQ [...]

Age: 11
Gender: Male
Location: Nanaimo, British Columbia

This young man, diagnosed with ADHD, had considerable trouble attending to the teacher and his work in school. He also had problems with social behavior. For example, he has two cousins who were two and three years older than him. The cousins came to visit every summer for about two weeks and there was considerable conflict between [...]

Age: 12 Gender: Male Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Background: At the end of the first quarter of school last year, this sixth grade boy’s family was already told that he may not go to seventh grade because of his poor academic performance. After being diagnosed with ADHD at an early age, the boy, even with medication, [...]

Age: 14 Gender: Female Location: Cleveland, Ohio Background: This young woman was incapacitated by ADHD since she was a little girl and always struggled in school. She also suffered from a lying problem. She was disorganized and could never budget enough time to complete everything that she needed to get done. In the mornings, she always [...]

Age: 13 Gender: Male Location: Worthing, United Kingdom Background: Prior to doing Cogmed training, this thirteen year old from the UK suffered from a variety of problems because of his poor attention and organizational skills. It came to the point where his attentional issues were severely impairing his daily life and threatening his placement at [...]

Age: 6 Gender: Male Location: Tokyo, Japan Background: With a quick trigger, this six year old from Tokyo had trouble not saying whatever popped into his head. He would start saying things repeatedly and then it would be hard to stop him. This happened in group activities and it was easy for him to get [...]

Age: 5 Gender: Male Location: Northern California This young boy had always struggled terribly to pay attention in class and to fit in socially. His school was part of a pilot program for Cogmed in school, and he was one of the 20 children recognized by the teachers to show working memory deficits. He did [...]

Age: 9 Gender: Male Location: Singapore This nine year old from Singapore suffered from multiple problems related to attention. He would forget what he was doing in the middle of a task, lost everything, constantly daydreamed, and always shied away from challenges. In school, the boy made careless mistakes. He had trouble staying focused in [...]

Age: 9 Gender: Male Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Background: This boy was diagnosed with ADHD at a young age, but his parents didn’t want to put him on medication. He had just finished fourth grade and had a lot of difficulty with focus. He would get frustrated easily, especially with more tedious things, and could [...]