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10 year old twins, 1PD with definitive dx of ADHD and 1gifted (what do they call 156 IQ?) who may have ADD. Both suffer from low working memory and processing speeds. Both get fine grades at the moment but was reading an article that as they start having more multi-step instructions/math procedures/etc.in higher grades and their low WM & PS will be problematic. Has anyone found any success in non-pharmaceutical therapies? We are not opposed to medication but would like to know if there are other options we should try as well.
We currently do 1.) multi vits, 2.) Omega3, 3.)behavioural counseling, 2.) try for consistency in schedules. Anyone find success in 3rd party solutions like Play Attention or Brain Beat?

Thanks so much

The research on brain-training software can be summarized as:

1. okay at improving your skills in completing the specific activities used in the program. (e.g., digit span)
2. negligible transfer to any other task or skill, even relatively closely-related ones. (e.g., letter span)
3. no better than spending time playing video games (which, actually, there is some positive research on).

Of course, no significant harm is known, either, and any intervention has the potential to do some good for a specific individual, even if there are insignificant group effects, so if spending the money would not detract from other opportunities of value to you, it is still something to think about.