Take a look at ADHD, and executive functioning. You can have one without the other or both. Either delays, or the distribution of strengths and deficits in a child's executive functioning can cause problems. The good news is that executive skills can be taught. It is not an over night fix, something to be worked on for years, but a necessary one. Smart But Scattered is the most recent book I've seen on this topic.
I am not familiar with Brain Gym, but there are programs that involve therapeutic listening, and ones that are computer programs set up like video games to increase listening skills, focus, and reduce impulsivity. We enrolled one child in a program, don't have the name, that helps with these issues and there was improvement. I've also heard of SIRRI being used.
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