Bright Kids Who Can't Keep Up

Help Your Child Overcome Slow Processing Speed and Succeed in a Fast-Paced World

By: Ellen Braaten PhD, Brian Willoughby PhD

Narrated by: Lisa Cordileone

Do you find yourself constantly asking your child to "pick up the pace"? Does he or she seem to take longer than others to get stuff done - whether completing homework, responding when spoken to, or getting dressed and ready in the morning? Drs. Ellen Braaten and Brian Willoughby have worked with thousands of kids and teens who struggle with an area of cognitive functioning called "processing speed" and who are often mislabeled as lazy or unmotivated. Filled with vivid stories and examples, this crucial resource demystifies processing speed and shows how to help kids (ages five to 18) catch up in this key area of development.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

©2014 Ellen B. Braaten, Brian L. B. Willoughby (P)2015 Audiobooks.com Publishing

How relatable it was.

Some of the PDFs weren’t available. The readings of the sample summaries at the end were difficult to follow along to without visuals.

very helpful

Gives a foundational understanding to slow processing and executive function challenges. it was helpful to read what information overload is like for the slow processor. Highly recommend!

I’m not alone

As a parent to a child who is newly diagnosed with adhd-inattentive type and sluggish cognitive tempo this book helped me know that I’m not alone and gave me a great explanation to these new and uncharted waters of parenting. Highly recommend

Enlightening

So helpful in elucidating a rarely discussed and all important dynamic in families with slow processing members. This book has put us on the path of hope. Thank you for writing this book!

Great Information

Would you listen to Bright Kids Who Can't Keep Up again? Why?

Our son was diagnosed with ADHD at the end of 6th grade along with slow processing speed. This book gave us so much great information .

What did you learn from Bright Kids Who Can't Keep Up that you would use in your daily life?

Give a one specific task at a time to complete instead of trying to giving him 3 or 4 things to complete.

Addicted to parenting self help books!

I am hooked on parenting self help books! This book was exactly in that category but I’m so glad I stumbled upon it! It opened my eyes to what we are experiencing with our daughter. This book gave a great deal of information on tools to help at home and what you can do to advocate for your child at school. I highly recommend this book!

Read this book and understand processing speed!

So helpful to all parents whether your child seems to be a "step" behind or not. With all of the academic, behavioral, cognitive and emotional challenges our kids face, this book addresses the processing speed to which we all have and how it can relate to a child's issues. Invaluable information. If you are a teacher or parent, read it now! It will save you and the kids in your life heartache.

informative

enjoyed the topics and flow of the book. It shed light on the testing and some treatment options. Although I would have liked to hear more about treatment regimes. This book overall good listen.

wonderful

I greatly enjoyed this audible book it brought some insight into my own child struggles. he has been in therapy for a couple of months now but the doctors and in our next session I'm going to bring up all the components of this book to the doctor and get their opinion as well

Every parent who wants answers should get this book

Logical
Concise description of presentation testing and practical points on how to assess understand and help your child navigate school, home with excellent strategies and great examples excellent book highly recommended