BrainPower Neurodevelopmental Center

BrainPower Neurodevelopmental Center offering assessment services for autism, ADHD, and neurodevelopmental disorders for Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois

Coaching With Brooke❤️
11/06/2025

Coaching With Brooke❤️

People with auditory processing disorder (APD) have a hard time hearing small sound differences in words. Someone says, ...
11/05/2025

People with auditory processing disorder (APD) have a hard time hearing small sound differences in words. Someone says, "Please raise your hand," and you hear something like "Please haze your plan." You tell your child, "Look at the cows over there," and they may hear, "Look at the clown on the chair."

APD, also known as central auditory processing disorder, isn't hearing loss or a learning disorder. It means your brain doesn't "hear" sounds in the usual way. It's not a problem with understanding meaning.

People of all ages can have APD. It often starts in childhood, but some people develop it later. Between 2% and 7% of kids have it, and boys are more likely to have it than girls. The disorder can lead to learning delays, so kids who have it may need a little extra help in school.

APD may be linked to other things that cause similar symptoms. In fact, it may be part of the reason some people have dyslexia. And some experts think children are sometimes diagnosed with ADHD when they actually have APD. (WebMD)

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Researchers suspect that the reason mental fatigue is so prevalent in ADHD may be related to how cognitively demanding c...
11/04/2025

Researchers suspect that the reason mental fatigue is so prevalent in ADHD may be related to how cognitively demanding coping with ADHD is. While a neurotypical brain is wired to intuitively tune out environmental distractors, control impulses, and sustain attention, many of the mechanisms required to do those things are dysregulated in ADHD, including weak alpha wave modulation

The result is that someone with ADHD exerts more cognitive effort to achieve the same level of productivity that someone without ADHD can achieve almost effortlessly.

With mental fatigue, there’s really only one thing you can do: rest and allow your brain to restore its energy levels. With that said, resting with ADHD is easier said than done, especially if you have sleep difficulties. So here are a few tips to help you get the rest you need:

Choose an enjoyable physical activity. If you’re feeling too anxious or unproductive to sit still and rest, try going for a walk or bike ride. Physical exercise can help your brain recover from fatigue and potentially make falling asleep easier come bedtime.

f you’ve hit a wall, staring at the unfinished work isn’t going to change anything. Step away, switch activities, and get outside if you can. Don’t bring your phone with you. Try practicing mindfulness to focus on your present surroundings and your present feelings. Name what you see and what you’re feeling right now, physically and psychologically. (Verywell ❤️)

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Dyslexia and dysgraphia are both learning differences. Dyslexia primarily affects reading. Dysgraphia mainly affects wri...
11/03/2025

Dyslexia and dysgraphia are both learning differences. Dyslexia primarily affects reading. Dysgraphia mainly affects writing. While they’re different, the two are easy to confuse. They share symptoms and often occur together. This table can help you tell them apart. For more information visit this link: https://www.understood.org/.../the-difference-between...

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Autistic meltdown or shutdown occurs when autistic people become overwhelmed by sensory input. For autistic people, melt...
11/02/2025

Autistic meltdown or shutdown occurs when autistic people become overwhelmed by sensory input. For autistic people, meltdowns and shutdowns are not something they choose – they’re instinctive reactions to being overwhelmed. A meltdown might look like shouting, crying, or other intense outward expressions of distress.

A shutdown, on the other hand, can mean going quiet, dissociating, or completely withdrawing. These reactions may look very different on the outside, both are deeply felt responses to sensory overload, emotional pressure, or just too much going on at once. They’re ways the mind and body try to cope when things become too much.

When anxiety runs high or there’s too much sensory input to process, the brain can go into survival mode – triggering a fight, flight, or freeze response. For autistic people, this can sometimes lead to a meltdown, which is often misunderstood as ‘temper tantrums’.

Autism meltdowns might come out in different ways – through loud sounds like shouting or crying, through physical actions like kicking or flapping, or a mix of both. In these moments, the person isn’t being difficult – they’ve reached a point where everything feels too much, and they can’t communicate what they’re feeling in any other way.

An autistic shutdown refers to the state in which autistic person withdraws into themselves from the surrounding. Unlike meltdowns, autistic shutdown occurs when the person experiencing sensory overload disconnects from the world in order to protect themselves.

A shutdown is often the body’s way of coping when things become too much – whether it’s due to emotional overwhelm, emotional stress, or just sheer exhaustion from constantly processing everything going on.

It is a quieter, less visible reaction to intense stress or overload. When an autistic person experiences a shutdown, it’s their way of coping with everything becoming too much.

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11/01/2025

Understood ❤️

Happy Halloween, everyone! 🎃 Thinking ❤️
10/31/2025

Happy Halloween, everyone! 🎃

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Thanks again, Coaching With Brooke ❤️
10/30/2025

Thanks again, Coaching With Brooke ❤️

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10/29/2025

Thanks to Infinity and Beyond Words ❤️

Dysgraphia is a neurological disorder that affects a person’s ability to write coherently and efficiently. The term come...
10/27/2025

Dysgraphia is a neurological disorder that affects a person’s ability to write coherently and efficiently. The term comes from the Greek words “dys” (meaning difficulty) and “graphia” (meaning writing). Individuals with dysgraphia may struggle with handwriting, spelling, and organizing written thoughts. This condition can affect both children and adults and often leads to challenges in academic, social, and professional settings. Over time, these difficulties may also impact self-esteem and mental health, making early recognition and supportive interventions crucial. There are five different types of dysgraphia.

Read more here: https://mind.help/topic/dysgraphia/types/

Thanks, as always, to Coaching With Brooke❤️
10/26/2025

Thanks, as always, to Coaching With Brooke❤️

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10/25/2025

Josh Shipp ❤️

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