Episode 71: Training Brains!! with Dr. Amy Moore

Send us Fan MailIn this episode DJ and her guest, cognitive psychologist and brain training researcher Dr. Amy Moore, discuss things parents and teachers can do to help a child with ADHD and OCD. Listen in as they talk about differences in the brains of neurodiverse kids, the signs to look for and the variety of approaches from medication, nutrition and the importance of sleep to cognitive physical activity or brain training to help prevent inappropriate attention skills, impulsivity, and emotional dysregulation. Dr. Amy Moore is a cognitive psychologist and director of research at LearningRx in Colorado Springs, CO at the headquarters of the largest network of cognitive training centers in the world. She specializes in cognitive rehabilitation training and cognition assessment for ADHD and other neurodevelopmental disorders, brain injury, learning disabilities, and age-related cognitive decline.TIMESTAMPS• [5:06] Dr. Moore shares the impact cognitive training can have in the classroom?• [7:34] “The sense of feeling defeated, impacts their motivation, impacts their desire to even try. Right. I mean, it can be devastating.”  • [11:42] Amy shares things parents and teachers can do to help their child with ADHD.• [39:23]Dr. Moore discusses the commonalities between ADHD and OCD. For more information on the Imperfect Heroes podcast, visit: https://www.imperfectheroespodcast.com/Connect with Us!DJ Stutz - DJ Stutz: https://www.littleheartsacademyusa.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littleheartsacademy/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littleheartsacademy/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOpphCRklDJiFXdS76U0LSQDr. Amy Moore - Website: https://www.learningrx.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amylawsonmoore/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebrainymoms/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPJU_9Is2FpFkGJ9S9pzHSQ/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amylawsonmoore/ Support the showSupport the show.If you like what you hear, we would appreciate your support.  Every little bit helps.https://www.buzzsprout.com/1779847/support