Strengthen Your Brain's Capacity To Learn

“Equipping Minds cognitive Development Curriculum increases verbal abilities, nonverbal abilities, IQ composite, and academic abilities in learners with a Specific Learning Disorder.”

Dr. Carol Brown

Cognitive impairments can have a significant impact on a person's quality of life.

Slow processing speeds, poor working memory, and difficulty paying attention are just some of the challenges that can impact academic success for students leading to frustration and low self-esteem. Cognitive impairments resulting from stroke, trauma or genetic differences can lead to social isolation, as it can be challenging to communicate effectively and engage in social activities.

Too many times, parents and family members are told that one’s IQ cannot change and that they should just accept the diagnosis of a cognitive deficiency and use accommodations to make the best of a seemingly hopeless situation.

But here’s the good news! Research confirms the brain has the ability to make new connections throughout one’s lifetime, and IQ can change.

What Is Equipping Minds?

Equipping Minds is a cognitive development program created by Dr. Carol Brown to improve a learner’s working memory, visual and auditory processing, attention, processing speed, logic, comprehension, language, social skills, attention, executive functioning, behavior, and self-regulation. The program is designed to help any individual wanting to strengthen their ability to learn. This includes Autism Spectrum, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Gifted, Learning Challenges, ADD/ADHD, Traumatic Brain Injury, Memory, Comprehension, Down Syndrome, Processing Disorders, Dementia, Executive Functioning, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Communication Disorders, and Neurodevelopment Disorders.

A holistic approach to strengthen the brain:

Cognitive Development Therapy

Learners participate in fun games and activities to strengthen the specific areas in which the brain struggles while integrating different areas of the brain at the same time.

Vestibular Therapy

Dr. Harold Levinson’s research has shown positive outcomes for individuals with learning disabilities such as dyslexia, ADHD and ADD, dysgraphia, anxiety, dyspraxia, phobic and mood disorders when they were given meclizine, an over-the-counter medication that affects the inner-ear, or cerebellar-vestibular system, which can impact the above mentioned disorders.

Nutrional Therapy

A healthy gut is vital to having a healthy brain. For some, a gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free diet, and processed food free diet is optimal. For more information I recommend Karen Hurd who is an experienced nutritionist.

Primitive Reflex Therapy

Primitive reflexes are present at birth and are necessary for our survival. However, if these reflexes don’t integrate, or go away, past 6-12 months, they can interfere with cortical and cerebellum processing, affecting learning, movement, and attention. Maintaining Brains Everyday is a collection of exercises that reintegrate primitive reflexes.

Sound Therapy

The Sound Therapy Synergy program is designed to be used alongside the other treatments. Specifically recorded programs of highly filtered classical music are used to rehabilitate the ear and stimulate the brain.

See Equipping Minds in action...

Participation in the entire program is imperative. Partial participation will yield partial results.

Did You Know?

Why does this matter?

There is no such thing as a missed “window of opportunity.” Anyone can change their brain and improve cognitive function regardless of background, diagnosis or age.

Cognitive Skills Taught Include...

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