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Current trends in the treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders.

Neurodevelopmental disorders include a variety of conditions that affect the development of the nervous system, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), intellectual disability, and specific learning disorders. Neurorehabilitation has advanced significantly in the past decade, adopting personalized approaches and innovative technologies that optimize treatment and improve the quality of life …

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Online neuropsychological intervention in a case with developmental delay

Ximena Gutiérrez and Gabriela López, psychologist and graduate in Human Communication, respectively, from the center Therapies For All, explain their experience performing online neuropsychological intervention with NeuronUP in a case with developmental delay. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world had to make important changes in many ways. The Center “Therapies For All” …

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How to work on cognitive stimulation in children with autism spectrum disorder

Sabrina Martínez, director and psychologist at Stimulos, explains autism spectrum disorder and her center’s experiences with NeuronUP. What is autism spectrum disorder? Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by atypical development in social interaction and communication skills with restricted early-onset activities and interests. It currently affects four to five times more boys …

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Cognitive intervention in adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Ana Priscila Santiago Albarran, psychologist at CITPA, provides an approach to cognitive intervention in adolescents with attention deficit hyperactive disorder. Working with adolescents with a neurodevelopmental disorder, such as ADHD, can be challenging. Since added to the characteristics of volubility that occur at this stage of development, the characteristics of the disorder are found in …

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Reading problems: how to train reading difficulties

Aldu Childhood and Adolescence Support Center explains reading problems, the most frequent reading difficulties and how to train reading problems. Aldu is a neuropsychological therapeutic center, where we treat and work on motor and evolutionary problems derived from the development of children and adolescents, as well as learning difficulties and problems derived from the academic …

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Phonological awareness

In this post, the general health psychologist and neuropsychologist Covadonga García San Nicolás Cantero explains the importance of phonological awareness. Phonological awareness (PA) is the capacity that allows us to be aware of the language structure, that is, how sounds are organized individually in the words we pronounce, not their meaning. It is a very …

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Understanding dysgraphia

Covadonga García San Nicolás Cantero, a general health psychologist and neuropsychologist, explains in this article all the necessary information to correctly understand what dysgraphia entails. Dysgraphia is a specific learning disorder related to a difficulty in writing that affects a person’s academic performance and daily life. What is dysgraphia? There are differences among authors in …

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What is the relationship between ADHD and dyslexia?

In this article, early intervention specialist speech therapist Marta Chans Sánchez explains the relationship between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia, two frequently comorbid neurodevelopmental disorders. We will focus on models that support shared neural bases and cognitive deficits, where intervention will have many common points. There seems to be consensus among the scientific …

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