NAME: VINCENT

AGE 15

PROGRAM GOALS

To target processing speed and executive function, boost motivation and generalize purposeful behavior/habits to real-life gains.

"I feel I could learn anything I set myself to learn, and I didn’t think so before training. I’m proud of how much I’ve improved"

- Vincent

"We were desperate for a change, and now he has A’s in almost all of his classes, and turns in his work with no interference from us. Now he understands the rewards that come with hard and consistent work"

- Parent

"He is no longer intimidated when faced with a challenging activity. Instead of getting discouraged, like he used to in the beginning, he now actively problem solves in order to find a way to address challenges"

- COGx Learning Specialist

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Vincent was a 15-year-old twice exceptional male who had been diagnosed with Asperger’s. He ranked above the 99th percentile on all cognitive abilities to the exception of processing speed, which ranked on the 13th percentile.

The approach for Vincent’s program was to start with targeting processing speed by incorporating a time component to areas in which showed strengths. For example, Vincent excelled in exercises involving creativity, visualization, and memory. Exercises were delivered by either modifying the time he had to memorize something, recall it, or both. The metronome was applied to gradually increase the rate at which a response was generated, or a timer was implemented to gradually decrease the time it took to complete a task.

A few weeks after beginning training, Vincent had already started to show improvement. Experiencing this became a great source of motivation for him. He stopped displaying anxiety when faced with a challenge, and instead worked extra hard to reach a goal. He realized that not being able to perform something at the time, didn’t mean that he would never be able to, but rather that he had to work hard and take steps in order to get there.

NAME: VINCENT

AGE 15

PROGRAM GOALS

Twice Exceptional

COGx

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