Anxiety

Anxiety is an emotion characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil. It is the subjectively unpleasant feelings of dread over anticipated events. Anxiety is not the same as fear, which is a response to a real or perceived immediate threat. Anxiety is the expectation of future threat. While moderate levels of anxiety are essential to successfully performing life’s everyday functions, too much can negatively affect the way your child learns. Determining where your child’s anxiety levels are and what the causes are will serve as the beginning to helping your child take control of nervousness and all the consequences that come along with such feelings. Today there many researched based techniques that can be implemented with students so that they can begin to take control of their thoughts and feelings and have success in school and life.

What we can do to help: At Brain Learning we understand how various regions in the brain contribute to anxiety. We know that anxiety is often described as a hidden disability. Knowing the neurological underpinnings of anxiety can lead to research based treatments. These treatments can be delivered in the school, home, and community. We believe that medication alone won’t solve the problems children have with being anxious. We teach neuroscience based cognitive tools that our students utilize in school and in life. We help our student control the “panic” button in the brain. 

School accommodations can be logistically difficult to design and implement based on the grade level of your student. Using our experience and knowledge about what works and what won’t work,  your child’s IEP or Section 504 plan can maximize learning.