Some case study examples are listed below; remember that every client and every coaching plan is unique.
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Client: “Van,” second grader with ADHD, auditory challenges
Concerns: focus during school lessons; homework struggles; energy management; emotional regulation; currently using medication
Coaching plan: Advantage program over six weeks, including two visits with Van
- Homework Helpers included explanation of body-mind connection; exercises to activate that connection at will; active illustration of limbic system response
- Focus Finders included student’s favorite activity (running); fidget “audition” and feedback; metacognitive analysis and challenge; introduction to meditation
- Brain Food included analysis of current food habits; suggested supplements to research;
- Resource Roundup included custom-curated collection of books, apps, music, board games, active family outings and more
Results: Van has grown in emotional and attentional regulation, has done well in school and at home, and discontinued medication.
Client: “Lynn,” fifth grader with ADHD, executive function challenges
Concerns: expanding food selectivity, following multistep instructions, physical coordination, mental integration; not on medication
Coaching plan: Basic – one visit with parent, one with student
- One visit with Lynn included shame-busting introduction to Busy Brain(sm) mindset; lots of easily-repeatable exercises to activate body-brain connection (including some in “stealth mode” so people at school won’t even know!); introduction to mindfulness meditation; expansion challenges; weekly checklist of activities to keep the family on track and moving forward
Results: Lynn has improved school performance and was accepted to a highly competitive magnet school.
Client: “Thomas,” fourth grader with ADHD, dyslexia
Concerns: emotional regulation, executive function, attentional regulation, child’s frustration in performance, increasing anxiety; not on medication
Coaching plan: Premium over six months, including initial and mid-point consults
- Beginning visits with Thomas included introductions to the Busy Brain(sm) mindset, the “flipped house” analogy of emotional regulation and the warrior anxiety mindset to reduce shame and anxiety.
- Weekly visits with Thomas include physical activity drills, mindset check-ins, mindfulness training, food habit tracking, “family fun in the sun” and more.
- Suggested activities outside coaching include music lessons (guitar, in this case); parkour and rock climbing; cooking.
Results: Thomas now reads above grade level, has fewer outbursts, has built executive functioning skills to the point he planned a huge community project with minimal help, and is an official “buddy” to classmates with ADHD.