My son was 7 at the time and my husband and I had some concerns about his ability to focus his attention.  We would ask him the same question over and over again and his reply would be “What?”.  We knew it wasn’t a hearing issue since he had been tested several times.  Our thoughts began to turn to ADD.  Was it possible that he could not concentrate on our questions because he was already two or three thoughts ahead?  I approached Jan Van Blarcum of Creative Tutors and asked her if she had any suggestions.  Immediately she recommended Laurie Gaines who is a Creative Tutors Franchise owner.  Laurie spent over 2 hours with our son and shared with me that the issue had nothing to do with ADD.  Our son was very, very bright however he was challenged in the area of auditory learning.

Follow up:

  His ability to understand what was being asked was much more difficult when verbally handled than when it was written on paper.  This information alone was incredibly valuable and 3 years later we still approach him with the same strategies that we were taught by Laurie.  Having the knowledge of how to handle how your child processes information makes a large difference to his/her success.  After we received the results of his tests I shared this with his teachers.  They used this information to change their strategies with him and help him to be more successful in class.  In turn it helped with his level of confidence.  I owe everything to Jan for her guidance and insight at a time when I was very frustrated. Renee