COGNITIVE TRAINING PLANS FOR ADHD
Making ADHD your Superpower
We have developed three Cognitive Training Plans in which we have grouped a set of exercises, mainly based on the chessboard, its pieces and its rules, specifically oriented towards training, improving and rehabilitating cognitive abilities, as well as the generation of a sustained work habit for those who need it.
Cognitive Training Plans for ADHD
Making ADHD your Superpower
We know that some of the main problems of people diagnosed with ADHD are:
Difficulty keeping attention on a continuous basis
Predominance of impulsive processing over reflective processing
Difficulties in organizing information
Lack of problem-solving strategies
Disorganization and lack of autonomy
Working with these Cognitive Training Plans is an ideal setting to help people diagnosed with ADHD, as well as others who may have special learning difficulties.
The three Training Plans are progressive, with the main objective of generating an autonomous working context for the student, adapted to his concrete conditions, age, working rhythm and his possibilities.
With any of these Training Plans we work, based mainly on chess, with a methodology which allows the student to make clear progress in four specific areas:
Improve and rehabilitate basic cognitive abilities
Increase attention and concentration capacity
Generate a habit of sustained work
Develop skills that will allow to progress in chess practice
These Training Plans are mainly organized according to the student’s time availability, and can work on them autonomously and without the need for a presential monitoring by their parents, tutors, teachers, etc. In every Training Plan, the student’s activity remains registered.
Of course, and especially when it comes to the generation of habit and discipline of sustained work, which is so necessary and recommended in some cases, a certain frequent dedication is preferable, as the benefits and progress will be appreciated much more quickly.
Although most of the developed Applications use chess as the principal support, it is not necessary to have any previous chess knowledge, beyond a simple understanding of how the pieces move and the main game rules.
The students who have no prior chess knowledge and are starting from scratch can access to basic reading of the pieces’ movements and the chess main rules at Learning chess from scratch.
“SQUIRREL”, “MONKEY”, “ELEPHANT” TRAINING PLANS
In order to adapt as best as possible to all needs, we propose three complete Cognitive Training Plans (“Squirrel” Training Plan, “Monkey” Training Plan and “Elephant” Training Plan) differentiated by:
The necessary dedication time
The variety of exercises available in each of them
Each plan includes certain functionalities and types of exercises, as well as a greater number of exercises available in each case. The objective is to be able to offer the plan that best adapts to each student’s possibilities.
The Cognitive Training Plans, aimed at people of all ages, are the following:
| Training Plan | Recommended for… |
|---|---|
| “Squirrel” Plan | Recommended for students with very limited time available throughout the week. Very occasional dedication time for the realization of some exercises in a punctual way. |
| “Monkey” Plan | Recommended for those who may consider it important to generate a sustained work habit. More continuous and frequent time dedication, therefore, will allow the realization of a greater number of exercises and a greater variety. |
| “Elephant” Plan | Recommended for those who must have an even greater impact on the habit and work discipline, which will also allow them to perform, in an unlimited way, a greater number of exercises with a wider variety. It requires the highest dedication commitment. |
The student may begin with a Training Plan and subscribe on a superior plan whenever it is wished.
If you believe that a daily or almost daily dedication is possible, our general recommendation is the “Monkey” Training Plan or the “Elephant” Training Plan, since with them a work discipline is acquired quicker and a greater number of exercises can be completed, therefore, a wider range of abilities.
Which training plan you should choose?
Making ADHD your Superpower
Our recommendation is to select the plan that best suits the student’s time availability and the main objectives to be pursued, regarding:
Working habit: The discipline of frequently completing exercises in a paused and concentrated way, combined with progress, will help establishing a work routine.
Cognitive abilities improvement: Attention, memory, perception, visualization and calculation are some of the abilities will be reinforced with practice.
Chess level improvement: By basing most exercises on the chess game, the student will make progress into many of the resources needed to play chess more effectively, almost without realizing it.
In the following table we provide, as an example, an approximate orientation of the time dedication and commitment:
| Training Plan | Approximate dedication time… |
|---|---|
| “Squirrel” Plan | Less than 1 hour per week, distributed into 2 or 3 sessions. |
| “Monkey” Plan | Between 1 and 3 hours a week. We recommend a minimum of 25 to 30 minutes session per day, for 3 – 4- 5 days per week. |
| “Elephant” Plan | From 3 hours a week. We recommend a minimum of 30 to 40 minutes session per day, for 6-7 days per week. |
It is important to know that, regardless of the previous time spent working on the platform, the practical development of a concrete plan will depend on each student’s individual conditions. Specially their age, their rhythm completing the exercises and their own possibilities that, in turn, will be evolving progressively when using the platform.
We believe that most of the time the “Monkey” Training Plan or the “Elephant” will surely be appropriate, not only because they’re prepared for completing a greater number of exercises, but also by dedicating more time, there is a greater exercise variety and therefore a greater work range. However, in some cases perhaps the most appropriated is the “Squirrel” Training Plan, when the student has very limited time, and the most important is to consolidate a habit gradually.
It is best to try to select the plan based on the combination of the time availability criteria, the objectives to be pursued with the training and the functionality range you would like to work with.
In any case, if you have doubts about the Plan that best fits, we are at your disposal to help you and recommend the Training Plan that best suits your specific case.
Chess practice can reinforce self-esteem, by helping create an advancing environment for the individual diagnosed with ADHD. An environment where he/she will feel safe and confident, which also has great positive connotation in the most emotional part, because the student will experience progress and will feel proud to do so.
Choose a Plan that’s Right for You
Use the comparison table below to learn more about Training Plans we offer, and select the one most appropriate for your needs.
In most cases, our awarded “Monkey” Training Plan may be the most recommended to start, with a good balance between the commitment of dedication and the generation of habit and work discipline, that allows a faster progress.
Squirrel€/
Number of available exercises / month |
Monkey€/
Number of available exercises / month |
Elephant€/
Number of available exercises / month |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 150 | unlimited | |
| 75 | 150 | unlimited | |
| 75 | 150 | unlimited | |
| 75 | 150 | unlimited | |
| 50 | 100 | unlimited | |
| unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | |
| unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | |
| unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | |
| unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | |
| 75 | 150 | unlimited | |
| no incluido | 10 | unlimited | |
| no incluido | 50 | unlimited | |
| no incluido | 50 | unlimited | |
| 5% | 10% | 10% |
If you have any questions or require assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us!
Working with our Methodology
Train your Mind. Learn Chess
Working methodology proposed in every Training Plan is specifically designed to achieve the following objectives, which are particularly interesting an applicable in most cases for people diagnosed with ADHD:
To increase attention and concentration capacity, since the proposed exercises in every plan require a quiet, serene and concentrated dedication on the activity being completed, as well as a high attention level for the exercise details.
Progressively develop other specific cognitive skills, such as memory, attention, detail perception, abstract reasoning, spatial visualization, calculation, decision making and time management. All of this with increasing difficulty levels that allow each student to gradually adjust to their actual abilities, regardless the contracted Plan.
To influence positively and directly on the student’s ability to play chess. The same way as in any sport activity training, the athletes repeat the same exercises thousands of times until reaching a great mastery and automating the necessary movements, the exercises proposed in our methodology are specially designed to automate certain mental processes, which will help improve the game level, and will enhance abstract vision and reasoning required for the chess practice.
To generate a working habit among students, since benefits obtained are higher when they rely on continuity and acquire a certain discipline in their implementation.
Once the Training Plan that best suits the student’s needs and objectives has been contracted, the student will be able to access the Online Campus platform to begin completing the exercises.
With the appropriate modulo, the student’s parents, teachers or tutors will also be able to access the Online Campus to track, schedule activity control alerts and perform other monitoring tasks.
Working methodology is common in all Training Plans. In all of them, using internet connection, the student accesses the Online Campus platform where he or she can complete the different exercises in an autonomous way, at home, at any time during the day, and without the need for presential monitoring by his or her parents, teachers, tutors or other specialists.
WITHIN THE ONLINE CAMPUS
Depending on the student’s profile, and based above all on their time availability, knowledge, age, skills and preferences, we will establish an indicative and recommended working plan to facilitate their progress and to achieve their objectives.
The student will be able to complete different exercise typologies proposed within the contracted Training plan. These exercises are configured with multiple difficulty levels, which will progressively increase, as the students becomes familiar with the platform and makes progress or improvements.
The Online Campus registers all the student’s activity, so that both student and parents, teachers, tutors can easily consult their time dedication, analyze their progress curves and establish objective assessments about their progress. In addition, with the appropriate module, parents, specialists or tutors are also provided with adequate alert systems for monitoring the student’s activity, comparative data for statistical purposes that may be useful in making decisions and evaluating progress and improvement.
You can check the main exercises included in the different Training Plans and get a detailed description of each one of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
To assist you in the ordering process, we have compiled a list of purchase related FAQs.
If you require assistance on a new purchase, or renewal/upgrade costs, please contact us or chat with us online Monday – Friday between 10:00 AM – 17:00 PM CET.
Multi – User Discounts
Each user must get an individual account to use the any of the Training Plans.
However, we offer tiered discounts for families, groups, schools, etc.
If you require more than one account, please contact us or chat with us online Monday – Friday between 10:00 AM – 17:00 PM CET.
