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Disrupt The Everyday Podcast


Oct 4, 2021

ARE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT STRUGGLING WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY?

On this episode we are joined by Matthew Turton, Director at Breakthroughs in Learning. Matthew shares his experiences growing up with learning disabilities, how extensive research by his mother unlocked the keys to his learning. Now he helps people with learning disabilities and those wanting to take their cognitive abilities to the next level achieve those goals. We discuss:

  • Life after a learning disability diagnosis
  • How parents and teachers can collaborate to improve their child's ability to learn and their confidence
  • How to breakthrough barriers to learning and relationships
  • How intelligence can be trained

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Breakthroughs in Learning website: https://www.breakthroughsinlearning.com

About Breakthroughs in Learning

For over 17 years, Breakthroughs has been and providing corrective therapy to clients from the K-W area as well as other Ontario communities.

“Like a set of muscles the brain responds to use or disuse by either growing or decaying. We stimulate and exercise specific areas of the brain which leads to strengthening those systems responsible for the challenge.

The various assessments cover from 12 to 27 brain skills (10 cognitive, 6 memory, 4 judgment, 4 problem solving and 3 creative) as well as auditory and visual processing areas. The assessment includes modality testing. This provides information on how an individual’s brain prefers to learn. ie. Eyes (visual), ears (auditory), Hands (kinesthetic).

The various adult assessments cover 27 brain skills (10 cognitive, 6 memory, 4 judgment, 4 problem solving and 3 creative) as well as auditory and visual processing areas. The assessment includes modality testing. This provides information on how an individual’s brain prefers to learn, ie. Eyes (visual), ears (auditory), hands (kinesthetic). Three to four hours is required to complete these assessments.

The 27 skills we assess provide the foundation needed for school, employment or entrepreneurial success. Ninety percent or more of the students at Breakthroughs have an above average IQ. The results usually show extreme differences in brain skill functioning creating difficulties in school or at work. Clients often have both gifted and low scores. Our exercises specifically target the brain skills needing development. This results in less stress and improved functioning. We equip clients with the intellectual skills for learning subject matter, for analytical thinking, for becoming creative and for learning how to learn. This greatly impacts work and personal relationships. Fifty percent of the clients at Breakthroughs are adults. The brain’s restorative capabilities are amazing. Adults no longer have to struggle.