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During early school age, a child's brain undergoes rapid and significant development. This period is critical for forming neural connections, which enhance cognitive abilities, emotional control, and social skills. Children at this stage have a strong capacity for learning and adaptation. Early brain development lays the foundation for their future learning abilities, emotional well-being, and overall happiness. Understanding and supporting brain development during this crucial period sets a solid path for their future success!
Established in 2022, Cogleap Center is the subsidiary of Cognitive Leap Solutions, founded in 2015 by world-class experts from Harvard and Stanford specializing in psychiatry and neuroscience, supported by multiple stakeholders. Our mission is to provide innovative assessment and intelligent training solutions for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), emotional regulation challenges, developmental delays, and neurodiverse needs, helping them realize their full potential.
Our core products include:
vCAT™ Virtual Reality Attention/Self-Control Assessment System: An immersive assessment using virtual reality technology that thoroughly analyzes children's attention, behavioral self-control, and emotional responses.
HFS™ Training: Based on the principles of neuroplasticity, this system integrates structured skill movements, bone-conduction neuro-music listening, and static flow interventions to effectively enhance children's attention, self-control, social communication, and emotional management skills.
ABA Therapy: Applied Behavior Analysis is a scientifically validated approach that helps children with ASD and other developmental conditions thrive.
All our programs utilize personalized training plans, tailoring training strategies to each neurodiverse child based on comprehensive assessment results. Certified and experienced trainers lead these programs, using progressive exercises to help children build skills and self-confidence, promoting their integration into family, school, and community life.
Cogleap’s Philosophy: Making mental health accessible to all.
We serve children and adolescents with:
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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Developmental delays
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Needs for overall brain function enhancement
Issues Addressed:
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Social and communication challenges
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Hyperactivity and impulsiveness
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Difficulty focusing
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Emotional challenges
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Learning difficulties
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HFS™ Training not only helps all children discover hidden potential but is particularly crucial for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The training focuses on key areas like attention, behavioral and emotional self-control, and social communication skills, which are often the most needed areas of support for ASD and ADHD children.
HFS™’s personalized approach targets foundational brain functions and cognitive abilities, improving children's focus, emotional regulation, and interpersonal skills. This is vital for their learning, socio-emotional health, and future psychological development. Since early brain neuroplasticity is at its peak, early intervention can significantly improve their quality of life and developmental trajectory.
HFS™ Training has achieved life-changing outcomes in enhancing academic performance, emotional management, and social interactions for children with ASD and ADHD, bringing hope and joy to families. Early intervention helps children overcome challenges, integrate better into society, and enjoy a happy childhood.
HFS™ Training not only helps all children discover hidden potential but is particularly crucial for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The training focuses on key areas like attention, behavioral and emotional self-control, and social communication skills, which are often the most needed areas of support for ASD and ADHD children.
HFS™’s personalized approach targets foundational brain functions and cognitive abilities, improving children's focus, emotional regulation, and interpersonal skills. This is vital for their learning, socio-emotional health, and future psychological development. Since early brain neuroplasticity is at its peak, early intervention can significantly improve their quality of life and developmental trajectory.
HFS™ Training has achieved life-changing outcomes in enhancing academic performance, emotional management, and social interactions for children with ASD and ADHD, bringing hope and joy to families. Early intervention helps children overcome challenges, integrate better into society, and enjoy a happy childhood.
HFS™ Training is suitable for children from early school age (5-10 years) through early adolescence (11-14 years) and even late adolescence (15-18 years). The program is tailored to meet the unique developmental needs of children and teenagers at different critical brain development stages. HFS™ uses multi-sensory brain stimulation components to address emotional, physical, and cognitive milestones appropriately.
HFS™ Training uses multi-modal sensory stimulation to enhance neuron development in the brain, improving children's cognitive abilities and behavior. It does not restrict growth but instead builds foundational skills that promote well-rounded development.
Cognitive Enhancement: Training enhances attention, memory, language skills, and executive functions, helping children adapt better academically and socially.
Emotional and Behavioral Management: Children learn self-regulation and emotional control during training, which improves behavior and social skills, fostering healthier relationships and emotional stability.
Learning and Adaptability: Enhanced brain function makes children more flexible and adaptable when facing new learning tasks and challenges, increasing confidence and effectiveness in both academic and everyday situations.
Holistic Development: HFS™ Training promotes balanced progress in academics, social, and emotional areas, without being limited to a single aspect, supporting comprehensive growth.
Therefore, HFS™ Training aims to strengthen fundamental skills, facilitating children's growth across various domains rather than limiting their potential.
Questions about ABA
Yes, it’s a federal and state insurance requirement for individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to have access to ABA therapy as a covered benefit. Typically co-sharing (co-pay, co-insurance, deductible, and out of pocket max all apply). If an individual does not have a diagnosis of ASD, insurance will mostly likely not cover it; however, we can still check insurance benefits to confirm this information.
It depends. The best thing to do is allow Cogleap to check your insurance benefits, including sending in proof of ASD diagnosis and your insurance carrier will let us know if an updated diagnosis is needed. Typically speaking a diagnosis made through psychological testing that is within the last 2 years is usually accepted.
Each case is individualized, so we can’t predict in advance how long ABA therapy will be. However, typically speaking ABA is multiple days a week (typically 3-5 days) for at least 2 hours a day. Authorizations are for 6 months at a time, and every 6 months a progress report is sent to the insurance company for re-authorization.
There are four components to ABA Therapy; initial treatment plan/functional behavior assessment (FBA), direct, supervision, and caregiver training. The initial treatment plant or FBA is conducted at the start of ABA therapy to determine skill deficits and the function of challenging behavior. From that information, the BCBA creates the treatment plan including hours for direct, supervision, and caregiver training. For direct a R/BT will work directly with your child targeting skill acquisition goals and teaching replacement behaviors to challenging behaviors. For supervision, a BCBA will overlap with the R/BT and/or work remotely to advance the child’s treatment plan and support the R/BT in delivering the treatment. For caregiver training, the caregiver(s) will meet with the BCBA either in-person or remotely about 1x a week for 1hr to review progress and receive training on the child’s treatment plan.
Questions About Assessments
vCAT™ is an advanced virtual reality immersive assessment system for evaluating attention and self-control, combining VR technology with multi-dimensional real-time data tracking. Based on years of scientific research, vCAT™ uses clinical-grade normative data to objectively assess attention, impulse control, and hyperactivity. Using machine learning algorithms, vCAT™ compares the individual’s performance with age- and gender-matched norms, quickly generating a comprehensive assessment report. Attention, impulse control, hyperactivity, and psychomotor regulation are major challenges for neurodiverse children and can affect their focus, academic performance, compliance, and social-emotional skills. The precise assessment provided by vCAT™ serves as an objective and scientific reference for developing personalized intervention plans.
The vCAT™ Virtual Reality Attention and Self-Control Assessment System was co-developed under the leadership of Dr. Albert "Skip" Rizzo, Director of Medical Virtual Reality at the Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) at the University of Southern California (USC), an internationally recognized expert in digital health and psychology. The system is based on over 20 years of scientific research and clinical validation, using FDA-grade normative data to ensure high sensitivity in assessing attention, impulsivity, hyperactivity, and psychomotor control across different age and gender groups. vCAT™ is widely used in hospitals, clinics, and schools worldwide, providing a convenient, accurate, and objective tool for assessing attention, self-control, and impulsive and hyperactive behaviors in both clinical and educational settings.
The complete vCAT™ assessment process includes an instruction phase, a familiarization phase in the virtual classroom environment, a practice phase, and the formal assessment phase, all completed within 20 minutes. The formal assessment itself takes only 13 minutes. After the assessment, a detailed report is automatically generated within minutes. Trained technicians oversee and guide the entire process, ensuring the child understands and feels comfortable with the assessment environment and tasks. Parents do not need to accompany their child during the assessment.
vCAT™ uses a 13-minute Continuous Performance Test (CPT) to monitor and record the individual’s motor performance, head and hand movement paths, gaze range, reaction time, accuracy, and stability. It primarily assesses sustained and active attention levels, impulse control, and impulsive and hyperactive behaviors.
vCAT™ enhances traditional attention assessments with virtual reality technology, offering a more engaging and accurate experience. Compared to the long and monotonous traditional methods, it has several key advantages:
Testing Environment: vCAT™ uses VR technology to create a highly immersive environment, simulating real-world scenarios that better reflect how the individual’s attention functions in everyday life.
Interactivity: Through interactive VR scenarios, vCAT™ requires the individual to respond in a dynamic environment. The test features varied distractions to simulate multi-tasking settings, evaluating active attention and impulse control
Testing Precision: Using VR technology to track head and hand movements, reaction times, and other multi-dimensional data, vCAT™ can detect subtle behaviors like minor hyperactivity or impulsive reactions, improving the accuracy of assessments.
Report Generation: vCAT™ generates two versions of a report within minutes after the test: a standard version for professionals and a detailed explanatory version for parents, making the results clear and actionable for different users.
Test Experience and Duration: The 13-minute VR assessment is engaging and realistic, reducing resistance or fatigue compared to traditional assessments.
Scope of Evaluation: vCAT™ evaluates not only sustained attention but also active attention, impulse control, and hyperactive behaviors, which are more relevant to everyday performance.
The vCAT™ assessment report uses real-time monitoring of the child’s motor performance, reaction times, and attention metrics to evaluate their focus, self-control, and impulsive or hyperactive behaviors. It includes statistics on head and hand movement paths and gaze range, providing a comprehensive understanding of the child’s attention and behavioral characteristics.
Questions about HFS™ Training
HFS™ training is flexible and can be provided both online and in person, supporting one-on-one or small group formats (up to four people), and also offers in-home services.
All HFS-certified trainers complete courses accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) Continuing Education (CE) program. Trainers play a crucial role in building strong connections with children and creating a supportive, positive, and inclusive environment. Following Dr. Edward Hallowell’s Five-Step Cycle, trainers engage with children through games and exercises during each 60-minute session, helping them achieve mastery and providing positive feedback. Children practice six structured motor skill exercises while listening to professionally processed bone-conduction music. After each session, trainers submit detailed feedback to the system, ensuring the next session is appropriately adjusted. HFS™ training is strength-based and child-centered, aiming to improve social, emotional, and communication skills through engaging and challenging activities.
The HFS™ is a holistic intervention program supported by neuroscience and AI technology, grounded in neuroplasticity. It integrates structured motor skill exercises, bone-conduction music, and static flow state interventions. The key principles include:
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Five-Step Cycle: Developed by Dr. Edward Hallowell, an authority on attention and emotional regulation, this method builds deep trust between the child and trainer through connection and acceptance, boosting motivation and confidence.
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Neuroplasticity: The training uses the science of neuroplasticity to strengthen brain connections through sensory stimulation and behavior training.
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Multi-Modal Sensory Activation: Personalized sensory exercises activate different brain regions and enhance responsiveness to stimuli.
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Music Intervention: Specific frequencies in music are used to regulate emotions and focus.
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Brain Learning Pyramid: A hierarchical approach that starts with sensory and motor coordination, building a strong foundation for higher cognitive functions like problem-solving.
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HFS™ training incorporates structured motor skill exercises aimed at systematically enhancing sensory processing, coordination, and cognitive abilities. Unlike traditional physical activities, HFS™ uses multi-modal sensory stimuli (e.g., visual, auditory, vestibular) to activate various brain regions and strengthen neural connections. This comprehensive approach improves the brain-body connection, enhancing both motor skills and cognitive functions.
Progressing from basic motor skills to advanced cognitive and executive functions requires gradual and consistent practice. Experts recommend training 2-3 times per week for 60 minutes to achieve optimal results.
Observable changes typically occur after about 12 sessions, with significant improvements seen around 40 sessions.
HFS™ training helps children overcome challenges such as social and communication difficulties, hyperactivity, impulsivity, inattention, emotional regulation issues, and learning disorders. It is particularly beneficial for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ADHD, developmental delays, or those needing enhanced brain functionality. Benefits include:
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Improved auditory processing: Enhanced comprehension and response to auditory and language information.
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Better motor skills: Improved coordination and fine motor control.
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Heightened perception: Greater awareness of surroundings.
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Enhanced balance and spatial awareness: Improved integration of sensory input for better performance in school and daily activities.
Increased confidence and achievement: As skills improve, children experience positive feedback and a sense of accomplishment, aiding in academic and social success.
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The Focus 4 Success App allows parents to track their child's training content, progress, feedback, and summaries in real time. The app also offers resources on nutrition, sleep, and meditation, along with parenting workshops. Over 85% of parents reported improvements in behavior and attention during or after HFS™ training, which is well-loved for its engaging approach.
Questions about Independent Trainer Program
Parents are essential partners in intervention. We support parents seeking effective interventions and offer the HFS™ Training Program. This includes accessible training and certification to empower parents with comprehensive brain development tools. The program also provides strategies for educators and supplementary support for families managing ABA therapy.
Training typically takes 1-2 months.
The HFS™ training platform supports various modes, including online, in-person, one-on-one, and group training. Parents can select the best format for their child.
Yes, all HFS™ trainers undergo professional training. After completing the foundational course, they qualify as junior trainers. They become eligible for APA-certified credentials and CE credits after completing 100 hours of in-person training, 10 internal workshops, and all theoretical courses.
Yes, experienced supervisory trainers assist new trainers through trial sessions and remain available for ongoing support to ensure high-quality training.
Questions from Parents of Children with ASD
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Different approaches: ABA focuses on behavior correction, while HFS™ emphasizes cognitive, emotional, and motor skill development.
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Holistic focus: HFS™ supports overall development, while ABA primarily addresses behavior.
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Program elements: HFS™ integrates various therapies like sensory integration and motor exercises, unlike ABA’s behavior-focused techniques.
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Yes, the two methods can complement each other, offering a well-rounded support system for attention, memory, and executive function alongside behavioral improvement.
Currently, HFS™ training is not insurance-covered. However, payments can be made through:
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Self-Determination Programs (SDP)
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Regional center funding for social recreation
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Private payment
These options make HFS™ training accessible for many families.
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Comparing HFS™ Training to Traditional Occupational Therapy (OT)
HFS™ Multisensory Training
Combines music listening with physical exercises to provide a multisensory experience, aiming to improve both cognitive and emotional development simultaneously.
Traditional OT
Primarily focuses on functional tasks and fine motor skills, usually without incorporating multisensory integration like music and structured physical exercises.
HFS™ Focus on Emotional Regulation
Emphasizes emotional regulation and awareness by establishing a therapeutic relationship and providing personalized coaching.
Traditional OT
While it includes emotional support, it focuses more on skill and task training, with emotional development not being a primary emphasis.
HFS™ Targeted Attention Training
Specifically designed to enhance cognitive and psychomotor attention through structured activities.
Traditional OT
May involve attention-related exercises but generally has a broader focus on other skills and does not emphasize direct attention training.
HFS™ Holistic Framework
Integrates music, physical activities, and emotional support, combined with AI technology, to promote comprehensive development in areas like attention, emotional regulation, and social skills.
Traditional OT
Typically focuses on specific functional areas without achieving the same level of multisensory and holistic integration as HFS.
HFS™ Engagement and Motivation
Utilizes dynamic and varied activities, led by strength-focused coaches, to increase children's engagement and make the training process enjoyable.
Traditional OT
Can sometimes be perceived as monotonous depending on the selected tasks.
Neuroplasticity Enhancement
Incorporates exercises specifically designed to enhance neuroplasticity, promoting cognitive and motor skill development.
Traditional OT
Includes physical activities but may not systematically address neurophysiological changes or brain development issues in children.
These differences and advantages highlight that HFS™ provides a more integrated and engaging therapeutic approach through multisensory input and brain function enhancement. It focuses more on the simultaneous development of neurodevelopmental and emotional regulation compared to traditional OT.