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About Us
Brain Connections
Brain Connections combines years of personal and professional experience with neurodevelopmental and cognitive-learning strategies to help individuals strengthen the foundational skills needed for learning, attention, memory, processing, coordination, self-regulation, and problem-solving.
Primitive Reflex Integration
Brain Connections uses developmentally appropriate movement activities to support the integration of primitive reflexes and strengthen foundational skills such as coordination, balance, posture, motor planning, body awareness, attention, and sensory processing.
Feuerstein-Inspired Cognitive Learning
Brain Connections applies principles influenced by Feuerstein’s work to strengthen cognitive skills such as attention, reasoning, planning, problem-solving, flexible thinking, and metacognition, emphasizing how individuals think and learn rather than simply getting the right answer.
Equipping Minds
Brain Connections uses Equipping Minds–influenced activities to strengthen foundational cognitive skills such as memory, processing speed, attention, reasoning, flexibility, and problem-solving through engaging, structured practice.
Brain Highways
Brain Connections incorporates Brain Highways–influenced movement activities to support foundational neurological and motor development, including balance, coordination, body awareness, and vestibular and proprioceptive processing.
Putting It All Together
Brain Connections combines individualized movement, reflex, cognitive, perceptual, memory, and reasoning activities to strengthen foundational skills, confidence, and independence while complementing—not replacing—appropriate professional services.
Neurodevelopmental Coach
Traci LaHue
Meet Traci LaHue
Traci LaHue is a graduate of Johnson University and a Certified Neurodevelopmental Coach with more than 12 years of experience working with individuals with diverse learning and developmental needs.
She is certified in Equipping Minds and Brain Highways and has also completed certification in Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment (FIE).
The foundational principles of Feuerstein’s approach continue to influence her work, particularly the belief that individuals have the capacity to develop new ways of thinking and learning.
As a mother and grandmother in a "special-needs" family, Traci brings both professional training and personal experience to her work. She understands the challenges families face and is passionate about helping each individual recognize their strengths, develop foundational skills, and become the best version of themselves.
Her approach is compassionate, individualized, and focused on helping clients build the skills and confidence they need to grow, learn, and thrive.
Individual Level 1
Level 1 Building the Foundation
Students build foundational cognitive skills in memory, attention, processing, language, processing speed, and following directions through engaging exercises, games, sequencing, and introductory N-back activities. Movement and primitive-reflex activities may also be incorporated to support learning while students become familiar with the Brain Connections approach and build confidence through success.
Individual Level 2
LEVEL 2 — BUILDING CAPACITY
Students build on foundational skills by increasing cognitive load, complexity, and independence while strengthening working memory, processing, attention, flexibility, sequencing, and visual and auditory skills. Engaging cognitive and movement-based activities help students process and manage greater amounts of information with increasing efficiency, coordination, and confidence.
Individual Level 3
LEVEL 3 — THINKING & REASONING
Developing Logic, Reasoning & Flexible Thinking: Students move beyond foundational memory and processing skills to develop more advanced reasoning, problem-solving, pattern recognition, and cognitive flexibility. Through increasingly complex activities, students learn to analyze, connect, manipulate, and explain information while building stronger independent thinking skills.
Individual Level 4
LEVEL 4 — APPLYING SKILLS TO LEARNING & LIFE
Applying Cognitive Skills to Learning & Independence: Students apply developing cognitive skills to real-world learning, academics, and everyday challenges through individualized activities such as reading comprehension, math reasoning, problem-solving, planning, organization, and executive-function skills. The goal is to transfer cognitive growth into practical skills that support greater confidence, independence, and success.
Group Level 1
Group Level 2
Brain Connections Foundations
12 Weeks
An engaging introduction to foundational cognitive skills that support learning, communication, and everyday success through games and activities that develop attention, memory, processing speed, language, movement, and flexible thinking. Students also begin building skills in following directions, visual memory, vocabulary, rhyming, and executive functioning.
Group Level 2
Group Level 2
Brain Connections Builders
12 Weeks
Students build on foundational skills through increasingly challenging games, movement, and collaborative activities that strengthen working memory, processing, attention, communication, flexibility, and problem-solving. Focus: working memory, multi-step directions, processing speed, visual memory, cognitive flexibility, vocabulary, problem-solving, and movement/reflex activities.
Group Level 3
Group Level 3
Brain Connections Thinkers
12 Weeks
Students develop more advanced reasoning, problem-solving, language, and flexible-thinking skills through activities that encourage making connections, recognizing patterns, explaining their thinking, and applying strategies to increasingly complex challenges. Focus: logic, reasoning, analogies, problem-solving, working memory, processing speed, vocabulary, word ladders, communication, and flexible thinking.
Group Level 4
Group Level 4
Brain Connections
Life Skills
12 Weeks
Students apply cognitive and executive-function skills to real-life situations through practical, interactive activities that build planning, organization, problem-solving, communication, decision-making, self-advocacy, and flexible thinking. Focus: executive function, planning, organization, communication, social awareness, flexible thinking, and real-world application.