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CONTACT: Jim Henrickson or Lisa O’Neil (813) 655-6505 LCCL@tampabay.rr.com LIGHTHOUSE (LCCL) Offers School Program Leveraging Interactive Metronome Training to Improve Cognitive, Behavioral, Social and Motor Skills Brandon, Florida Sept. 6, 2013 --   Lighthouse  (LCCL)  now offers a new therapy  to improve  speech/communication, coordination  and learning, in adults and children suffering from a number of conditions including ADHD and Autism, as well as the physical effect of stroke and Parkinson’s. Interactive Metronome® (IM) is a computer-based  technology that encourages users to match the computer’s rhythm, thereby improving their internal sense of timing, An increasing amount of scientific evidence demonstrates that the brain’s internal clock is integral in the development and maintenance of many cognitive,  behavioral,  social and motor skills. Lighthouse will introduce  a school  program  for children  in the Tampa, Brandon & Valrico area to realize the benefits of Interactive Metronome, beginning in September. after school programs Unfortunately, when the brain’s timing malfunctions due to a medical condition—such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Autism—or is disrupted by a stroke, a traumatic brain injury, or even a degenerative disease like Parkinson’s, the associated physical, mental, and emotional symptoms can be difficult to overcome. Locally, Lighthouse now offers Interactive  Metronome’s  ‘rhythmic  and movement  training  exercises  to improve  functioning  in children  and adults. “We’ve always known that timing in the brain affected a wide variety of conditions, but until Interactive Metronome we did not have a single therapy that could improve timing in both children and adults,” says Lisa O’Neil, of Lighthouse Center for Creative Learning  (LCCL). “Both our  therapists  and  patients  find  Interactive  Metronome  to be a challenging,  yet fun therapy that keeps their attention, and produces significant results.” Interactive Metronome  involves  the principles  of the traditional  musical  metronome,  combined  with the precision  of a personal computer to create engaging interactive training exercises. The 15-hour program uses head phones along with hand and foot sensors to coordinate movements to computer-generated musical beats. Like training wheels on a bicycle, a patented auditory guidance system progressively challenges participants  to improve their motor planning, sequencing and rhythmic timing performance. To register for LCCL’s summer Interactive Metronome program, or to learn more about IM locally, please call (813) 655-6505. IM therapy is also available through a growing network of innovative clinical therapists, child psychologists, and educational specialists throughout the United States. The training can also be done in the comfort of your own home, with IM-Home. For more information, visit www.interactivemetronome.com or  www.imhome.org or call (813) 655-6505. Lighthouse has served  the Brandon  community  and surrounding  area  families  for over a decade,  offering  innovative therapies  to  help  children  and  young  adults  with  a  variety  of  special  needs. For further  information,  contact  Jim Henrickson or Lisa O’Neil at (813) 655-6505 or visit our website at www.Come2Lighthouse.com.