Attention: The Foundation
Of Successful Childhood Development
TALI Train: Build Attention
The Underestimated Importance Of Attention
Attention difficulties are not only found in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), they are also found in typically developing children. Many people take attention for granted. As a parent, it’s vital that you understand the importance of attention in your child’s development.
Learn About Attention
Children with attention problems struggle to focus their mind on a task, to listen, to absorb information or to control impulsive behaviours and emotional outbursts.
This can impact other aspects of their lives – at school, home, in social situations and, eventually academic achievement and employment.
Scroll this slider to learn about the four core attention skills.
Selection
Selection allows a child to focus on a task by filtering out distractions. Ignoring what doesn’t matter is as important as noticing what does.
Think of a child reading a book while others in the house are listening to music, watching tv or having conversations close by.
Control
Attention control is when a child chooses what to attend to and what to ignore to achieve a goal. This skill also includes dividing attention between two or more tasks.
Imagine your child talking about their school work and how they plan to tackle the exercises.
Inhibition
The inhibition strengthening game teaches children the skills to avoid acting impulsively.
If a child lacks inhibition, they tend to act impulsively and struggle to control thoughts and behaviour.
Focus
The focus boosting game helps teach your child to focus on the task at hand for a longer period of time.
When a child masters focus, he or she can maintain attention on a task until completion.
Improvements In Cognition & Focus
The TALI program was really easy to use, bright and engaging. We like how the level of difficulty increases or decreases based on performance. We think it is a great program and are surprised that our daughter is able to do as much as she is. We have already seen improvements in cognition, language and ability to focus and remain alert. Completing the different levels of the program has also given our daughter a sense of achievement and has resulted in her feeling happier in herself.
Father of a 4 year old girl with autism spectrum disorder
Alice Springs, NT
Outcomes of Improved Attention
Strong attention creates positive impacts in every aspect of a child’s life. You can work with your child to help improve their attention by engaging certain parts of their brain through targeted activities. Children with a high level of attention are often:
- Focussed in school
- Better with numbers
- Good at building social relationships
- More likely to do well in exams
TALI Train has proven its effectiveness as an early intervention program to help improve attention in both typically developing children and children with attention disorders.
Learn MoreHow TALI Train Works
- 25 short, fun game-based sessions over 5 weeks
- Adaptive games that will keep your child challenged at their level
- Healthy screen time with sessions limited to 20 minutes
- Ability to track and analyse your child’s progress
We recommend you set aside time for you and your your child to play together each day. You’ll also receive support from the TALI Team throughout length of program
