Learning RX review: Fraud- Unqualified professional Staffs 88

I wasted $6800. I told my wife this was going to be a waste of time, but she insisted. In order to keep peace on our marriage I agree to give Learning RX a chance. It was going to be a six month program. By the third month, my daughter hated going there. Since we already paid for it, we kind of force her to go. In the end, their "results" show a progress, but in reality and in school I see no progress at all. It was a TOTAL SCAM! I wasted time and money. I am still paying for it. I wish I had used that money for good vacation with my family instead. In case your wondering. We live in Wisconsin, near Green Bay.

I was a trainer at learning RX which brought me to this post. I was never convinced that this program was worth the money. A lot of the activities have absolutely nothing to do with anything that could benefit your child academically. I am not sure how reciting the presidents in order forwards and backwards in under a minute will help your child? A lot of the activities were meaningless in my opinion and the program is entirely overpriced. The ReadingRX portion of the program was also disappointing. It just consists of strange pronunciations that your child will never use in real life. Just wanted to share my opinion/inside information.

If anyone above is interested in sharing their experience's with Brain RX over email or Sykpe with me that would be much appreciated.

I am an Australian Journalist Investigating Brain RX's benifits and disadvantages.

Please contact me on kate.hiceky94@hotmail.com

Thankyou,
Kate

I am sure there are some families that weren't a good fir for the LRx program. However, our 8yr son is in the tail end of the 24 week program. I too was skeptical but did my homework and checked with other families and doctors. We have absolutely no resources for kids like my son in our area. He has a language disability, auditory processing, ADHD and disnomia. My son had given up despite numerous professionals, speech therapy, dedicated teachers giving free tutoring, and other school officials taking extra time and effort to help us solve this frustrating puzzle. At first, we didn't see much change. In fact, we were about to give up when our son said comments like he wished he could die and come back as a smart person so he'd know what it was like. Then, suddenly about three weeks later it all started coming together. He is making 100s on nearly everything, homework is now a normal process and is no longer a struggle, and he is finally understanding the processes of math and reading fluently. But, the most positive outcome we are seeing is our son's confidence is soaring. I recently mentioned to him, I was very proud of him and wasn't he glad he is doing LRx? His response was "Mom, it's cause of me, not LRx." This alone is all I've ever wanted---- for my son to have the confidence he is smart, that he can do the work, and he won't give up on school before he even gets started. The program has been amazing for us and worth every penny.

I believe that Learning Rx does work for some people.
I also believe that a company should stand behind their promises, and Learning Rx does not.
When we signed our daughter up (she was struggling in school, never able to focus or complete tasks), the directors of the Learning Rx center promised us that they would be able to fix those problems. I'm not talking wishy-washy statements like, "We think she will..." or "She will probably..." I mean they looked me in the eye and emphatically said "I promise you..." As a parent who loves and wants the best for my child, who was at that point desperate to help her, I believed them.
12 weeks and almost $10, 000 later, nothing had changed (we ultimately had to pull her out of her school - she's doing a little better in her new environment, but still struggles and is just "getting by"). When I met with the directors, they apologized, but absolutely wouldn't make good on their guarantees by either extending her training until the promised results were seen, or returning even some of our money. Calls to their corporate office to complain were always forwarded to the voice mail of the person who handles complaints. You can probably guess that nobody has yet returned my calls.
I could go into great detail about some issues and suspicious things that I noticed (but foolishly ignored) during her training, but I'm trying to keep this brief.
As I said at the top, I'm sure Learning Rx works for some people. But of the 5 people or I know who've gone through their training (or whose kids have gone through), 1 saw clear improvement, 2 saw small improvements, and 2 saw no improvements at all. Before enrolling your son or daughter, ask yourself: Is a 1-in-5 chance of significant improvement is worth the $5-10, 000 investment? Especially with a company that won't honor its promises?

I was convinced for years that I have ADD. I got a coupon for a reduced rate of $99 for testing, a consultation with the director, and two 75 minute trainings. After I purchased the coupon I researched brain training, which I should have done before I purchased the coupon. Scientists spent years to see if it could make a major difference for people. Their was no conclusive evidence that brain training works other then helping some people with their memory. I am leery about the training but at least I will get an idea of how it works first hand. From reading responses I'm happy to hear that I need to watch out for what I can be charged for the program. I don't plan to spend thousands of dollars on this. I wish there was a guarantee that this works but I'm sure they won't allow it because of the homework that may not be done on a consistent basis. My motto is you don't ask, you don't get so I will definitely ask for a guarantee and negotiate the rate as low I can get it or will not purchase the program. Can anyone tell me how they knew test results were falsified? Thanks!

I have a family member who is in high school and her parents took her to be tested so they could help improve her ACT scores. The test “proved” that the high schooler who makes A-B-C’s at a private school is way below average and needs these $12, 000 classes immediately to retrain her brain or her future is in the balance! People, stay away from this place, it’s a scam! Preying on young adults, parents and children – find another way to make money! This is unacceptable! If this child was this deficient in her learning abilities (as this test "proved") this parent (and teachers in her schools) would have noticed well before high school! I am very upset that such as this even exists. If you want to help people, choose people who actually need help, don't just steal money from those who won't benefit from your outrageous claims!

I went in for an interview at the Chandler, AZ franchise. The owner purchased another franchise in Scottsdale and is hiring trainers for the new franchise location. I learned that the employment ad was misleading stating that training is 15 hours over 4-5 days. The man who conducted the interview while the owner sat there not participating said that training is about 3-4 weeks unpaid and more training is at home working on your own computer. A trainer may not see any hourly wage for 2-3 months. Training may be paid after a first graduate in six months. IMO the interview was designed to demean my education and experience by giving brain tests that I was not prepared for. First off I graduated summa cum laude with my bachelors and have two masters, but felt that the man was demeaning towards me. I had to do positive self-talk to help me not let that negative experience get to me. I have worked with children and adults with mental and behavioral difficulties for many years in several schools. I just kept thinking if I was made to feel uncomfortable in a job interview then how do they treat new and existing clients and/or are they manipulated into buying into the program? My feeling during that interview was that the business seemed shady like a mind game. The employment ad was misleading and the interview gave me bad vibes. I felt I wasted my time going to an interview when if I had known about the length of unpaid training prior to the interview I would not have gone there.