This Is Who We Are
Thrive Cognitive Lab is a specialized center dedicated to providing evidence-based Educational Therapy and neurodevelopmental support for children with special needs. The center focuses on unlocking the unique potential of neurodiverse learners—including those with ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and specific learning disabilities—by addressing the underlying cognitive causes of learning challenges rather than just treating symptoms. At Thrive we use a holistic approach towards learning rather than only focusing on academics.The Center initially began in 2014 and at present has branches in Ragama and Kandy to serve the Children who require services.
Growth Through Expert Support
Learning Assessments
Educational Therapy
Shadow Teacher Training
Early Vocational Skills Development
Educational Support Sessions
Mentorship Programs
Internship Programs
What Parents Say
My son went to Thrive Cognitive Lab for help with English writing, reading and spelling, as he was struggling with his school work and needed special attention and education.
After Thrive Cognitive Lab took him under their special education programme, there was a significant improvement in his school performance.
Thrive Cognitive Lab’s kind, gentle and effective teaching methods and their support every step of the way has been invaluable for my son’s education journey.
Testimony 1
2025 වර්ෂයේ පෙබරවාරි මාසයේ පේරාදෙණිය ළමා රෝහලේ මහත්මියකගේ දැනුවත් කිරීම මත මෙම අධ්යාපන ආයතනයට පැමිණියේ කිසිම බලාපොරොත්තුවක් නොමැතිවයි. කිමද මාගේ දරුවාට ඒ වන විටත් බොහෝ ගුරුවරු යටතේ ඉගැන්වීම් කිරීමට උත්සාහ කළත් එකම එක අකුරක්වත් දරුවාට මතකයේ තබා ගැනීමට අපහසු වීම නිසාය.
නමුත් පැමිණි පළමු දිනයේදීම වගිෂා මහත්මියගේ ඉගැන්වීම් ක්රමවේදය නිසාම දරුවාට අකුරු 2 මතකයේ තබා ගැනීමට හැකි විය. දරුවා එකින් එක අකුර හඳුනාගෙන ඉගැන්වීම් කරන ආකාරය දුටු මා හට පමණක් නොව පාසලේ ගුරුවරුන්හටත් සතුටක් ගෙන ආවේය. දරුවාට දැනට ඉගැන්වීම් කටයුතු කර ඇති සියල්ලම හොඳින් ලිවීමට, කියවීමට පුළුවනි. මගේ දරුවාගේ මෙම ප්රගතිය දැක මට නව බලාපොරොත්තු ලැබී ඇත. මෙම ආයතනයට මම අනේක වාරයක් ස්තුති කරමි. මගේ පුතු හට මෙසේ ඉගැන්වීම් කටයුතු ඉදිරියට කරගෙන යාමට උදව් කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් විශේෂයෙන්ම වගිෂා මහත්මියට මේ සියලු දේට නැවත ස්තුති.
Testimony 3
My son has been studying at Thrive Cognitive Lab for over two years under the guidance of Ms. Vanessa Van Gramberg. He has received excellent support based on educational psychology, with teaching methods tailored to his individual abilities and learning capacity.
Over this period, I have seen a significant improvement in both his Mathematics and English skills. I am very happy with the guidance and support he has received, and I truly appreciate the effort taken to understand his individual needs and help him progress at his own pace.
I am very grateful to Ms. Vanessa and the Thrive Cognitive Lab team for their dedication and the positive impact they have had on my son’s learning and development.
Testimony 2
Since my son joined Thrive Cognitive Lab, we have seen remarkable growth in so many ways. His confidence has improved, and his practical and functional learning skills have developed significantly.
Today, he is able to follow instructions, participate in daily activities, and apply what he learns to real-life situations with greater independence. Watching him prepare a drink step-by-step, identify the ingredients, and complete tasks with enthusiasm has been truly heartwarming.
These may seem like small achievements, but for us, they represent meaningful progress and a brighter future.

