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Dr. Mary McKone, Ed.D.
Jan 85 min read
The Effects of Devices on the Developing Brain
How Blue Light from Electronic Devices Affects Brain Development in Young Children In today’s digital age, electronic devices such as...
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Dr. Mary McKone, Ed.D.
Nov 22, 202410 min read
Neuroacoustic Music
Neuroacoustic Music: Harnessing Sound to Heal and Enhance the Brain In recent years, the term "neuroacoustic music" has been gaining...
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Dr. Mary McKone, Ed.D.
Sep 17, 20243 min read
The Power of Temporal Processing in Speech and Reading
Temporal processing – the brain's ability to perceive and process time intervals accurately – plays a pivotal role in how we speak and...
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Dr. Mary McKone, Ed.D.
Sep 5, 20245 min read
The Benefits of Vibration on Brain Development
As parents, caregivers, educators, and health professionals, our primary goal is to provide our children with the best environment for...
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Dr. Mary McKone, Ed.D.
Aug 14, 20244 min read
Neuroinflammation, Brain Development & Function
In my practice and in my Facebook group, I often have parents share that suddenly their child's speech has regressed, dysregulation has...
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Dr. Mary McKone, Ed.D.
Mar 27, 20244 min read
The Reticular Activating System (RAS)
The Reticular Activating System, located in the brainstem, plays a pivotal role in brain function. Activated as the baby passes through...
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Dr. Mary McKone, Ed.D.
Feb 23, 20243 min read
Auditory Processing-Overlooked, Undertreated, & Misunderstood
One very common comment I hear from parents I work with is that their child doesn't seem to "hear" them and/or the teacher complains that...
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Dr. Mary McKone, Ed.D.
Feb 8, 20242 min read
The Many Faces of Dysgraphia
Individuals with dysgraphia may struggle with translating their ideas into written form. In other words, they have trouble “getting it on...
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Dr. Mary McKone, Ed.D.
Dec 15, 20233 min read
The Vagus Nerve-Why it Matters
Lately, my Facebook feed has been filled with ads for a variety of treatments and approaches to improve "vagal tone". Research about the...
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Dr. Mary McKone, Ed.D.
Nov 22, 20233 min read
Gut Microbiome and Cognitive Function
-Dr. Mary Mollway, Ed.D November 22, 2023 In the last two blogs, we explored what the gut microbiome is and how it forms in infants. In...
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Dr. Mary McKone, Ed.D.
Oct 23, 20234 min read
The Gut Microbiome-Part 2: The Infant Microbiome
In my last blog, I provided an overview of the gut microbiome and how important it is to our everyday functioning. This week, I want to...
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Dr. Mary McKone, Ed.D.
Oct 10, 20233 min read
The Gut Microbiome-the Key to Health and Cognition, Part 1
For decades, the traditional medical community has been treating ailments and mental health as unrelated issues. However, an overwhelming...
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Dr. Mary McKone, Ed.D.
Sep 27, 20235 min read
Why Cognitive Testing May Not Give You All the Answers
Why Testing Doesn't Always Tell the Whole Story During my tenure at Park Academy, my time at the New Vision Autism Center, and now here...
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Dr. Mary McKone, Ed.D.
Sep 5, 20232 min read
Give Your Brain Some Love-Move Your Body
About 15 years ago, I read a book by now famed author Dr. John Ratey entitled Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the...
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Dr. Mary McKone, Ed.D.
Aug 15, 20234 min read
504 versus IEP-which one and why?
There are two main protections for students with learning differences and special needs who attend public school. The first is a 504...
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Dr. Mary McKone, Ed.D.
Jul 10, 20233 min read
Core Strength & Low Tone
Hot Topic of the Day-Low Tone & Core Strength About 90% of the kids I work with in my office have challenges with low core strength, poor...
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Dr. Mary McKone, Ed.D.
Jun 26, 20232 min read
Toe Walking
Many of the clients I see in my office are referred due to toe walking. Toe walking can be caused by a few different things and it is a...
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Dr. Mary McKone, Ed.D.
May 25, 20234 min read
Essential Oils and Cognition
One day on vacation, you are walking through a quaint little town on the coast and you smell the most amazing scents coming from the...
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Dr. Mary McKone, Ed.D.
May 15, 20233 min read
Anxiety, Working Memory, and Learning
We all have moments or phases of anxiety in our lives. We may feel anxious about a job interview, financial woes, or waiting for the...
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Dr. Mary McKone, Ed.D.
Jan 18, 20233 min read
You are carrying your trauma with you
Trauma has a very broad definition and can be any experience that the brain and/or body find overwhelming. This includes a wide variety...
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