One of the most significant challenges in education is meeting the diverse needs of all learners in the classroom. In any given...

Primitive and postural reflexes play foundational roles in the development and maturation of the vestibular system, which is responsible...

Executive Function: What It Is and Why It Matters Executive function is a set of mental skills that enable individuals to plan, focus...

The Basal Ganglia: Development and Role in Primitive and Postural Reflexes The basal ganglia are a group of interconnected brain...

How Blue Light from Electronic Devices Affects Brain Development in Young Children In today’s digital age, electronic devices such as...

Neuroacoustic Music: Harnessing Sound to Heal and Enhance the Brain In recent years, the term "neuroacoustic music" has been gaining...

Temporal processing – the brain's ability to perceive and process time intervals accurately – plays a pivotal role in how we speak and...

As parents, caregivers, educators, and health professionals, our primary goal is to provide our children with the best environment for...

In my practice and in my Facebook group, I often have parents share that suddenly their child's speech has regressed, dysregulation has...

The Reticular Activating System, located in the brainstem, plays a pivotal role in brain function. Activated as the baby passes through...

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...

Individuals with dysgraphia may struggle with translating their ideas into written form. In other words, they have trouble “getting it on...

Lately, my Facebook feed has been filled with ads for a variety of treatments and approaches to improve "vagal tone". Research about the...

-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...

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...

For decades, the traditional medical community has been treating ailments and mental health as unrelated issues. However, an overwhelming...

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...

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...

There are two main protections for students with learning differences and special needs who attend public school. The first is a 504...

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...