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Dr. Mary McKone, Ed.D.
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Dr. Mary has spent her professional career working with an advocating for students with learning differences. She spend 23 years in public education and 4 in private education as a teacher, curriculum, coordinator, and administrator before retiring from K-12 education in 2022. She was a reading and dyslexia specialist for most of her career. She still teaches at the university level. She has been studying reflex integration and brain development for nearly twenty years and has trained in multiple modalities, including Brain Gym, Rhythmic Movement Training International, and MNRI. She runs a private pratice called BrainWorks outside Portland, OR where she focuses on reflex maturation and integration coupled with brain training.
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Apr 3, 2026 ∙ 7 min
Emotional Rollercoasters: How Reflex Work Stirs Up Big Feelings
If you or your child has ever giggled uncontrollably, cried for no clear reason, felt shaky, especially tired, or experienced vivid dreams after reflex integration exercises, you are not alone. These reactions can be confusing or even unsettling, but they typically indicate that the nervous system is undergoing meaningful change—not that something is wrong. How Neuroreflex Exercises Affect the Nervous System Neuroreflex exercises go beyond simple stretches. They guide the body through...
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Mar 20, 2026 ∙ 6 min
How the Brain Takes Out the Trash: Glymphatic Health in Neurodivergent Kids
The glymphatic system serves as your child’s nighttime “cleanup crew” for the brain and relies heavily on deep, organized sleep to clear out waste. Neurodivergent kids often face higher toxic burdens, increased rates of neuroinflammation, and ongoing sleep challenges, making support for this system fundamental to brain health. Reflex integration work offers a powerful, hands-on approach to help the body and brain fulfill this job. What Is the Glymphatic System? The glymphatic system acts as...
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Mar 6, 2026 ∙ 4 min
Sensory Processing in School: Why Kids Perform Differently at School and Home
Sensory processing shapes how children feel, behave, and learn in the classroom, and it helps explain why a child may seem like a “different kid” at home than at school. What “sensory processing” means Sensory processing is how the nervous system receives information from the senses and organizes it so a child can respond purposefully. This includes not only sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch, but also the vestibular sense (movement and balance) and proprioception (body position). Some...
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