Severe neonatal jaundice and “autism”
At least twice a week, I see or speak to parents of clients who have a neurodevelopmental diagnosis, such as Autism, ADHD, Auditory Processing Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder or Dyspraxia, …
Self-care Cafe for Parents/Carers
So many people I know – and obviously tens of thousands I don’t know – struggle thanks to the broken SEND system in which misinformed SENCos are complicit, and local …
Protected: Fake progressive schools and mental health
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What is the Safe and Sound Protocol?
Need a brief, simplified explanation of Polyvagal Theory and the science behind the Safe and Sound Protocol?
A Polyvagal Approach to Primitive Reflex Integration
In the years I’ve been working with neuroplasticity, I’ve lost count of the number of parents who want to know the % their child’s reflexes are retained, as well as …
Experiences with the Safe and Sound Protocol
Why does SSP sometimes cause such extreme “adverse reactions”? Why is it so transformational for other people? Emma Ashfield, Neuro-developmental therapist specialising in children and founder of Move2Connect explains… This …
About EHCPs, SEND law and secondary schools…
This post is a tangent from my usual posts on neuroplasticity and polyvagal theory, but I feel an important one. While neuroplasticity work is extremely helpful, it is also important …
Specific Learning Difficulties and Neuroplasticity
I have been working with a child who has all the dys- specific learning difficulties: dyslexia, dyscalculia (the maths equivalent of dyslexia), dysgraphia (extreme handwriting challenges) and dyspraxia (a lack …
Retained reflexes, developmental milestones, and learning
Retained reflexes mean that a person may struggle to do things that others assimilate naturally and effortlessly. Not only that, but the movements used in Rhythmic Movement Training are simple and fun – and children often start to ask for them every day, because their bodies NEED these movements.
