Disconnected Kids: The Groundbreaking Brain Balance Program for Children with Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Other Neurological Disorders » (Reprint)

Dr. Robert Melillo, the creator of the Brain Balance Program(tm), is an internationally known chiropractic neurologist, professor, researcher, and expert in childhood neurological disorders.

The proven, drug-free program to treat the cause-not just the symptoms-of autism spectrum disorders and related conditions.

Each year, an estimated 1.5 million children-one out of every six-are diagnosed with autism, Asperger's syndrome, ADHD, dyslexia, and obsessive compulsive disorder. Dr. Robert Melillo brings a fundamentally new understanding to the cause of these conditions with his revolutionary Brain Balance Program(tm). It has achieved real, fully documented results that have dramatically improved the quality of life for children and their families in every aspect: behavioral, emotional, academic, and social. Disconnected Kids shows parents how to use this drug-free approach at home, including:

•Fully customizable exercises that target physical, sensory, and academic performance

•A behavior modification plan

•Advice for identifying food sensitivities that play a hidden role

•A follow-up program that helps to ensure lasting results

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction: Stopping the Worst Childhood Epidemic of Our Time ix

Part 1 Disconnected Kids 1

1 Different Symptoms, One Problem 3

Understanding the Minds of Disconnected Children

2 Children's Brains Really are Changeable 15

How the Developing Brain Is Wired

3 When The Brain Misbehaves 25

A Left Brain, Right Brain Disconnect

4 What's Causing It All? 49

Let's Stop Confusing the Issue

5 Left Brain, Right Brain 63

One Can't Grow Strong Without the Other

Part 2 The Melillo At-Home Brain Balance Program 73

6 Reconnecting The Brain 75

The Ten Principles of the Brain Balance Program

7 Master Hemispheric Checklist 82

Identifying a Left or a Right Brain Deficiency

8 Hemispheric Home Sensory-Motor Assessment 94

How to Detect a Left or a Right Brain Deficiency

9 Sensory-Motor Exercises 149

Training the Brain Through Physical Stimulation

10 Neuroacademic Assessment and Home Activities 184

Aiming for a Better Grade

11 What Should I Feed My Child? 213

Brain Balance Nutrition Plan

12 Home Behavior Modification Plan 236

Getting Back to Normal

13 Defining Functional Disconnection Syndrome 256

Purring the Left Brain and the Right Brain in Perspective

Index 263