virtual autism treatment; sensory processing, ADHD

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Clinically proven online movement & sensory programs to improve development, learning, sensory processing, behavior, and attention & focus in children.

Brain Connex Therapy online primitive reflex & brain integrations program was created for children with developmental & neurological delays, autism, sensory processing disorder, ADHD, cerebral palsy, and more. Our foundational programs provide a combination of primitive reflex integration, neurodevelopmental movements, sensory stimulation, and brain hemispheric balance techniques to bring optimal results…all in the comfort of your home. We focus on accelerated outcomes and greater access to care for all families in need.

Brain Connex Therapy is designed to develop:

*Balance;

*Muscle tone, stamina, and controlled motor movements;

*Posture and control;

*Body and sensory awareness;

*Gross and fine motor movements;

*Self-control, persistence and organization;

*Language, rhythm and communication skills;

*Attention, listening and processing of sound;

*Self-esteem and confidence;

*Improved reading, writing, and learning ability.

Children who demonstrate delays and/or difficulties in the following areas can benefit from our program:

*Concentration/Attention/Memory

*Speech, Language

*Written Expression & Reading Comprehension

*Social Communication/skills

*Behavior

*Fine motor delays

*Gross motor delays

*Anxiety, Depression, Decreased self-worth

*Processing Speed

*Sensory Processing

“Our mission is to improve as many lives as possible while empowering clients with knowledge, and passionately learning from continued research in neurological movement to continuously improve treatment methods for optimal results.”

Results seen with Specific Conditions

Autism

ADHD

Sensory Processing

Dyslexia & Learning

Dyspraxia

Vision Issues

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When we look at the root cause, we can improve sym

Does your child LOVE everything vestibular? They c

Does your child LOVE everything vestibular? They can swing for hours, spin like crazy without getting dizzy, and always fall asleep in the car?

Then, it's possible they have an underdeveloped vestibular system.

Does your child HATE everything vestibular? They won't go on a swing, get sick with even the slightest spinning, and have motion sickness in a car?

Then, it's possible they have an overdeveloped vestibular system.

Either way, it should be treated as dysfunctional. The vestibular system will not fully develop if tonic neck reflexes are unintegrated. The vestibular system is part of the "triad" of senses that have the most effect on the cerebellum. Which means if the vestibular system is not working well, then other things like the visual system will not work well.

To improve the vestibular system you have to give input to it -- slower for a child that is over-developed and faster for a child that is under-developed. Any movements that involved head changing position (side-to-side, up-down, circular, etc) will give input to the vestibular system. You want to give input to both otoliths & semicircular canals by doing activities that are linear in nature and rotatory in nature.

Simple things to do at home include rolling forward & back on a therapy ball. Seated and moving side to side on a therapy ball. Add in log rolls and circular spinning (as tolerated). Try to move in multiple directions several times per day, with rest if the child feels dizzy.

Consult your practitioner for individualized advice 🙂
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Altered muscle tone regulation, or muscle disharmo

Altered muscle tone regulation, or muscle disharmony, in infancy results in impulsive reactions that become permanent behaviors as a child with autism grows older. These impulsive reactions can lead to other challenges including a lack of goal orientation and inner control, hyperactivity, chaotic and disorganized behavior, inability to focus or follow instructions, impatience and irritability.
Poor muscle tone regulation results in poor coordination, motor planning, and control due to the lack of integration in the excitation and inhibition processes in the reflex circuits.

Improper muscle tone regulation, shallow breathing, and slowed growth may be some of the causes for delayed development in their physical, intellectual, and emotional systems.

All children with ASD and/or developmental delay should be evaluated and treated with reflex integration techniques. Research shows many reflexes remain unintegrated in the child with ASD.

One of interest is crawling...over 83% of children with autism walked early or did not crawl long enough leading to delays in their cross-lateral gross motor skills, motor programming, planning and control, and in their ability to multitask.
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Brain 🧠 Connex Therapy offers both individualized and self-guided reflex integration programs virtually across the world 🌎

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The most consistently identified feature in autism

A common scenario we see in schools are children t

A common scenario we see in schools are children that cannot sit still and are constantly moving, talking, fidgeting, etc.
To educators it looks like a disruptive child.
But the child NEEDS that movement in order to learn.

The compensatory strategies that are often given include weighted vests, wobbly chairs, movement breaks, and extra activities. These are all great strategies to help IN THE MOMENT....they will not help the child's body permanently.

When we look at the ROOT CAUSE..what is really going on in the child's body & brain, we can help permanently create change. It could be unintegrated primitive reflexes, or visual issues, or vestibular underdevelopment...or all of these!

When we look at children's behaviors as a sign towards what is really going on, rather then something to "extinguish", we are able to treat them from the foundation up and help their brain connect with their body.

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Waking too early? or in the middle of the night? H

Waking too early? or in the middle of the night?
Having trouble falling asleep in the first place?

Difficulty sleeping can be a sign that the sympathetic tone in your child's nervous system is too much. They may spend majority of their day in fight-or-flight due to an underdeveloped nervous system. Things like hypersensitivity to noise or tactile info, picky eating, poor body awareness, and an impaired vestibular system could all contribute to being in a state of hyper-alertness, which can make it difficult to fall asleep OR stay asleep.

Our CALM & CONNECT bundle is the perfect treatment to first help calm the nervous system. We start with use of the Safe & Sound Protocol to decrease hyperactivity in the brain and follow it with purposeful movements that help to integrate primitive reflexes and balance the brain.

The Brain Connex Approach™ builds the nervous system from the foundation up. Starting with calming the nervous system and vagus nerve. Then we integrate primitive reflexes and add specific sensory stimuli. Finally working specific coordination, balance, and vestibular activities to re-organize the brain and help client's see results.

Get started today: http://www.brainconnextherapy.com/ssp/
Or Email us for a free phone consultation at brainconnex@gmail.com

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The ability of our head to be stable on our body a

The ability of our head to be stable on our body and our eyes stable within our head, comes only after our tonic neck reflexes have been integrated.

Once the tonic neck reflexes (ATNR, TLR, STNR) integrate our head has stability on our body as we move through space. Then as our vestibular system develops, the eyes are able to maintain stability within the head as we move. Only then can we have oculomotor control over our eyes to track things such as reading across a page in a book.

This is a big reason why so many children we see with learning challenges have trouble with tracking and convergence. They do not have the foundational development in the body for the eyes to work properly.

When we start treatment at the foundation and work our way up through typical functional development we are able to give the brain & body what they need to connect to one another. Often times the child who struggles has a disconnection between brain and body leading to trouble with learning, attention, focus, behavior, and independence. Our brain-body foundation is primitive reflex integration with specific sensory stimulation, followed by appropriate neurologically-based movements to challenge the system and create neuro-motor efficiency.

Working with children using a functional developmental approach leads to children who struggle less and learn easier.

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Although small (nicknamed our "little brain") the

Although small (nicknamed our "little brain") the cerebellum, which only accounts for 10% of our brain, holds over 50% of the total number of neurons in the brain. Talk about a powerful structure!!

The cerebellum is mostly known for it's control of smooth coordinated movements and it's ability to perceive errors, adjust, & learn. But many are now understanding it's implication with higher-level cognitive functions such as learning, social skills, and emotions.

When damaged later in life (adulthood) the cerebellum does little to cognitive functions; but researchers are finding when the cerebellum development is delayed or disorganized (as with ASD) in childhood it can have major effects on learning, socialization, and more.

Delay in cerebellum growth in infancy leads in moderate motor skills issues, but cognitive and social functions are particularly vulnerable.

The cerebellum also integrates much of the sensory input coming into the body. Multi-sensory deficits seen in many children with ASD and SPD can indicate cerebellar dysfunction.

Can treatment of the cerebellum via foundational neurological movements help to increase connections and growth of the cerebellum to help children understand and connect with their world better?

#cerebellum #autismandsensory #sensoryprocessing #movementbased #autismtreatment #neurodevelopmentalmovement

Introducing the CALM & CONNECT BUNDLE: In this bu

Visual fixation is the ability to fixate on an obj

Visual fixation is the ability to fixate on an object with both eyes. Gaze fixation is not just visual, but also cognitive. The right hemisphere needs to inhibit eye movement while the left hemisphere has cognitive control. When the right hemisphere is weaker and there isn't a good balance between the two, the right hemisphere will not inhibit and the eyes will move.

Children with autism and right brain weakness typically are not able to maintain gaze on an object for 3 seconds. This is one of the reasons we don't see good eye contact in kids with autism. In order to improve gaze stability we need a foundation of skills including postural/core stability, head stability, and vestibular function.

When we work with children from the ground up we are able to build the skills needed to function optimally, learn easily, and move with control. Reflex integration, core/postural stability, vestibular & proprioceptive function, and visual perceptual skills are all part of the neurological approach we take to treatment.

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The cerebellum is a key structure not only for sen

The cerebellum is a key structure not only for sensorimotor control but also for language, social cognition, and emotions. It is well known that over 85% of children diagnosed with autism have delays in motor skills (gross motor, fine motor, coordination, motor planning). Recent research has shown some interesting changes in the brains of children with autism when compared to typically developing children.

Specifically, reduced size and connections in the cerebellum were noted as well as a reduction in the gray matter volume. Reduction in gray matter volume has repeatedly been correlated with severity of symptoms in social interaction and communication in children with ASD. Both hyper-connectivity and hypo-connectivity of the cerebra-cerebellar connections have been seen. Generally the hyper-connections have been seen within the somatosensory cortex, while the hypo-connections to the prefrontal cortex. Also, research notes less connections between the cerebellum and language centers of the brain.

Neurological treatment is essential for helping a child's cerebellum develop and improve connections within the brain hemispheres. As we develop the foundation of the nervous system using reflex integration, brain hemispheric integration and therapeutic activities for the cerebellum we notice symptoms related to autism reducing and children gaining incredible functional skills in language, motor, social, and cognition.

To read more on this research head to: https://www.intechopen.com/books/behavioral-neuroscience/the-cerebellum-and-autism-more-than-motor-control
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With many children re-turning to in-person learnin

Children are typically able to recognize themselve

Children are typically able to recognize themselves in a mirror around the age of 2 years. Our MIRROR NEURONS help us understand that we are seeing ourselves; they also allow us to imitate movements and non-verbal communication.

INTEROCEPTION is our internal sense that gives us input about what's going on inside of our body -- are we hungry? full? stomach ache? gut intuition? Do we need to use the bathroom? Interoception is associated with our mirror neurons and is the basis of social development.

Interoception is related to your child's ability to understand non-verbal communication...which is related to facial expression...which is related to vagal tone....with is related to the digestive system and immune system.

Interoception is also housed mainly in the right insular cortex in the right brain hemisphere; an area that is typically weaker in children on the autism spectrum. This is why we see kiddos on the spectrum that have poor non-verbal communication, difficulty with empathy & social skills, digestive problems, and constantly high sympathetic tone (fight or flight).

To help improve INTEROCEPTION with a neurological approach we balance the brain hemispheres via foundational euro-movements plus specific sensory stimulation to strengthen the weaker hemisphere. The brain at any age is plastic --> you can always improve what you have!

Download our FREE ebook: Get to the Root Cause of Your Child's Sensory, Learning & Behavior Challenges: https://brainconnextherapy.podia.com/root-cause

The brain 🧠 controls everything. When there is

The brain 🧠 controls everything.

When there is an imbalance between the brain hemispheres we see kids with incredible skills in one area, while significantly lacking in another.

A right hemisphere weakness, in particular, demonstrate typical symptoms related to conditions such as Autism, ADHD, SPD, Tics, Tourettes, & OCD.

We work to strengthen the weaker hemisphere while building the foundations of the nervous system to balance all systems in the body.
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Choose your perspective. Taking small steps each d

Choose your perspective.
Taking small steps each day is more impactful than big leaps with your child's treatment. Every day do a little neurological movement-based work and it adds up.

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If you have a brain (and of course you do), you ca

If you have a brain (and of course you do), you can benefit from brain training.

The brain controls everything. If your child has trouble with learning, attention, behavior, digestion, speech, motor skills, or reading/math, etc they would benefit from doing specific treatments to help their brain improve connectivity.

If you are an adult, guess what? You can benefit from brain training too! Working your brain helps to decrease dementia and other memory-related issues as we age.

The brain is a muscle just like everywhere else in our body, except it controls everything and should be the MOST important muscle to work.

I see in a lot of groups that some parents of children with autism do not think there is anything wrong with their child. And of course, we love our children no matter what, but if your child's brain is not working correctly, it is your duty to help them improve. Just like I, as an independently functioning adult, works her own brain with specific movements to help improve my memory, organization, and attention.

Why wouldn't you want to improve your brain if you can??

Autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, Dyslexia, and other neuro-behavioral disorders are development disconnection syndromes. Research has shown there is nothing wrong with the children's brains or their bodies...it is simply that they have disorganization & disconnection within the brain, as compared to typical peers. And this means we can improve it!

So take this REMINDER to start brain training activities with your child if you want to improve the most important muscle/organ in their body and set them up for a successful future.

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There are many developmental consequences to an in

There are many developmental consequences to an infant missing the crawling stage...or moving through it in an awkward way (ie, one leg dragging behind).

Crawling is an essential step in development not just from a motor standpoint, but it also helps to create crucial connections in the brain.

Crawling on all four's is a whole-body movement that has a host of benefits, including:
* strengthening shoulder, core & hip stability needed for standing upright and gaze stability
* strengthening postural muscles and neck extensors
* horizontal tracking needed for reading
* strengthens palms for fine motor skills needed for handwriting, feeding, dressing, etc
* works on cross-lateral movements, connecting R/L hemispheres needed for learning, attention, behavior, memory, and organization

Research demonstrates that children who miss motor milestones, and/or are delayed in gross motor skills are significantly more likely to have trouble with cognitive tasks when they are older. It's also noted that majority of children with delayed motor milestones have unintegrated primitive reflexes.

So what can you do? If your child is still young, teach them to crawl on all four's correctly, moving opposite arm and leg. If your child is older, they can do a remediation program as well, crawling + primitive reflex integration.

Not sure where to start? We have a program just for that! Our FOUNDATIONS: Primitive Reflex Integration Plus program combines ten core primitive reflexes with three whole body integration movements, plus basic visual exercises. See details here: http://www.brainconnextherapy.com/our-program/

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If primitive reflexes are maintained beyond the no

If primitive reflexes are maintained beyond the normal age of integration, they may lead to difficulty in learning, socializing, academic success, hormonal balance, motor control.

Children with learning disabilities and other various types of developmental disorders are known to retain the primitive reflexes, which have contributed to their symptoms and the level of dysfunction.

Each reflex is linked to one or more of the sensory processing systems: space, taste, touch, smell, visibility, hearing, proprioceptive and / or interoceptive.

Therefore, if the primitive reflex is maintained, a child may experience dysfunction within one or some of the sensory processing systems. This can lead to what is known as a sensory disorder.

Primitive reflexes are automatic movements that are needed for survival and development during infancy. They emerge, mature, and integrate - or develop into postural reflexes throughout the first 1-2 years of life. When primitive reflexes do not fully integrate, higher levels of the brain and nervous system are unable to mature. Connections in neural pathways for higher-level learning, communication, behavior, emotions, coordination, and balance will be delayed or compromised.
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Brain Connex Therapy offers a virtual program in Primitive Reflex & Brain Integrations for parents to help their children at home. Created and supported by an Occupational Therapist.

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