What To Do When My Child is Struggling ? 

What shall a parent do when you are troubled and worried to watch your child struggle socially, behaviorally and academically? Understanding why they are struggling and how best to help them is often a confusing and frustrating process. It is critical to understand the root cause and recognize what is happening in the brain of a child, in order to effectively address the problem and implement the best solution.

Understanding the Underlying Problem

A healthy functioning brain communicates between two hemispheres, as well as within each hemisphere, at lightning speed. Think of these communications like runners in a relay race: They connect, pass on information, and release, repeating this process millions of times in a minute. In a poorly functioning brain, these runners are often out of sync, detaching from each other or passing on only partial information. It does not mean that the brain is diseased or damaged in any way, because it is not. It is simply not developing as it should. A functional disconnect can take place at any period during brain development, even in the womb, but it usually remains undetected until obvious symptoms begin to appear.