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What is happening? One out of every 150 families in the United States has a child who is suffering with Autism or Asperger’s syndrome, accompanied by Sensory Processing problems. Find out what the reasons are for this 500% increase, and how a growing number of families are finding relief from these behaviors in their child by using science-based nutritional therapies. In this course you will be shown that Autism, Asperger’s, and even SI are more than neurological disorders. They are evidences of a metabolic disorder. The goal is to identify, treat and restore the underlying biomedical conditions that may cause or exacerbate these symptoms. Become informed so you can help other families! Course Description: This course is designed to explore the present treatment approaches and the biochemical abnormalities that children with Asperger’s, Autism and Sensory Processing problems present. The students will be exposed to the various nutritional protocols that parents and nutritionally minded physicians are using to reduce the impact of the disability for these children. They will find that, along with the often prescribed speech and occupational therapies, nutritional therapies are making a significant difference in the well being of these children. Some of the metabolic and biochemical conditions presented in depth are:

Learning requires energy. The struggling learners in our classroom are working too hard to learn because of an ENERGY LEAK. Find out why it takes Johnny so much more energy to write (or even copy), than Joey. He is showing you many signs that show you why this is happening. Then, learn how to use Brain Integration Therapy to repair the leak, and free the student to learn in the manner that was intended. There are Four Natural Learning Gates. When all four of them are open, learning is easy. After using these techniques successfully to help struggling learners in her “Twice Exceptional” classroom, Dianne now uses this in her private consultation practice, Child Diagnostics, Inc. A year ago, a middle school special education teacher in the Denver area began using these brain integrating exercises with her students, and reported that the Woodcock/Johnson scores showed a two year growth, versus the 4-6 month growth she had seen every other year. You can see this success with your students, too!!

Have you been puzzled about how to teach your students how to “really learn” the material you are presenting” Do you have to teach the same things over and over to some students? These are the kids who need to find a different way to learn. Help them get in touch with the “smart part of themselves” by training them to use their “photographic memory” to make materials stick instead of slip. Using more Right Brain Teaching Strategies, they will find themselves able to store those math facts, phonemes, spelling words, oral directions, and science and reading facts in their LONG TERM MEMEORY. Even daily vocabulary can stick with these proven techniques. Watch your students’ test scores go up dramatically. Some of these memory strategies are used by students at Cambridge University in England to score well in tests. Who needs right Brain Teaching Strategies? Kids with mild to moderate Auditory Processing Problems learn much easier with these strategies. Show them how to “by-pass” the auditory glitch by using their impressive visual memory. In this class you will learn exactly how to place material into the area of the brain for the easiest storage and retrieval!

“Kids Act How They Feel”, Sydney Walker III, MD, The Hyperactivity Hoax

Johnny is a constant motion machine. Tom cries in frustration over minor matters. Susie forgets what she has just learned. According to Dr. Sydney Walker, Children tend to “act how they feel”. This fascinating workshop provides you with clues to your child’s brain/body chemistry. Dr. Crook has found that over 85% of children who suffer with Sensory Processing Disorders, or attention or mood disorders when older, have experienced multiple ear infections as a young child. Untreated, these children often go on to have many hidden food allergies and asthma. It is easy to correct these imbalances at home and dramatically affect your child’s learning day. The testimonies that we receive from parents across the United States who are using these simple remedies with their children are amazing!

Remember when your mom told you that “fish is brain food”? The brain is 60% FAT. For the brain “connections” to be made properly, proper fats are required. Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADD, hyperactivity, and Sensory Processing Problems may be conditions of essential fatty acid deficiency. Getting the protocol amounts of DHA everyday, can make a huge difference in a child’s speech fluency, mood, reading ability, and reactions to outside stimuli, like loud noises, clothing tags and transitions. Get the real skinny on fats! Learn how to help your child feel better, and thus act and learn better. New research is coming out everyday on the role of fats and memory, mood and learning ability!

Course Description:

This course is designed to give the students an understanding of the recent research linking diet, early and prolonged antibiotic use, and behavior and attention issues in children. This study of the connection between nutrition and learning and behavior in children will give educators, and those involved with helping children, the information they need to share with parents of children struggling with behavior, learning or attention. Some elements of this course will include:

1. The role of diet in attention and learning problems.
2. The role of early and prolonged use of antibiotics in children, particularly with frequent ear infections, and later attention issues.
3. The role the neurotransmitter, Serotonin, in ease of attention and focusing.
4. Dietary means of increasing Serotonin production in the body.
5. The role of essential fatty acids in attention and focusing.

Course Learning Outcomes:

1. Student will gain an understanding of the connection between a student’s diet and behavior.
2. Student will gain knowledge of the correlation between frequent childhood ear infections, early and prolonged antibiotic use, and the incidence of ADD/ADHD.
3. Student will have information to share with parents of children struggling with behavior and learning.
4. Student will be given a week by week, 3 month nutritional supplement program to help a child with learning and behavior issues.