Birth Trauma

What Is Tongue Tie? Tongue tie, or Tethered Oral Tissue (TOT), also medically known as ankyloglossia, is commonly overlooked and often misdiagnosed. Lingual frenulum is a condition found in babies at birth where a band of tissue at the end ... Read More

A History of Birth Trauma In at least 80% of children with developmental delays, including attention deficits, Sensory Processing Disorder and autism, there is a history of birth trauma. In each diagnosis, there are manifestations of various aspects of cerebral ... Read More

What Are Developmental Delays? Does your child have developmental delays? Typical delays are: Not rolling over on time Not sitting up unsupported on time Not crawling on time Not walking on time Speech and language delays Skipping a phase (such ... Read More

A seemingly normal baby who refuses to eat, doesn’t grow and has been tested for everything with no apparent results may have failure to thrive. There are many medical and psychosocial reasons for failure to thrive, but there are also ... Read More

What Is the Moro Reflex? The Moro reflex, often referred to as the “startle reflex,” is one of the many primal/primitive reflexes present in infants from before birth. It is a physical reaction to sudden stimuli in a baby’s environment—most ... Read More

Learning How to Prioritize Therapies Can Seem Overwhelming When your child is showing signs of developmental delays or has a neurodevelopmental diagnosis such as autism, SPD, ADHD or a learning disability, it can feel overwhelming to know how to prioritize ... Read More

During an April 10, 2025 Presidential Cabinet meeting, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. indicated that “By September we will know what has caused the autism epidemic.” “And we’ll be able to eliminate those exposures,” Kennedy asserted ... Read More

Understanding how a child's brain develops is important for creating effective educational and therapeutic interventions for children with neurodevelopmental disorders such as: Autism ADHD Dyslexia Cerebral palsy Sensory Processing Disorder Learning disabilities Dyspraxia and apraxia Epilepsy/seizures The process is complex ... Read More