Upledger’s Craniosacral Therapy 

The Craniosacral System is the environment of the Brain. It nourishes it, cleans its waist products and protects it from trauma. Children on the spectrum of Learning Disabilities very often have a mild to severe problem in their craniosacral systems. This is a physical issue that compromises the health of the brain.
 

Biomed

A weak brain affects the whole body, which can’t detoxify toxins, fight parasites, digest properly and assimilate nutrients. To help your child thrive in his current neurological situation you must address his biomedical status.
 

1. Diet (GFCFSF is the basic, but this is a whole world to learn).
   Learning disabilities (neurological problems) are related to an undeveloped GI system. Even if you don’t see it now, aggressors in food like Gluten, Casein, food additives, artificial colorants and pesticides, will cause major catastrophes in the gut of your child with time (like Dysbiosis in the flora, Leaky Gut, Food Intolerances). Later Autoimmune disease is going to show up, like Hashimoto's or Rehumatoid Arthritis.
   The Gut is the second brain. Its health affects behavior! To recover, your child will need a healthy gut.
    

2. Supplements (Vitamins A, B, C, D3, E, K2; Minerals like Zinc and Magnesium, digestive enzymes, probiotics, …)
   Children with Learning disabilities very often have nutritional deficiencies and poor detox abilities. Be careful: The wrong supplements (for example cheap Multivitamins with artificial vitamins) may do more harm than good.
    

3. Avoid toxins (environmental, in water, air, chemistry in food, personal care products, household products, cookware, vaccines, etc…)
   Because our children’s detoxification paths are usually not working properly, it is imperative to reduce the toxin overload this toxic world has to offer.
    

4. Heavy Metals Detox
   From vaccines, contaminated water & food, smoke, pollution… They get stuck in their little bodies because they can’t detox effectively.
    

5. Parasites, Dysbiosis of the Gut flora
   Yeasts Overgrowth may drive a child crazy. The yeasts release toxins which affect the brain. Other parasites may do the same.
    

6. The Inclined Bed Therapy
   When you sleep on a slope of 5 degrees, the circulation in your body keeps flowing also at night, allowing the recovery of tissues while the body rests. Circulation is heavily influenced by Gravity.
   To create an angle of 5 degrees, you'll need to elevate the head of your bed some 18 cm. Old books will do perfectly well. 
   
   For more information go to: www.inclinedbedtherapy.com
    

7. And more…
    

Neuroplasticity Therapies

Science recently (just 17 years ago) discovered that the Brain has got the capacity to regenerate, overcoming its difficulties. This is called Neuro(Brain) Plasticity. You child’s problems are of neurological origin, so strengthening his brain is the key to recover functionality. Better to do after some months of Upledger’s Craniosacral Therapy, when the craniosacral system is starting to work better.
 

1. Mendability
   
   Multisensory therapy, easy, cheap, intensive (home based, daily) and very effective, recommended especially for small or low functioning kids. Works symmetrically on the brain.
    

2. The Brain Balance program
   
   Based on Physical (Aerobic) exercise to generate new cells, cheap if done independently (can be learned from a book), intensive (home based, preferably daily) and very effective, requires the child to understand instructions. Works asymmetrically on the brain, solving all its problems including those generated by an imbalanced brain like ADHD and Dyslexia.