Redtail Neurodevelopmental Center

The proprioceptive sense: what is it & why is it important for learning? Learn what the proprioceptive sense is, how best to stimulate it and how important proprioception can be in aiding the learning process.

And kids like Dylan with irregular vestibular systems continue to need that proprioceptive input and find shoes very challenging.

Scientists Claim That Keeping Babies Barefoot For Longer Could Increase Their Intelligence If you've been looking for a good excuse to stop buying expensive baby shoes your little one will grow out of in a heartbeat, here it is. Dr. Kacie Flegal, a chiropractor who is accredited by t...

Exercise-induced neuroplasticity: Balance training increases cortical thickness in visual and vestibular cortical regions. - PubMed - NCBI Neuroimage. 2018 Jun 26. pii: S1053-8119(18)30572-X. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.06.065. [Epub ahead of print]

This is my favorite book for understanding why people - not just those labeled with autism - behave the way they do from a sensory rather than cognitive perspective. After reading it so many times, nearly every line is underlined with words in the margin, such as Kim, Dylan, useful for IEP…..

The Fabric of Autism: Weaving the Threads Into a Cogent Theory Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Infused with rare insights into the impetus behind autistic behaviors, The Fabric of Autism weaves the various threads of autism into a "makes-sense" theory, hard won through personal experience and decades of study. From neuroscientific research, expla...

I hope I fulfill these goals of having respect and connection be at the heart of supporting families.

The Therapist Shift: A Grassroots Shift to Authenticity in #Autism Treatment Jenny Palmiotto, a therapist and founder of the Love and Autism Conference, talks about bringing authenticity, relationship, love back into the therapy field. She speaks about the problems with traditional ABA therapy. She speaks about what she observed as a young therapist and how things must chang…