A Whole Body Approach to Changing the Brain
At Brain Development, we aim to help your child develop a balanced brain, layer by layer. The brain is the master control system of our bodies, connected to every cell, organ and system via the spinal cord and the nerves.
Our Learning & Behavioural Development Programme
Our programmes provides you with an exercise-based, brain-balancing plan which targets the root cause of the issue. We utilise the principles of the Melillo Method TM which focuses on changing behaviour, sensory, social and academic performance.
Our programmes will help your child be the best they can be!
Based on years of scientific research from Dr Robert Melillo, it has dramatically improved the quality of life for many children and their families.
It did for my own son and that's why I want to help bring these techniques from the US to families in Europe that are struggling.
Pyramid of Learning
The Learning Pyramid idea was first mentioned by Edgar Dale, an expert in audio-visual education, in his 1946 book ‘Audio-Visual Methods in Teaching’ where he named the different modes of imparting information as the ‘Cone of Experience’, using a cone as the visual representation.
We concentrate on helping develop the first two primary learnings of this pyramid:
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NEURO RELEXES
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SENSORY SYSTEMS
Definitions of the Pyramid of Learning
NEURO REFLEXES
Neuro
Moro
ATNR
STNR
Hand
Foot
Mouth
Touch
Neuro reflexes, also known as neurological reflexes or simply reflexes, are automatic, involuntary responses to a stimulus that bypass the brain for immediate action. They are mediated by the reflex arc, a neural pathway involving sensory and motor neurons, and are essential for maintaining body posture, protecting the body from harm, and coordinating movement
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Oral Language
Body language
Words
Memory
Communication skills are the ability for an individuals to accurately convey a messages to another person or group of people.
SENSORY SYSTEMS
Auditory
Smell
Taste
Visual
Touch
Balance
Sensory systems are the mechanisms by which humans (and other animals) perceive and respond to their environment and internal state. They consist of sensory receptors that detect stimuli, neural pathways that transmit information to the brain, and brain regions responsible for sensory processing and perception.
LIFE MANAGMENT
SOCIALISATION
Play Skills
Social Skills
Behavior
Emotional
Neuro reflexes, also known as neurological reflexes or simply reflexes, are automatic, involuntary responses to a stimulus that bypass the brain for immediate action. They are mediated by the reflex arc, a neural pathway involving sensory and motor neurons, and are essential for maintaining body posture, protecting the body from harm, and coordinating movement
MOTOR SKILLS
Postural Stability Early Mile Stones
Ocular Control
Motor skills are the body's ability to use muscles to perform specific tasks. These skills involve the coordination of the brain, nervous system, and muscles to execute movements. Motor skills are broadly categorized into gross and fine motor skills, with gross motor skills involving larger muscle movements like crawling, walking, and jumping, while fine motor skills involve smaller, more precise movements like picking up small objects or writing.
ATTENTION & FOCUS
Impulsivity
Focus
Organization
Self Regulation
Attention and self-regulation are foundational skills that support higher-level cognitive functions and academic learning.
Impulsivity, focus, organisation, and self-regulation are all related to attention and regulation, with the latter acting as a crucial skill for managing emotions and behaviors necessary for learning.
SENSORY PROCESSING SKILLS PPERCEPTUAL MOTOR SKILLS
Eye-hand Coordination
Speech Development Sequencing
Visual
Auditory
Sensory-motor skills are integrally related to learning, behavior, and achievement in children and adolescents.
Perceptual-motor skills, on the other hand, refer to the ability to perceive and interpret environmental cues in order to guide motor actions.
EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
Reading
Comprehension
Maths
Executive functions are the higher-order cognitive skills that involve behavior regulation and goal directed activities.
Academic performance refers to the extent to which a student has achieved their educational goals, often measured by continuous assessment or cumulative grade point average.
We help those with:
Aspergers
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Dyslexia
ADHD
Dyspraxia
Dygraphia
Developmental Delay
Processing Disorders
Poor Social Skills
Sensory Processing Disorders
At Brain Development, through a series of tests, we will identify your child’s symptoms and functional abilities to determine the hemisphere and functions that aren’t in balance. We will help your child build those networks from the ground up.
At some point in your child’s development, one side of the brain developed faster than the other side. It’s merely an imbalance that can be corrected over time which will bring alignment and synchronisation across both hemispheres. Rest assured, there is hope.
Brain Synchronisation & Connection
Two Hemispheres - One Brain
Neuroscience has long understood that in order for the human brain to function together, large areas of the brain with the left and right hemispheres, use electrical impulses to communicate through short and long range connections.
Each hemisphere performs different functions that allow us to react to the world in which we live. Research has shown that when the two sides of the brain do not mature at the same rate, the electrical impulses between the the two sides get out of balance and interfere with the communication.
Studies now show that this communication problem is responsible for the behavioural, social and learning difficulties we are seeing in some of our children. There is a name for it, Functional Disconnection Syndrome (FDS). It is not coincidental that children with neurological disorders share a number of these symptoms. Their only differential is the side of the brain that’s out of balance and the severity of that imbalance.
What People Say
I have been working with Lara for 4 months now. She was eagerly looking forward to help my son with huge knowledge of her profession. My son is 5 and half years old he was having lots of difficulties . I have worked with occupational therapist but they didn’t draw my attention towards reflexes but Lara told me how reflexes affect development of a child.
I started working on my son with her guidance. And in couple of months I can see good results, we still have a way to go but amazingly and patiently Lara is helping me and she is always my side .I am focusing on primitive reflexes she has taught me and we are focusing on each one. We are using the sensory system, the magical Rezzimax device is brilliant in helping my son with his sensory processing and feeling his body.
After Lara's guidance I can see my son’s fine motor skills and his speech have improved .
I’m feeling very grateful and confident that she came in my life and showed me the correct way to help my son.
Sana, London