by Dr. Jolene Ross

“Jessica’s* eye turns way out to the side”, 

her mother told me.  “She is supposed to have surgery for it in a couple of months.” Jessica’s mother looked very nervous, but believed that surgery was the only possible solution for this problem.

“Give me a little time.” I replied. 

Having anxiety about being in spaces with large groups of people can be a normal experience for some. However, if a person experiences so much fear and anxiety about leaving home that it begins to interfere with their ability to live life normally, treatment may be necessary. Agoraphobia describes a condition where a person fears being in a place where they cannot escape or it may be difficult to do so. This includes both large open spaces or large crowds. Additionally, travel at any capacity may also trigger so much fear and anxiety that the individual remains confined to their home. In fact, the word agoraphobia is a Greek word that means “fear of the marketplace”. 

At this point in the school year, finals are just around the corner. Academic success relies greatly on several contributing factors related to your child’s overall health. Read this list of 4 ways neurotherapy can benefit your child before the hardest academic challenge of the year! 

Diagnosing a child with a learning disability can be difficult considering all children learn at their own pace. However, all parents should be keeping a close eye on their children’s studies and grades to examine if they are exhibiting symptoms indicative of a learning disability. In fact, fifteen to twenty percent of the population has a reading disability. Dyslexia is a learning disability affecting both oral and written language abilities, affecting both males and females equally. Children inherit genetic links, so if you have a learning disability, it is not unlikely your child may as well.

Children who struggle with dyslexia are often diagnosed by the symptoms they have displayed both at home and/or in the classroom. Though symptoms displayed from young ages persist throughout life, dyslexia is symptomatic in different ways at different ages throughout the child’s life.

Neurofeedback works for students of all ages ranging children and young adults in grade school to college level students. Younger ages benefit from neurofeedback because the sessions strengthen and enhance brain development. For older students, neurofeedback keeps the brain strong and healthy and prevents the decline of memory and other executive functions vital to academic success. Read the eight ways neurofeedback improves school performance by boosting brain function!