Bette Lamont

An Interview with Bette Lamont By Cat Saunders Seven out of ten people, around the world and in every culture, suffer some amount of brain trauma in the process of being born. After that, someone may get hit on the head, fall off a bicycle, or have a car accident. In addition to these mishaps, […]

NeuroDevelopmental Movement® and Visual Motor Skills By Emily Beard Johnson Learning disabilities create many obstacles that prevent a child from achieving the academic success of which she is capable and can stem from many neurological and environmental factors. As stated in a 2007 study, early academic success is much more reliant on decoding skills and

Jake Rofman for NPR Morning Edition, March 6, 2008 · We all lie — once a day or so, according to most studies. But usually we tell little lies, like “your new haircut looks great!” And most of us can control when we lie or what we lie about. But some people lie repeatedly and

The following synopsis summarizes an article that appeared in the August 2003 issue of Scientific American.  The article is 7 pages in length and can be obtained through Scientific American, Inc., 415 Madison Avenue, NY, NY 10017-1111.                   By James Bower¹ and Lawrence Parsons² Located upon the brain stem is a small mass of brain tissue

by Bette Lamont They take a great deal of our attention, yet sometimes we look at them and feel like there’s “no one home.” They need so much love, but it seems to wash off of them, as off the proverbial duck’s back. Traditional therapy has had to find new ways to deal with these

by Bette Lamont Children who need help may ask for it in unusual ways. Jeremy flies into a rage of frustration whenever his mother tries to help him with his reading problems. He is a year behind his peers in school. Alicia loses her school books, her homework assignments, her glasses and sweater, but gets

by Alix Spiegel February 21, 2008 (NPR Radio) On October 3, 1955, the Mickey Mouse Club debuted on television. As we all now know, the show quickly became a cultural icon, one of those phenomena that helped define an era. What is less remembered but equally, if not more, important, is that another transformative cultural

Student has difficulty focusing on activities. Student is unable to sit still – constantly wiggling, squirming, fiddling. Student appears immature for chronological age. Student is often alone. Student is not well liked by other students. Student wants endless individual attention and only works with constant supervision. Others perceive student working below ability (“needs to try