CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION
Stopping the Worst Childhood Epidemic of Our Time
PARTI DISCONNECTED KIDS
1 DIFFERENT SYMPTOMS, ONE PROBLEM Understanding the Minds of Disconnected Children
2 CHILDREN’S BRAINS REALLY ARE CHANGEABLE How the Developing Brain Is Wired
3 WHEN THE BRAIN MISBEHAVES A Left Brain, Right Brain Disconnect
4 WHAT’S CAUSING IT ALL?
Let’s Stop Confusing the Issue
5 LEFT BRAIN, RIGHT BRAIN
One Can’t Grow Strong Without the Other
PART 2 THE MELILLO AT-HOME
BRAIN BALANCE PROGRAM
6 RECONNECTING THE BRAIN
The Ten Principles of the Brain Balance Program
7 MASTER HEMISPHERIC CHECKLIST
Identifying a Left or a Right Brain Deficiency
8 HEMISPHERIC HOME SENSORY-MOTOR ASSESSMENT 94
How to Detect a Left or a Right Brain Deficiency
9 SENSORY-MOTOR EXERCISES 149
Training the Brain Through Physical Stimulation
10 NEUROACADEMIC ASSESSMENT AND HOME ACTIVITIES 184 Aiming for a Better Grade
11 WHAT SHOULD I FEED MY CHILD? 213
Brain Balance Nutrition Plan
12 HOME BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PLAN 236
Getting Back to Normal
13 DEFINING FUNCTIONAL DISCONNECTION SYNDROME 256
Putting the Left Brain and the Right Brairi in Perspective