Brain Balance

The Brain Balance company logo.

Brain Balance Achievement Centers are after-school learning centers that claim to help children with academic, social and behavioral disorders such as ADHD, Dyslexia, Asperger's syndrome, processing disorders, and learning disabilities.[1] The company offers a program that combines physical and sensory exercises with cognitive skill training and nutritional information based on the principles of neuroplasticity.

History

The program was founded by Robert Melillo in 1995, based on research that led him to understand learning disorders as manifestations of an underlying problem in the brain called Functional Disconnection Syndrome. He began marketing the program in 2006.[2] As of 2017, Brain Balance has over 100 centers across the United States.[3]

Description

Brain Balance is a nationwide system of centers that offer the Brain Balance Program for children ages 4 to 17. The subjects are assessed and then offered an individualized program of nutritional information, mental and physical exercises, and targeted skills training.[4]

Reception

In the scientific and medical community, Brain Balance has been criticized for its lack of evidence as well as its claims about neuroplasticity and other brain developments.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Melillo R, Leisman G (2009). Neurobehavioral disorders of childhood: An evoloutionary perspective. New York, NY: Springer. ISBN 978-1-4419-1232-9.
  2. ↑ "History of the Brain Balance Program". brainbalancecenters.com. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  3. ↑ "Locations - Brain Balance Achievement Centers". brainbalancecenters.com. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  4. ↑ "Spotlight on Brain Balance – Kansas City Magazine for Women". herlifemagazine.com. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  5. ↑ "Brain Balance « Science-Based Medicine". sciencebasedmedicine.org. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  6. ↑ "Doctors skeptical of center's claims". jsonline.com. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
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