After seeing the ballyhooed Dore Center treatment system, that claims 80-90% success with no-drug treatment of ADD, Aspergers, dyslexia, etc. in the U.S. News and World Report special edition on ADD, I looked up the web site

However, I also lucked into a discussion of the DORE system on some AddForum that I now can't find. Anyway, a knowledgeable member pointed out that a Dr. Belguen developed the cerebellar excercise method decades ago.

I checked out the recommended web site, learningbreakthrough. com, and found out it provided similar treatment as DORE ($2800) for a $309 kit and instructions.

Of course, I was skeptical that failing kids and out of control adults could be turned around magically by rearranging neuron flow in their noggins. But when the sainted Dr. Hallowell reported glowing results for his 11-year old after 3 months, I had to take it seriously.

I just can't understand it. How can a "miracle" treatment that's been around so long (Belguen's) not get into any of the maj or textbooks,

Anyway, if you can re-find that forum where the discussion took place (I think it was Alfred Mann who the knowledgeable man) I'd appreciate your guiding me to it.

Good for you, AddForums.

Warrior

http://www.addforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1596

there's the thread you were looking for. i just typed "Alfred Mann" into the search engine here at the forum.

very interesting reading! it reminded me of something my mother-in-law copied for me recently, from the newspaper column "Annie's Mailbox : Saturday, July 24 2004."

"Dear Annie: I am an educational advocate for foster children. They have three to four times the learning problems other children seem to have. I learned something that will help everyone maintain mental acuity. It's free, it works, and it's harmless:

Crawl backward for five minutes every day. Use a timer. It takes every function of the brain to be able to crawl this way, and it stimulates new connections.

It may sound simple, but for some people, it is not easy. And the more difficult or clumsy it feels, the more you can benefit from it. I have seen this work in my own family as well as with many of the children I have represented. -- S.B.

Dear S.B.: Pediatricians have long known that crawling, especially crawling backward, is essential to a child's development. (Although for some of us, getting back up off the floor is a more serious problem.) Thanks for the suggestion."