IS THIS YOUR CHILD?
Common signs & symptoms
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Difficulty staying seated
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Learning/school challenges
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Poor emotional regulation/outbursts
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Developmental delays
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Coordination and balance struggles
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Lack of inhibition/over-reactive
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Poor body awareness
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Anxiety
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Poor posture
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Skipped or delayed developmental milestones (crawling, walking, etc.)
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Difficulty focusing, poor attention span
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Motion sickness
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Sensory integration imbalances
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Fine/gross motor challenges
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Behavioral issues
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Spatial awareness problems
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Doesn’t like playing sports
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Poor social skills
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Hyperlaxity/low tone
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History of concussion/mild traumatic brain injury
What does an evaluation at BrainWorks look like?
First, we discuss the reasons for consultation with the parents. Next, we take a detailed health and development history, Here we go over the pregnancy and birth, developmental milestones, social milestones, language, growth patterns, sleep, behavior, nutrition and eating habits and much more.
Next, we perform a comprehensive exam to assess the child for signs of imbalance or immaturity of their nervous system. This gives us a baseline assessment of your child’s developmental functioning.
Our evaluation includes...
What does an evaluation at BrainWorks look like? First, we discuss the reasons for consultation with the parents. Next, we take a detailed health and development history, Here we go over the pregnancy and birth, developmental milestones, social milestones, language, growth patterns, sleep, behavior, nutrition and eating habits and much more.
Next, we perform a comprehensive exam to assess the child for signs of imbalance or immaturity of their nervous system. This gives us a baseline assessment of your child’s developmental functioning. This evaluation includes:
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Vitals and system review (heart, lungs, ears, etc.)
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Cranial nerve screening
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Posture and gait patterns
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Muscle tone, range of motions, reflexes
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Oculomotor screening
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Cerebellar function screening
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Temporal lobe screening
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Parietal lobe screening
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Frontal lobe screening
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Movement patterns
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Coordination and balance
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Vestibular function
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Proprioception and spatial awareness
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Timing and synchronization
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Retained primitive reflex screening
Once we have all this information, we develop a specialized recommendation plan to meet the individual needs of each child and share it with the parents during our verbal report.
Here we will discuss our findings, how we can help, how long it may take, and answer any other questions. If the family feels their child will benefit from our services,
