Brain Connectivity and Autism

"One of the current hypotheses about the biological basis of autism is that individuals with autism differ in their patterns of brain connectivity.

Sensory Diet Link for Squirrelly Behavior

Can you give me a general idea of “squirrelly” ? Extreme silliness maybe? Emotional?  During IM, a good percentage of students have a day or two of 'squirrelly behavior, some times a week or two, worse case senario, the entire IM training, but this fades in a few weeks after IM is over.

VEN Cells, Insular Cortex, Autism

Not specifically an IM post at this time, but Dr. Craig from the Barrow Neurological Institute researches brain cells and their location in the insular cortex that are believed to impact decision making speed. Interesting autism research.

How IM might impact sleep patterns and night terrors.

Washington University just published some fasinating research discussing how ones 'master clock', a specific region of the brain, helps us keep track of our 24 hour sense of time. This master clock seems to talk with various other 'clocks' with in our body.

My child has above average timing, now what?

Would you recommend IM if my son scored in the above average or superior range on his IM pretest?

Though it is true that the child's general timing is above average it's important to note that IM impacts more than timing. Quality of movement, connectivity in different brain regions, distractibility, and stamina are a few of the other significant factors to consider.