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The left hemisphere sees the world in small pictures, like the stills that make up a movie. It ignores the whole and zeroes in on the details. It breaks things into small pieces and examines [...]

Right brain deficiencies  usually first show  up as behavioral problems. Mothers often tell me that these kids started giving them a hard time right from the get-go. These are the kids [...]

From  the moment the  brain starts growing  in the womb and up to  about age two, brain development  is concentrated on the right side. This  is a vulnerable period [...]

When it comes to left brain versus right brain, the right brain holds the big picture view of the world. It is great at seeing the whole, but not necessarily the parts. It sees the forest, so to [...]

Many parents believe that playing computer games helps kids improve their minds, but this is proving to not be the case. Although research shows that playing on a computer or mobile device does [...]

Sometimes hope takes the shape of a six-year-old boy who inhaled the smell of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies for the first time. —MARYBETH G. Pasta, pizza, bagels, milk, cereal, macaroni, [...]

Relying on a list of symptoms alone is not the best way to identify what your child’s problems are or what activities a child should do to resolve them. When assessing your child for [...]

The brain builds from the bottom up – from the brainstem which is the least complex area, to the cerebral cortex, the most complex area – and from side to side – the left [...]

Understanding ADHD is the first step to acceptance and nonjudgement, which is foundational if any relationship is to survive. Individuals, especially adults with ADHD, have an unevenness of [...]

At one time scientists believed that mental and physical growth were mutually exclusive, but this is not the case. One cannot exist without the other. Every biologically important event, from [...]