CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTAL LEARNING DISABILITIES AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS CERTIFICATION 302

Course overview

*Extrapolate the root cause(s) of neurodevelopmental disorders in children, adolescents and event adults from a neurological perspective. *Discuss why brain development is important and how to identify it and how it can impact children and adults. *Explain the research pertaining to ADD/ADHD. *Summarize the various cognitive and academic testing that is used for the evaluation and diagnosis of ADD/ADHD. *Cite the networks of the brain that are used based upon the results of cognitive and academic testing. *Outline how academic testing can be interpreted to identify a neurological imbalance in the brain. *Compare the different stages of evolution, the evolution of the brain and movement. *Differentiate how the the brain evolved into a complex brain with complex movements and what that means. *Compare the stages of cognitive and academic childhood development. *Cement the concept of Hemisphere imbalances with ADHD by showing research studies. *Identify and score primitive reflexes in infants and children. *Identify when each primitive reflex should be inhibited and the therapy necessary to inhibit PR's found to still be present on the examination. *Techniques and methods to evaluate primitive reflexes during an examination. *Identity through examination the primitive reflexes normative values and also deficits in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. *How the PR's can play a significant role in their signs and symptoms. ***More Educational Objectives can be found at ChiroCredit.com***