Wow, thank you so much Chris!!! I have been stressing about this doing as much research as I can. They found valid problems with both my kids but nothing to put them on the spectrum. All I kept thinking is that if my child lies in the 99.98% and does at least 15 hours a week of crossing the  midline through his various sports, how do the rest of the children (i.e. the 9998/10000 kids) in society measure up. Looking at it like this, with your neuroscience article as background, I can confidently say that they are simply looking for money and preying on our fears! So sad. I have still not written them off. Your blog has lead me to other research articles which I am going to research.

There seems to be truth in the exercises they employ, i.e. sound therapy (frequency stimulation), OT (which are all crossing the midline), olfactory stimulation and visual stimuli (what we use with Shichida and inadvertently with Doman's flashcards). So those in themselves seem valid but yet again, I have to do the research..........unless, anyone out there has used them?

One thing I could never figure out is, how are they finding the imbalance in their right brains if all I have done is Rightbrain education with them both from birth? Their left brains functioning 4 yrs ahead but their right brains 3 yrs behind???

At 18 months, depending where your son is neurologically, he probably isn't much further than the cortex. So I wouldn't do anything before 4. You at least want full brain development, the myelin sheath is only just forming. Which is why I waited until my youngest was 4. Yes, I am hoping it is quackery but so much of it makes so much sense.............anyone out there able to share??

If you are expecting and believing the media, you really need to do your own unbiased research about lifestyle choices. Doman is just one facet - how about vaccinations? GMO? Chem trails? Radiation? Physical exercise and to me the most important your Faith. The babies, body, mind and most importantly SOUL needs to be nourished too. This is a wonderful journey that you are embarking on but all these facets need to be embraced for a whole child approach. Good luck! Feel free to PM me if you need some facts or research on any of these topics.

Hi all

Wishing you all the best for 2014!!

Maybe one of you would be able to help me in this area. I took both my 4 and 8 yr old DSs to the Brain Balance center to check if anything was off. I went in there so sure of myself, thinking, I teach Right brain so these kids are going to be fine. I LIVE DOMAN! My children do all the PHD programs, we do monkey bars, swim, run, flashcards, math program, reading program. We use Shichida and Rightbrain kids. So really, I was so sure of myself. Well, here's the kicker!! Both boys have all their primitive reflexes other than their spinal reflex from birth. Both boys were vaginal births, healthy pregnancies, no drugs, vaccines, organic non-GMO diets and still this?? I am spinning? They want $6000 for each kid to correct this! I simply don't have that much money to throw around. Has anyone else been in this situation before? How do I get rid of the primitive reflexes? How, if I am teaching rightbrain, are their rightbrains so week? Their left brains were measured 3-4 yrs ahead but their right brains were 2 yrs behind? I am totally confused. Any insight would so so so be appreciated!

Thanks all.
Have a blessed 2014!

Have you tried the app Acceleread? I have downloaded it but not much more than that.......looks promising.

That is what I was thinking, there has to be something online. I will try it. Just don't waste your money on Iris. Biggest waste of time. So the search continues. Thank you!

Thanks so much! I love the article and love that they give you such definite ways to teach. I suppose I was secretly hoping for an online course that would do the same thing. But through a lot of wasted money, I realized that there is nothing out there ;(

Thanks again.

Hi Everyone

I have an 8 yr old advanced reader and a 4 yr old not reading yet. We have used Little Reader but now I am looking for an actual speed reading course. I have been using Eye Q but my kids are bored of it. Can anyone suggest something else? I have spent a copious amount of time and money only to be disappointed. Thanks.

Mandy.

I had a similar problem but then found for some reason it had two windows open. When I closed the one, I found all my other downloads. On that note, does anyone know if there is a way to play different topics back to back in LR once downloaded. I find playing one at at  a time disrupts my baby.

Wow!! Thank you! I had no idea. I need to do the research on it now. Not sure if all universities accept Collegeprep? But still I had no idea it even existed so this helped so much! Thank you!!

This is the fourth time I am trying to reply to you. Hope it works. Just email me at mandy . Jacob @ inkorpa . com . Sorry, can't figure the glitch out....

I made my bits before LR came about. If you want to use them feel free to PM me.

I just went online but couldn't find a physical test. Is it the diagnostic test that you are talking about?

Wow, thanks for letting me know that. I am going to make him take it immediately. I know Calvert has great reviews. It looks so restrictive to me. I love to chop and change with my kid. Plus it is really FULL time. When you have these gifted kids, it is so easy to skip around and fulfill their curiosity. So it seems like a big commitment, that is why I was asking....

Thanks, that is exactly why I posted here about LS. I will have to give them a call. I have a 7 yr old doing algebra. Would you say then that AOPS is probably not worth our investment? Do they have something then for algebra? Also, I always try and shy away from electronics. Do they have hard copies?