Drug-Free ADHD & Dyslexia Therapy Surfaces as 'Most Exciting Treatment Since Stimulant Medication Advent in 1937' Says Edward M. Hallowell M.D., ADHD Expert and Author

According to the CDC, 7% of children and 4.8% of adults are diagnosed with ADD/ADHD while only half receive treatment. Even though millions of prescriptions are written each year, many people want a drug-free solution.

"Tell teachers, tell other adults and professionals, tell the world that there is a too-well-kept secret that can help kids with so-called learning differences become champions." -- Dr. Ed Hallowell

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- New brain research is unlocking long-standing mysteries, explaining how the brain trains itself and how human beings develop their superior cognitive skills. New scanning tools (FMRI, SPECT, QEEG, etc.) are advancing neurology's understanding of a process called neuroplasticity and shedding light on a simple looking balance and movement regimen used since 1982 by developmental specialists to treat people with ADHD, Dyslexia and other learning differences.

The Hallowell Centers in NYC and Boston are now using and recommending a simple exercise program as part of their comprehensive "strength-based" ADHD treatment model described in several of Hallowell's bestselling books. It offers what Hallowell calls, "a neuro-stimulation treatment that helps those suffering from attention (ADHD) and learning challenges get to the root of the problem instead of merely treating the symptoms. By looking into the underling learning structures and how the brain develops, we are seeing a model for strengthening our natural abilities and unlocking natural gifts that formally were hidden behind negative diagnoses, labels and ineffective therapies."

The Learning Breakthrough Program(TM) is a series of movement and eye-tracking exercises done on a uniquely designed balance board. Scientific observations are confirming that uncapped innate abilities lie behind remarkably simple neurological barriers. Removing these barriers is the essence of the neuroplasticy model and the intended affect of this deceptively simple exercise program for ADHD, Dyslexia and other learning differences.

"It is crucial that the world of education reject the disability model and replace it with a strength--based model, a model that asserts every brain possesses talents. It is up to teachers and parents to work with students to develop those talents," says Dr. Hallowell.

Children and adults who perform the exercises report improved abilities in reading (Dyslexia), writing and mathematics as well as better memory, comprehension, focus (ADHD), communications skills, self-esteem and athletic ability. The program has been revised and is now suitable for use in the home.

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Dr. Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., is a former Harvard Medical School faculty member, noted psychiatrist and leading authority on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). He is the author of the national best sellers, Driven to Distraction, The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness, Delivered from Distraction in addition to many other publications. He lectures around the country while maintaining a private practice at the Hallowell Center for Cognitive and Emotional Health in Boston and New York. His recent book, CrazyBusy: Overstretched, Overbooked and About to Snap earned honors in the prestigious Books for Better Life awards in March 2007. Dr. Hallowell has been prominently featured on 20/20, Oprah, Dateline, the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, PBS, and 60 Minutes.

SOURCE Human Performance Group LLC