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Brain Balance Achievement Centers offer the Brain Balance Program ® in 22 nationwide locations. The Brain Balance Program ® is an individualized and comprehensive approach to helping children with neurobehavioral and learning difficulties surmount their unique challenges. This proprietary, non-medical program has been successful in helping hundreds of children reach their physical, social/behavioral health and academic potential. We work with children who suffer with ADD/ADHD, Dyslexia, Tourette's, Asperger's and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Find out more about us now.



New Study Finds Brain Imaging May Help to Diagnose Autism

by Brain BalanceJanuary 12, 2010

The latest news in the autism community related to findings of a study published in the journal Autism Research lends support of a biological measurement to help diagnose Autism.   The details of this study were reported by The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in their article “Brain Imaging May Help Diagnose Autism“:
In the current study, Roberts [...]

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Upcoming Event: Kids Enabled Resource Fair 2010

by Brain BalanceJanuary 3, 2010

For the many children in Georgia with learning differences – more than 182,000 reported in Atlanta metro schools alone – dealing with daily schoolwork can be discouraging. Kids Enabled™ formed to address all kinds of issues of children who fall within the broad spectrum of learning differences.
A “learning difference” is defined as any neurological disorder that impedes learning and can include a speech impediment, dyslexia, dysgraphia, ADHD, auditory processing, language processing, vision processing, autism and Asperger’s syndrome, as well as other related disorders. Kids Enabled™ seeks not to label children with particular diagnoses, but seeks to provide information that will address symptoms that affect learning.

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David Kirby: Dr. Insel on Rising ASD Numbers: “No Question” About Environmental Factors

by Brain BalanceDecember 27, 2009

By David Kirby
On Friday, the CDC released its long-anticipated (HERE) autism figures, showing that the average rate of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) among 8-year-olds increased by nearly 60% between 2002 and 2006, with almost one percent of US kids affected.
Also on Friday, the nation’s top autism research coordinator said that better diagnosis and reporting could [...]

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Study Finds Fructose Could Contribute to Childhood Diabetes

by Brain BalanceDecember 14, 2009

The sweetener fructose, a cheap sugar substitute found in thousands of processed foods and soft drinks, may be increasing childhood diabetes and the obesity crisis, new findings suggest.

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Study: Early autism intervention in toddlers is effective

by Brain BalanceDecember 6, 2009

CNN Reports This Past Week:

(CNN) — Researchers have shown for the first time that if a child is diagnosed with autism as early as 18 months of age, offering the toddler age-appropriate, effective therapy can lead to raised IQ levels and improved language skills and behavior.
“Early intervention can be very effective for toddlers with autism,” [...]

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Reminder! Dr. Robert Melillo to Speak in Atlanta

by Brain BalanceNovember 28, 2009

A world renowned chiropractic neurologist, professor, and researcher in childhood neurological disorders, Dr. Robert Melillo is the creator of the Brain Balance Program and director of the Brain Balance Centers. Since 1994, his program has helped approximately 1,000 children with autism, Asperger’s syndrome, ADHD, dyslexia, Tourette syndrome, and other disorders. Don’t miss hearing Dr. Melillo talk in person about functional disconnection syndrome and the Brain Balance Program!

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Dr. Melillo Presents! Beyond Just Hope. The Brain Balance Approach for Children with ADHD, Dyslexia, Learning Delays, Autism and Other Neurological Disorders

by Brain BalanceNovember 21, 2009

Dr. Robert Melillo, founder of the Brain Balance program and author of the best selling book, “Disconnected Kids”, will be presenting a limited seating talk on “Beyond Just Hope. The Brain Balance Approach for Children with ADHD, Dyslexia, Learning Delays, Autism and Other Neurological Disorders” on Wednesday, December 3rd at 7:00 p.m. at Hyatt Place – John’s Creek

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Radio Podcast of Dr. Robert Melillo Discussing Children’s Autism Hope Project

by Brain BalanceNovember 14, 2009

Dr. Robert Melillo describes the nature of autism and disorders in the autism spectrum, the extent of the autism epidemic, and the Children’s Autism Hope Project’s efforts to build a Long Island research laboratory in this radio podcast.

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Video – KTLA-TV Reports on Brain Balance Westlake Village CA

by Brain BalanceNovember 8, 2009

KTLA reports:

KTLA Originally reported about Brain Balance Achievement Centers as follows:
Leila Feinstein KTLA News
November 5, 2009
(KTLA-TV)

Encouraging News For Kids With Autism
Many parents of autistic children are desperately looking for hope. We just may have found it….
For years Luly Guzman , of Lake Elsinore, has been taking her autistic son Sammy to every doctor and specialist [...]

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