News: Brain Gym Consultant Helps Kids with Asperger's Syndrome

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 - 10:30

Janet de Witt, a kinesiologist and brain gym consultant, helps New Zealand youngsters with Asperger's and other developmental delays. She also integrates her body/brain balance therapies with physical therapy and nutritional therapy. Kinesiology is "a multi-disciplined holistic approach to health, well-being, learning and performance." This treatment of muscles, balance, and sensory integration was developed by George Goodheart. Brain gym consists of 26 different movements to help with learning. Brain gym was was developed by Paul Dennison. Janet's goal as a therapist is to take the abilities a child has and bring them to full potential.

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