Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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2021 Articles
A Complex Intensive for a Six-Year-Old Girl
When a young child comes to you for a three-day intensive, you never know what will present and what will…
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The Medical Model Is Asking the Wrong Question
All too often, the medical model is asking the question, “How can we best manage the patient’s condition?” That is…
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The Importance of “Brain-Friendly” Orthodontics and Eyeglasses
As Gillespie Approach providers, you may have to navigate a minefield of issues. This is a continuation story about the…
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Anxiety and Depression
I am seeing a young adult for anxiety and depression. He had a history of physical trauma: birth trauma resulting…
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Some Consequences of a Long Labor
A family from the Midwest presents this week with their teenage son. He has attention issues, ADHD, and a narrow…
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“Brain-Friendly” Orthodontics
This is the real world. A young man presented today with ADHD and anxiety. During his first therapy session, his…
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With Gillespie Approach, ‘The Lights Are On’
If you have ever thought about being a Gillespie Approach therapist, get ready for this type of clinical experience. Yesterday’s…
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“Mom, I Love to Read.”
Recently a mom brought her six-year-old daughter in for evaluation. Mom was open to therapy because of her doctor’s recommendation.…
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The Many Diverse Infant Conditions of the Gillespie Approach
In his poem “The Divine Comedy” Dante describes his travels down the nine circles of the inferno. We are going…
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My Four Stages of Life
I am soooo excited because parental consciousness is shifting. I saw two mothers this week with very similar stories. Fussy…
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