Latest Developments in Sensory Enrichment, Brain Plasticity and Navigating the Additional Challenges of Living with a Neurological Condition

New research suggests enrichment strengthens the brain’s biological defenses against oxidative stress.

In a mouse study, three weeks of environmental enrichment changed oxidative damage and antioxidant activity in the hippocampus, hypothalamus, and brainstem—regions involved in learning, sleep, stress regulation, arousal, and other functions relevant

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Can sensory enrichment reverse the effects of sensory deprivation?

How touch, movement, novelty and everyday sensory experiences may shape brain development, neuroplasticity and recovery from early deprivation.

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13 Reasons Autism Therapy Isn't Working

You've done the therapy hours and the skills still don't stick. 13 reasons autism therapy stalls, and what the brain actually needs to grow.

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Speech, in a child who is not speaking much, is almost never a motor problem.

Here's what one mom tried, and why her son started talking.

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