Ollie the Octopus - Melillo, Dr Robert; Dharamaraj, Dr Genevieve
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Ollie the Octopus wants to be the best juggler in all the Seven Seas, but he is so clumsy sometimes! Ollie can't sit still, gets frustrated easily, and when he has a tantrum - watch out! Ollie's friends have some problems, too. When Dr Robert Melillo (a world-famous specialist in childhood neurological disorders) meets Ollie one day, he thinks he might know how to help Ollie and his friends reach their potential. Dr Rob can help them all become truly magnificent! With easy-to-understand language and charming illustrations, Ollie the Octopus and His Magnificent Brain(TM) teaches children about…mehr

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Ollie the Octopus wants to be the best juggler in all the Seven Seas, but he is so clumsy sometimes! Ollie can't sit still, gets frustrated easily, and when he has a tantrum - watch out! Ollie's friends have some problems, too. When Dr Robert Melillo (a world-famous specialist in childhood neurological disorders) meets Ollie one day, he thinks he might know how to help Ollie and his friends reach their potential. Dr Rob can help them all become truly magnificent! With easy-to-understand language and charming illustrations, Ollie the Octopus and His Magnificent Brain(TM) teaches children about complex topics like neuroplasticity and brain development. This delightful book helps children understand what retained primitive reflexes are, how these reflexes might affect their behaviour, and what they can do to integrate their reflexes - and change their lives. The book includes a special section for adults with information and exercises to help children integrate their retained primitive reflexes. Dive in and follow Ollie's journey!
Autorenporträt
DR ROBERT MELILLO (USA) is a respected specialist in developmental functional neurology, brain imbalances, hemispheric integration, and the diagnosis and correction of most neurobehavioural disorders and learning disabilities in the United States. His clinical experience, research, and success with patients in his private practice led Dr Melillo to create the Brain Balance Achievement Centres in 2006. There are now over 100 centres across the USA. Dr Melillo is a prolific researcher and author. In 2004, he published Neurobehavioral Disorders of Childhood: An Evolutionary Perspective, a working-theory textbook on developmental disabilities. He has published a number of other books on childhood neurobehavioural disorders, including the best-selling Disconnected Kids, which has since been translated into eight languages. Dr Melillo has also published numerous scientific papers, and contributed chapters to textbooks on topics such as dyslexia, attention, and frontal lobe development. Dr Melillo is an adjunct professor at the National University of Health Sciences and is a senior research fellow with the National Institute for Brain and Rehabilitation Sciences. He holds a master's degree in clinical rehabiltation neuropsychology, a doctorate in chiropractic, and he is completing a PhD in cognitive neuroscience. He is also the co-founder and past president of the International Association of Functional Neurology and Rehabilitation. 'Dr Melillo also serves on the advisory board for Grammy-award-winning musician Zac Brown's inclusive camp, Camp Southern Ground. Dr Melillo and his wife, Carolyn, are also the creators of the web series Disconnected Kids, Reconnected Families, a documentary-style series helping families face and overcome childhood neurobehavioural issues.