Joana Talafre

If you're searching for therapy for special needs children, you've likely encountered countless approaches, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and more. Each promises progress, yet you may still wonder: Is there something different? Something that truly honors how my child learns? The answer is yes. ABM NeuroMovement® offers a fundamentally different path: one that works with your child's brain rather than against their body. The Brain-Body Disconnect in Traditional...

You've said the same instruction three times. Your child is looking right at you, but it's like your words are bouncing off an invisible wall. You can see their frustration building. You can feel your own patience fraying. And the worst part? You know they're not being defiant. Something else is going on. Here's what might be happening: their brain is too "noisy" to hear you. The Radio Static in Your Child's Brain Imagine trying to listen to your favorite song on the radio, but the signal...

If you've spent time in therapy rooms, you've probably seen it: the same exercise, repeated over and over. Ten leg lifts. Twenty arm reaches. Endless reps of the same movement, day after day, week after week. And maybe you've wondered: Is this really working? My child seems to zone out halfway through. You're not imagining it. And you're definitely not alone. This week, we're busting the first myth in our 4-part series: the belief that repetition creates learning. It's one of the most...