The Disconnected Kids Nutrition Plan: Proven Strategies to Enhance Learning and Focus for Children with Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Other Neurological Disorders

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From the author of Disconnected Kids, a scientifically developed programme for feeding kids with special needs - based on the popular Brain Balance Program. In Disconnected Kids, Dr. Robert Melillo presented his drug-free, scientifically based programme for addressing a wide range of conditions, including autism spectrum disorders and ADHD. These deceptively simple physical exercises have helped thousands of families around the world, minimising and even eliminating symptoms. In this new book, he shares with readers the nutritional side of the Brain Balance Program, featuring guidelines, tips and kid-friendly recipes based on the latest scientific research into how food affects the brain, designed to help busy parents feed picky kids in a beneficial way. Readers will discover how to: *Recognise the difference between a fussy eater and a problem eater *Ease the sensory issues that make for mealtime mayhem *Identify food sensitivities using a simple elimination diet *Devise a supplement programme that will help ensure adequate daily amounts of the specific vitamins and minerals important to brain health *Make nutritious meals that will pass the taste test of even the most finicky eaters

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"Whether ADHD, autism, dyslexia or any number of neurobehavioral disorders affecting children, it is clear that what finally manifests represents the conspiracy of multiple events. As such, pursuing a multifaceted therapeutic approach as has been so deftly presented by Dr. Melillo offers up a welcome and efficacious contrast to the myopia engendered in pharmaceutical mono therapy."
--David Perlmutter, MD,New York Times bestselling author of Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar Your Brains Silent Killers

I have worked closely with Dr. Robert Melillo and the Brain Balance team for many years. I have seen firsthand the transformations in the lives of the children they serve. Brain Balance not only focuses on correcting their own unique neurological challenges, but emphasizes the whole health of each child from their individual nutritional needs to their need for special daily activities to embracing and enhancing their family life.
--Zac Brown, Grammy Award-winning musician and founder of Camp Southern Ground

Praise for the work of Dr. Robert Melillo:

"A visionary new approach...These valuable clinical insights add much to our tool kit."
--Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence

"Clinically innovative and academically grounded...brings a refreshing, hopeful, and scientifically responsible approach to the field of childhood neurological disorders."
--Leslie Philipp Weiser, M.Ph., Ph.D., Harvard Medical School
Dr. Melillos books are a ray of hope. Jam-packed with scientifically grounded information on brain function and its behavioral correlates, they provide satisfying explanations that parents recognize as relevant to their experience. And because his work is further tied to a simple intervention program, it has the power and potential to revolutionize the field.
--Michele Denize Strachan, MD, Behavioral Pediatrician, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Program, University of Minnesota

Dr. Robert Melillo is one of thoserare individuals who can unravel the seemingly unsolvable mysteries ofneurobehavioral developmentwith wisdom, compassion, and vast perspective.His unique, groundbreaking,and research-based approachtoimproving brain function introduces the process of unlocking each child's potential.
--Pamela D. Garcy, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, Professor of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Argosy University Dallas

Disconnected Kids presents an optimistic and practical approach to opening windows of exploration, connection, and learning to all children. A highly recommended exploration for parents, educators, and therapists.
--Louis Cozolino, author of Attachment Based Teaching

"Dr. Melillo, one of the worlds leading experts in childhood developmental disorders, has organized the best scientifically referenced source of risk factors for autism, which all future parents should know about it. His book is a must read."
--Datis Kharrazian, DC, DHSc, MS, MNeuroSci

Dr. Melillo presents a very clear and educational view of how a childs brain grows, from the bottom up. This is without any doubt an amazing theory that will stimulate a great number of research protocols.
--Dr. Calixto Machado, MD, PhD, FAAN, President of the Cuban Society of Clinical Neurophysiology

"Dr. Robert Melillo has unraveled the mysteries of brain organization and translated what we know into simple, practical therapeutic regimens to allow all of our children to reach their unlimited potential. He has produced a message of hope for parents of children, with clear, consistent, and significant results."
--Prof. Gerry Leisman, Director of The NationalInstituteof Brain & Rehabilitation Science in Nazareth, Israel

Author Bio

Dr. Robert Melillo,the creator of the Brain Balance Program, is an internationally known chiropractic neurologist, professor, researcher, and expert in neuroscience, neurology , neuropsychology , rehabilitation and childhood neurological disorders.