This book explores the physical basis for learning. It explains the importance of early reflexes, their functions in early development and their effects on learning and behaviour if retained in later childhood.  The author also investigates the possible effects that these early reflexes have on other aspects of development such as posture, balance, motor skills and susceptibility to stress and anxiety in later life.

Attention, Balance and Coordination also includes:

• A review of relevant literature in the field
• A review of the origins of the modern vestibular-cerebellar theory
• The Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology’s Developmental Screening Questionnaire together with an explanation of its use and interpretation
• The effects of neuro-developmental immaturity in adolescents and young adults by Dr Lawrence Beuret
• The relationship between vestibular dysfunction and anxiety
• A chapter by Dr Peter Blythe chronicling the history of the development of the INPP Method from its inception in 1969 to the present day.

“Attention, Balance and Coordination is the most up-to-date handbook for professionals involved in education and child development, providing a new understanding of the source of specific educational and behavioural problems.This book is a competent, comprehensive and innovative contribution to the problem of learning disabilities and associated behavioral disorders.  The author attempts  to clarify   this  complex and multidimensional  issue by  pinpointing  the core of the pathology  -  ignored  until thirty  years ago -  which is a specific immaturity of the nervous system, consisting in  the failure of the higher integrative centers of the brain to control the “lower” but not less complex  mechanisms of postural reflexes  and sensory-motor response systems located in the   spine, cerebellum and the sub-cortical areas.  This basically new approach is skillfully presented and  high-lightened from different aspects:  A well-documented historical description of the research which has led to the discovery of the said source   of the disability. A systematic interdisciplinary analysis the neurological, auditory, visual, somato-sensory, motor, skeletal and   hormonal factors involved in the dynamics of the   dysfunction.  A pragmatic  presentation of assessment methods   yielding a reliable  diagnosis  of  the  individual handicap and last but not least a detailed description of the  rehabilitation procedures leading to the restoration of normality [In  this context  the  author stresses the  fact that the disability is reversible ,  but its cure may require the formation of a new specialist,  the "neuro-educator".] By virtue of   the extensive and fundamental treatment of the topic,  this is book   is a rich source of innovative information not only to the scientist  engaged in basic research, but mainly to the practitioner  in the fields of developmental neurology and pediatrics,    clinical  psychology and special education.”         

Prof. Reuven Kohen-Raz, Ph.D. (Emeritus) Former Head, Dep. of Special Education, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)

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