Dr. Kevin Shapiro, MD, PhD, is an acclaimed cognitive neuroscientist and the Executive Director of Research and Therapeutic Technologies at Cortica. With expertise in neurodevelopmental differences, he identifies underlying causes affecting child development. Trained in pediatric stroke neurology, Dr. Shapiro’s research focuses on learning, brain structure, and language development. He earned his degrees from Harvard […]
Sonia Story teaches the Brain and Sensory Foundations® program, a curriculum she developed to provide in-depth, comprehensive training in integrative and neurodevelopmental movements. Sonia’s unique curriculum includes movements to release stress, innate rhythmic movements, play, and primitive and postural reflexes that are foundational for addressing sensory, learning, physical, behavioral, emotional, social, and speech challenges. Sonia […]
Dr. Sonia McGowin, DC, is the owner of Covenant Chiropractic & Wellness. She is a FOCUS and PX certified doctor. She is also MAPS-trained and Webster certified. For 14 years, she was the Deputy Director of Outreach Services for the Judevine Center for Autism, working with families with autism across 92 counties of Missouri. The […]
Karen Thomas is a Certified Massage Therapist and has practiced Craniosacral Therapy for almost three decades. She is board certified as an instructor of Craniosacral Therapy by The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. Her holistic background and study of the human brain proved essential when her own son was diagnosed with autism […]
Valerie Aprahamian is a special education advocate, consultant, coach and mentor, author, speaker, teacher, and Founder of Advocates For Angels, who protects the rights of parents of neurodiverse children in the development of their child’s Individual Education Program (IEP).As a mother of an adult daughter on the autism spectrum, Valerie has walked the same path […]
Dr. Trifiletti received his MD and Ph.D. (Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeu/cs) from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1986. He did his Child Neurology fellowship at the Neurological Ins/tute of New York, followed by full-/me laboratory research at Columbia and Cornell University School of Medicine. At Cornell, in 1998, he first heard about […]
Amy Yardley is the founder of Navigate Your Healing, LLC and focuses on helping special needs parents break their chronic stress cycle by utilizing simple yet effective strategies, all within a delivery model that works best for Special Needs parents. Amy also serves as an advisor to the FOCUS Academy, helping practitioners understand the mindset […]
Like so many who come to learn of unconventional methods for healing, my journey to become a healer began out of necessity. My son had begun exhibiting unusual symptoms that no doctor seemed to have answers or treatments for. As his condition worsened daily, I flew furiously into research mode and became so obsessed with […]
Board Certified Chiropractic Functional Neurologist Founder Promoting Optimal Health and Well Being of Patients. Dr. Schneider earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from St. Joseph’s University and graduated Magma Cum Laude New York Chiropractic College. His post-graduate education in neurology was conducted at the Carrick Institute, allowing him to obtain a diplomat from […]
In his 45 years in practice as one of the country’s leading pediatric dentists, Dr. Steve Branam has seen the effects – and the causes – of early childhood tooth decay firsthand. The accumulated knowledge and experience gained in Dr. Branam’s practice and his passion for prevention was the driving force behind the creation of […]
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