By Jorge Serradilla , posted on his blog OFFAL GENIOS
This is the second time Jorge participating in this blog with his testimony, the former was the number 61
Let me sum up my experience with my son George, if it can be support to those parents who first come into the intricate world of stimulation. Lately there are many parents who contact me to see how they can help their children with some form of motor neuron disorder, Down Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit, sensory dysfunction, adopted children, chromosomal deletions, Rett Syndrome ... After the ... are children, and as such, should be seen as children who are born or who just have a few months, and often the "difficulty" that brings us blind and do not let us see that child who needs all our love.
From my humble opinion, from these lines I would encourage all those who have their first contact with therapy and stimulation for their children, who are wary of the diagnoses and medical pronouncements, but always in the "hand" of these, but working from these therapies. I always say that knowledge of these methods and therapies, and working from this perspective, it gives peace of mind knowing we're on the right track, we're working on the proper line, and the results support the work.
My son George is a charming boy of six Syndrome 
Do wn that not only strives to minimize the disadvantages of giftedness gene of trisomy 21, but also retains some primitive reflexes that block advanced neurological development and a poor processing of sensory input (vestibular and proprioceptive mainly).
Like all of us, we started with him a little lost and disoriented, but with plenty of motivation to make the most of it. After more than 3 years in Early Intervention (hydrotherapy, etc.), We saw that Jorge really not moving properly developing a pattern of "normal" for a child with Down syndrome. There was more, had a roof that did not see below the trisomy. Researching and reading, we first with Doman (Vegakids). After an initial review with Charles and Victor were a little overwhelmed. After starting with George sensory and motor program, I began to read about Doman. The first thing I read was "What do your child brain injury." Really understand the work program, and everything that supports the reorganization neurofunctional really understood why so many things. I saw it so interesting that I started reading several books by Glenn Doman, one of the most interesting " How to teach your baby to be physically excellent." I think this is the basis of all the stimulation that is practiced today, is published or any method is based. Jorge
advanced, but very very slowly, continued to burden "something", which hampered its development 
. So, I continued searching, researching and reading, until I found the fabulous blog of Rosina with a huge difference ... the best consultant for our children. It was then when I went full in the complicated world of stimulation itself, primitive reflexes, sensory dysfunction, etc. I read the book by Sally Goddard on "Reflections , learning and behavior," how many reflections kept checking my son George, and how they prevented postural reflexes acquired and successfully advance to more sophisticated neurological levels. I also noticed how, from primary care or early stimulation programs are carried out are aimed at the cortex, when the child still has some difficulties at subcortical (limbic and reptilian mainly, thalamus, hypothalamus, amygdala, brain stem) that work is needed before, because of not prioritizing in this way, we are not efficient with our work. After visiting Eva RodrÃguez in Madrid, it confirmed to us that George kept reflexes, and we proposed a work plan with him through Rhythmic Movement Therapy.
Later I read Jean Ayres , and his wonderful book " Sensory Integration and the Child ." It was then I realized that everything fit, the primary reflections are due to the brainstem and their lack of cortical involvement, and postural reflexes, motor planning and sensory processing. The Sensory Integration gave answers to many questions and symptoms seen in George, from walking on tiptoe, nail trimming rejection, rejection haircut, compulsive form, etc. It is interesting see primitive reflexes and sensory integration as two streams that complement, not two blocks watertight and exclusive. TMR actually works not only to and from the reptilian brain, Sensory Integration and the limbic system. I believe that the interconnections between the three major brain structures are produced with both therapies, and therefore I believe we can and must work together, it is very often the child has underlying reflexes that prevent proper functioning in postural level. Barbara Viader, through a workshop for parents, helped me understand what a child feels in his wonderful sensory dysfunction Infant Stimulation Center of Barcelona.
Like any good professional, parents in this profession must continue to form, and thus I came to the osteopathy, Padova and biomedical treatments. Osteopathy improved tension in the frontal lobe that Jorge held, getting defuse the meninges, enhancing relationships, frustrations, etc. In this therapy, I was surprised one of its foundations, " governing structure function", on the contrary to the philosophy of Doman, who says that " structure determines function (Lamarck). Once again you can see how both theories are totally certain, so a thrust in the suture of the parietal and frontal bones can cause symptoms and damage to the CNS, as a program of stimulation causes a greater number of synaptic connections and improve the functioning of the CNS.
Feliú Teresa taught me what is the method Padovan, and how it could work with Jorge Neurofunctional Reorganization. Movements of legs, arms, swing, orofacial, etc. through a sequenced program, supported in songs and poems, succeeds in giving patterns of neuromotor logical development of the child.
Today, we have a own program of work with George. Worked with him on alternate days Doman modified with TMR, and Padovan with some sensory integration. Occasionally we have hippotherapy (equine) and dolphin , with very positive results, especially with the latter.
is easy to think that if we see problems in the child's neuromotor development, there may be some difucultades in their metabolism, in terms of feeding and food processing, not osbtante is a strong correlation between CNS dysfunction and sensory hypersensitivity immune system. So, we started to monitor how it was Jorge "inside", this being another piece of the puzzle: the biomedical treatments. Their weakened immune system due to recurrent respiratory infections treated with antibiotics with filtration leaky gut peptides act as morfinatos, drunken laughter (Candida), episodes of constipation and diarrhea, irritability (Clostridium), and so on, we confirmed that we given to the taproot that sustains the whole tree. Improving your metabolism (trace, feeding intolerance, probiotics 
cos, DHA, etc.) Improved the physiological environment necessary to maximize the effectiveness of all methods and therapies that work with him. Currently working on this line, with satisfactory results.
Another great "leg" behind this web of interconnected streets and alleys is behavioral therapy. I think it's necessary behavioral programs to "educate" in society, and go minimizing stereotypes and self-stimulatory movements (Lovaas, ABA, etc.)..
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