With patients traveling to the clinic from all parts of the world, Skype is a safe, secure and free method of visual communication. All you need is a PC or Mac, internet connection and webcam.

Initial consultation is £150, with the second consultation priced at £100 and follow up consultations at £50.00

PC or Mac              Internet                  Webcam

Contact Robin Pauc to book your next Skype consultation by calling 01590 612432 or email the clinic info@tinsleyhouseclinic.co.uk

Visit our diet page to read about the three essential facts that parents need to know about their children’s diet.

Believe it or not computer games are actually good for you in the short-term.

However, after about 30 minutes problems can arise and many children (and adults) become almost addicted to the game, having to get to the next level, and a major tantrum can follow an instruction to save the game and switch it off. It would seem that an area of the brain that may struggle to hold attention in the classroom, can hyper-focus when gaming to an almost obsessive level. Therefore, it is best to set a house rule regarding the amount of time spent gaming. This is not going to make me very popular but I would suggest 30 minutes maximum.

A cooked breakfast not only provides the body with a variety of foods but also helps to keep the blood sugar levels steady thus helping to prevent health issues in the future.

A great deal of research has gone into creating programmes such as Posit (for older folk), Cogmed and my personal favourite Lumosity. Working on the basis of use it or lose it, a great many notable neuroscientists around the world have come up with fun games which are specifically designed to work on such mental attributes as processing speed, attention and working memory.

The great thing about Lumosity is that when viewing the individuals profile and history it is possible for an experienced observer to see weaknesses and progress being made in functions that are lateralised to the left or right side of the brain. Advice can then be given as to what then needs to be achieved to gain brain balance.

The people at the Dore Centre believe that the learning and behavioural conditions are all due to problems – developmental delay – in the cerebellum (the little brain at the back and below the cerebral hemispheres). This idea has been challenged in the past and my personal opinion is that although the cerebellum is a very important factor in developmental delay it is NOT the seat of learning and behavioral issues in children or adults.

If only it were that simple. Therefore, apart from an initial short course of specific exercises designed to stimulate the under functioning cerebellar hemisphere, usually the left,  we also look at diet, supplementation and the very specific afferentation (stimulation) of sub-systems within the brain itself with particular reference to the prefrontal cortex and cingulated gyrus.

Position – General Dogsbody (usually supine)

Mr Bear is an invaluable member of staff and when not filing and typing, can often be found greeting and amusing the visitors to the clinic. He is well respected by the management and adored by the children who often ask to see him while ignoring the very charming and some would say exceedingly handsome clinic director. Keen to set a good example, Mr Bear has recently taken up boxing as a means to keep fit. Although not a natural boxer he has worked hard in training and is now recognised as a half decent southpaw.

We all have to continually monitor what is happening in our immediate surroundings just in case there is something creeping up on us. However, at a certain point in our neural development we have to suppress the urge to look at anything that moves within our peripheral visual fields so that we can focus on our chosen subject unless of course it is a real danger to us.

Now imagine what would happen if you place a child in a busy environment such as a classroom if they cannot suppress the built-in reflex to look at each and every movement taking place around them. Might they be thought to be suffering from ADD? Interestingly, the centre that ultimately monitors both visual fields – right & left – is on the right side of the brain where in fact most learning and behavioral issues originate from.

Robin Pauc will be in Cobh from 12-14th of May 2010.

To book an appointment please call 00 44 1590 612432.

Imagine if 30% of dyslexic children could start reading fluently in such a short time frame.

Convergence is the act of bringing the eyes in towards the nose. The must be achieved equally and accurately as convergence is essential for all close work – reading, doing your sums and writing.

Convergence insufficiency – the inability to bring the eyes in towards the nose – will make all close work a strain, may impact upon learning and as convergence is an essential precursor to smooth tracking and reading fluency, may be mistaken for dyslexia.

It is estimated the > 30% of children currently diagnosed as having dyslexia have this convergence insufficiency which can be diagnosed in minutes and corrected in weeks.

Diagnosis

A computer generated eye test called the Visual Therapy Assessment (VTA) can be completed in a matter of minutes. If the results show that convergence insufficiency is present a second eye test is arranged within a few days. If the results of the second eye test confirm the results the use of a home based treatment program is suggested.

Treatment

The treatment of choice is the Home Therapy System (HTS). This is a fully automatic computer generated treatment that has been found to effectively treat 94.7% of children with convergence insufficiency.

How long?

The programme should be used daily and will take 18 minutes initially soon reducing to 7 minutes. The programme is usually completed in less than 3 months.