General Program FAQ
Frequently asked questions about the on-line and local Brain Highways program:
1. If the Brain Highways screening shows the lower centers of the brain are not developed, what classes are offered?
2. Who benefits from participating in the Brain Highways classes?
3. What if my child crawled as a baby? Would he still benefit from participating in the program?
4. Do participants have to enroll in both the pons and midbrain classes?
5. Are participants required to do the pons and midbrain sessions back-to-back?
6. Do most participants do the pons and midbrain sessions back-to-back?
7. Are participants done with the program after the midbrain class?
8. What is the short-term goal of the Brain Highways program?
9. What is the long-term goal of the Brain Highways program?
10. Once the development is complete, do participants have to do any maintenance work?
11. What is the age range of participants?
12. How does the program work for adults?
13. What is the minimum time requirement for the daily brain organization work?
14. What if participants do not do the required daily brain organization work?
15. How much time does the average participant spend doing the brain organization work before the development is complete?
16. How do participants know when they are done with the brain organization?
17. Can a child do therapies and other programs at the same time that he is participating in Brain Highways?
18. How are Brain Highways and occupational therapy similar and different?
19. How are Brain Highways and vision therapy similar and different?
20. How does Brain Highways differ from programs that focus on inhibiting primitive reflexes and address whole brain organization?
21. Can a child be on medication while doing the Brain Highways program?
22. Do children go off medication after completing the Brain Highways program?
23. How does the Brain Highways program address children who already have a specific diagnosis?
24. Why does Brain Highways often help kids who did not progress much (or at all) with other programs?
25. How do parents explain to a child why he’d be participating in the Brain Highways program?
26. Is it possible to talk by phone to Brain Highways staff or to prior participants before enrolling?
27. What is needed to view the multimedia materials?