NACD - Light in the eyes

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kiddietalk wrote:

Speaking of therapy -is this NACD and why do they shine the light in

the child's eyes?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCs6IQnwyzI & feature=related

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I took a look at this video and many of the others in the series of this one

child.

I preface my response by saying that for 3 years my kids do follow neurological

organization programs (which is the generic umbrella name for the

neurodevelopmental therapies offered by companies such as NACD, INPP, IAHP and

others - note NACD is not the " only " company to offer these services). We are

not followed by any direct " NACD " led program, although the programs that we do

are prepared and followed by a INPP-type clinic with direct ties to Temple Fay,

Glenn Doman, INPP etc. I do not know, obviously, what the mother in that

video was instructed to do or if what she was doing is her interpretation of

what she was told vs doing actually what she was told to do.

My eldest son has functional issues with his pupillary reflex where his pupils

remain dilated even in bright light sometimes and they do not dilate/constrict

at a normal velocity. Part of this was the negative opiate influence of

casein. Once casein was reduced with enzymes we saw improvement but the

problem persists. We are unable to totally remove casein, though we did

finally succeed doing so for 2 months last year - but I have an excessively

selective eater and to keep a complicated story short, we had to reintro it or

let him starve to death.

When the pupils do not respond correctly or adequately to changes in lightness

and darkness it make focusing (i.e. vision) difficult and negatively impacts the

visual input of information. Think about how your own eyes go into tilt if

you've been out in bright son and you return inside the house and they don't

adapt quickly to the darker environment or from a dark room to bright light and

you are temporarily " blind " . That reaction really inhibits your ability to

function - at least temporarily, doesn't it?

In any case, the real point of this email is to explain that there is an

excercise using a penlight (not a regular flashlight) but what we have been

instructed to do does not resemble remotely how the pupil light therapy was

shown in that YouTube video. The therapy itself is to excercise the pupillary

reflex...triggering a constriction of the pupil - like a muscle workout. We

have been told to use a pen light with a light bulb that is not more powerful

than 3 watts (the one we have is only 1,5 and it's intense)...you should not use

a laser penlight. The actual therapy, for us, is to point the light at one eye

for 1 second - only 1 second, alternating to the other eye after 5 seconds of

rest for not more than a combined total of 1 minute for the entire session. The

light should not be placed close to the eye either. It is preferential to

perform the therapy in semi-darkness or darkness but can be performed in a

lighted room - it all depends on the severity and individual condition of the

patient. We repeat this therapy more than once a day but I prefer not to post

our individual program in detail as it is a therapy customized for my son and

really should not be done unless it is needed and tailored to the child. It

does help.

We had just restarted the program 2 weeks ago but had to suspend the penlight

therapy when my son got a fever and flu. When the child is ill or not feeling

well, the therapies are usually stopped until they are better. Of course, when

to stop and restart I am in direct consulation with his NDT (neurodevelopmental

therapist) -- I don't make those decisions all on my own.

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