Behavioural Problems

Behavioural problems typically affect those people who have Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), but can also be seen in those people with associated learning difficulties. In many cases, challenging behaviour is caused by an under performing cerebellum. The cerebellum (the skill learning centre) is the part of the brain which is fundamental to the way we learn and perform skills.

If the cerebellum is under performing it makes both learning and performing skills very difficult to do. Those people affected will become increasingly frustrated that they aren’t able to do the tasks that other people find easy.

The reason is that more conscious effort is being made by the cerebrum (the thinking brain) because skills haven’t been made fully automatic using the cerebellum. Therefore very often the thinking brain is ‘overloaded’ and leads to a restricted memory capacity. This makes it very difficult for people to control and rationalise their thoughts. This has a damaging effect on peoples’ behaviour as they’re unable to rationalise feelings and emotions: often leading to disruptive, challenging behaviour.

The Dore programme helps remedy challenging behaviour by stimulating and strengthening the connections needed between the cerebellum and the cerebrum. The progressive exercises improves the cerebellum so that skills and learning abilities become automatic. This significantly relieves the brain’s memory capacity and therefore gives people the ability to rationalise and manage their thoughts, feelings and emotions.

Showing signs of behavioural problems?