Dr. Doug Stephey welcomes back Neurologist, John Stein, MD, to discuss definitively what this diagnosis is and how it relates to our ancient estimating counting system known as subitizing.

Dr. Stephey and Dr Chabris will be discussing the topic of in-attentional blindness and how our intuitions deceive us.

Enid Whittaker of the Bonnie Prudden Myotherapy Institute to discuss the Kraus Weber tests of minimum fitness, trigger points, and myotherapy techniques.

Developmental Optometrist Dr. Doug Stephey welcomes Dr. Michael Lewis, the author of the book titled When Brains Collide, for a discussion regarding how a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is defined. 

Oxford University Professor and Neurologist, Dr. John Stein, joins Dr. Stephey to continue a discussion regarding the genetics of the magnocellular system and dyslexia and the advantages of being dyslexic.

Professor John Stein, a neurologist, from Oxford University re-joins Developmental Optometrist Dr. Doug Stephey for part 2 of a comprehensive discussion regarding the role of the magnocellular visual system as it relates to, not only dyslexia but,  a number of other diagnoses as well.  Additional topics include how the magnocellular system is not limited to the visual system but a number of other systems as well such as  auditory, motor, cerebellar, kinesthetic, and proprioceptive.

Professor John Stein, a neurologist, from Oxford University joins Developmental Optometrist Dr. Doug Stephey for a comprehensive discussion regarding the role of the magnocellular visual system as it relates to, not only dyslexia but,  a number of other diagnoses as well.  Additional topics include how the magnocellular system is not limited to the visual system but a number of other systems as well such as  auditory, motor, cerebellar, kinesthetic, and proprioceptive.

Dr. Stephey welcomes Dr. Arnold Wilkins, the worldwide pre-eminent author and creator of the Intuitive Colorimeter to discuss visual stress / visual aliasing and their relation to epilepsy, migraine, chronic headaches, and reading discomfort. Dr. Wilkins has written two books and several articles on the subject.

Dr. Stephey invites Dr. Dillahey to discuss a different pandemic other than COVID 19. It's the pandemic of myopia or nearsightedness. Come and listen to what factors are connected to myopia development and what you can do to prevent, stop, or at least minimize the progression of myopia in you or  your loved ones.

Dr. Scheiman discusses the groundbreaking research he's been doing for over 30 years. More specifically, he's here to discuss the CITT ART study ( Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial Attention and Reading Trial).

Dr. Doug Stephey welcomes Psychologist, Alan Heath back for an additional episode to discuss the TAVS instrument, the Test of Visual and Auditory Skills. TAVS is a unique tool for screening many subtle areas of auditory and visual processing. These areas are vital for listening, reading, attention and memory skills. Screening with TAVS can guide you to ensure that the correct remediation tools are used and help to understand why children are having difficulties within the classroom or at home.

Dr. Doug Stephey welcomes Alan Heath who is a psychologist in the UK who created The Movement Program (TMP).  TMP is a web based physical movement program designed to be performed 20 minutes per day, five days per week, for 60 sessions. TMP has been shown to improve attention, balance, coordination, reading, and overall learning skills and is directly tied to the neuroscience of movement and learning. http://movementprogram.com

Dr. Doug Stephey is joined once again by Educational Technology Speaker, Leslie Fisher, for the first of a two part series on vision related learning disorders.  Leslie describes her own 50-year journey of learning new things about her visual system that have plagued her for a lifetime and how, through the use of technology, she has become a nationally sought after educational technology speaker. https://lesliefisher.com/

Dr. Doug Stephey is joined by Educational Technology Speaker, Leslie Fisher, for the first of a two part series on vision related learning disorders.  Leslie describes her own 50-year journey of learning new things about her visual system that have plagued her for a lifetime and how, through the use of technology, she has become a nationally sought after educational technology speaker. https://lesliefisher.com/

Special education attorney Tania Whiteleather returns for part two. Dr. Doug Stephey and Tania reveal the secrets to getting outside testing completed at the school district's expense. In this episode you will learn what IEE"s are, when you need them, how to ask for them, and how to get them completed by the providers of your choice. Moreover, you'll learn what the district's obligations are in responding to your requests.

Former classroom teacher turned special education attorney, Tania Whiteleather joins Dr. Doug Stephey to discuss all that is Psycho-Educational Testing. What is it. How to ask for it. How to actually get it. What to do and more.

Interactive Metronome® (IM) is an evidence-based assessment and training tool that measures & improves Neurotiming, or the synchronization of neural impulses within key brain networks for cognitive, communicative, sensory & motor performance

Dr. Stephey is joined by Dr. Teri Lawton, an experimental psychologist, who has been studying the magnocellular visual pathway for over 35 years and holds a patent on both measuring and treating this part of the visual pathway.

Dr. Orlando joins Dr Stephey to discuss Postural Deficiency Syndrome (Proprioception Dysfunction Syndrome). In this episode we will learn how the visual system affects our body and brain awareness in space.

Audiologist Dr. Bea Braun discuss the differences between hearing acuity, auditory processing as its conventionally thought of, and central auditory processing disorders.

Dr. Stephey welcomes Dr. Joanna Haase and Sharon Duncan to discuss their body of work with the pediatric population who has been identified as cognitively gifted yet oftentimes are still struggling academically, socially, and/or emotionally.

Dr. Stephey met Marina recently while giving a talk at Bridging the Gap, a brain injury support group. During the course of the evening's talk Marina graciously volunteered for a mini assessment to determine her response to a pair of blue colored lenses. You'll be surprised by her story. It's a story of survival and hope.

Dr. Stephey and Alex Doman discuss different sound frequency zones and how they affect the body and brain.

Dr. Doug Stephey welcomes back Dr. Marla Omar DC, CAK of Tri-City Chiropractic Clinic in Walnut, California discuss the role retained primitive reflexes play in overall development. Although these reflexes have been reported in the literature for decades they continue to be overlooked by education, medicine, and many therapy practices.