Robert Melillo - The Disconnected Kids Nutrition Plan: Proven Strategies to Enhance Learning and Focus for Children with Autism, Adhd, Dyslexia, and Other Neurological Disorders

PRAISE FOR THE WORK O F DR. ROBERT MELILLO

A visionary new approach... These valuable clinical insights add much to our tool kit.

Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence

Clinically innovative and academically grounded... brings a refreshing, hopeful, and scientifically responsible approach to the field of childhood neurological disorders.

Leslie Philipp Weiser, MPh, PhD, Harvard Medical School

Whether ADHD, autism, dyslexia, or any number of neurobehavioral disorders affecting children, it is clear that what finally manifests represents the conspiracy of multiple events. As such, pursuing a multifaceted therapeutic approach as has been so deftly presented by Dr. Melillo offers up a welcomed and efficacious contrast to the myopia engendered in pharmaceutical mono therapy.

David Perlmutter, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs, and SugarYour Brains Silent Killers

Dr. Melillo is a true visionary in the area of childhood developmental disorders, and autism in particular. I have met with children and families whose lives have been transformed by his work. I know that his latest book will be another useful tool that will help others learn about and possibly prevent autism in their children in a way that only he can.

Zac Brown, Grammy Awardwinning musician, and founder of Camp Southern Ground

Dr. Melillos books are a ray of hope. Jam-packed with scientifically grounded information on brain function and its behavioral correlates, they provide satisfying explanations that parents recognize as relevant to their experience. And because his work is further tied to a simple intervention program, it has the power and potential to revolutionize the field.

Michele Denize Strachan, MD, behavioral pediatrician, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Program, University of Minnesota

Dr. Robert Melillo is one of those rare individuals who can unravel the seemingly unsolvable mysteries of neurobehavioral development with wisdom, compassion, and vast perspective. His unique, groundbreaking, and research-based approach to improving brain function introduces the process of unlocking each childs potential.

Pamela D. Garcy, PhD, clinical psychologist and professor of cognitive behavioral therapy, Argosy University, Dallas

Disconnected Kids presents an optimistic and practical approach to opening windows of exploration, connection, and learning to all children. A highly recommended exploration for parents, educators, and therapists.

Louis Cozolino, author of Attachment-Based Teaching

Dr. Melillo, one of the worlds leading experts in childhood developmental disorders, has organized the best scientifically referenced source of risk factors for autism, which all future parents should know about it. His book is a must-read.

Datis Kharrazian, DC, DHSc, MS, MNeuroSci

Dr. Melillo presents a very clear and educational view of how a childs brain grows, from the bottom up.... This is without any doubt an amazing theory that will stimulate a great number of research protocols.

Dr. Calixto Machado, MD, PhD, FAAN, president of the Cuban Society of Clinical Neurophysiology

Dr. Robert Melillo has unraveled the mysteries of brain organization and translated what we know into simple, practical therapeutic regimens to allow all of our children to reach their unlimited potential. He has produced a message of hope for parents of children, with clear, consistent, and significant results.

Professor Gerry Leisman, director of the National Institute for Brain and Rehabilitation Sciences in Nazareth, Israel

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Melillo, Robert, author.

Title: The disconnected kids nutrition plan : proven strategies to enhance learning and focus for children with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and other neurological disorders / Dr. Robert Melillo ; foreword by Zac Brown.

Description: New York, New York : TarcherPerigee, [2016] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016003224 (print) | LCCN 2016007053 (ebook) | ISBN 9780399171789 (paperback) | ISBN 9780698170797 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Pediatric neurology. | Brain-damaged childrenTreatment. | Child mental healthNutritional aspects. | BISAC: FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Children with Special Needs. | HEALTH & FITNESS / Nutrition.

Classification: LCC RJ486 .M43 2016 (print) | LCC RJ486 (ebook) | DDC | 618.92/8dc23

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To my beautiful wife, Carolyn. She is the best mom I know, and she has always promoted healthy food and a healthy lifestyle for our family. She has been my inspiration for all I have done.