Astrolabe Neuro-Developmental Therapy

06/07/2025

🧠💃 Want to dance smoother, stronger, and with more confidence? It’s not just about practice — it’s about how your body and brain work together behind the scenes.⁠

Here’s what really makes a difference:
⚡ Reflexes — your body’s instant reactions that keep you on beat and ready for anything.
⚖️ Balance — the foundation that helps you stay steady through every spin and step.
↔️ Bilateral integration — how your left and right sides coordinate seamlessly to create fluid, graceful movements.⁠

When these systems are sharp, dancing feels natural — every move flows, transitions are smooth, and your style shines with ease. Without them, even the simplest steps can feel tricky or off.

Think of your brain and body like a high-performance team. Train them right, and your dancing will reach new levels of grace and control.⁠

Stay tuned for tips on how to strengthen these key skills and unlock your full dance potential! 💪✨

04/07/2025

INPP's 50th Anniversary Conference, Chester 18-19th October 2025.

We are really excited to present you our complete Conference Program!
Registration is open in the website!

02/07/2025

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02/07/2025

👁️💬Does your child have 20/20 vision — but they’re squinting, skipping lines, struggling to read, or constantly losing their place?

Here’s the truth most parents (and professionals) aren’t told:
✅ Perfect eyesight does not mean perfect vision.
🚫 And it definitely doesn’t mean the visual system is working as it should.

Beneath every focused pair of eyes is a network of reflexes, balance, and brain-body coordination that supports how we use our eyes — especially for tasks like reading, writing, and tracking.

If your child still struggles with:

🔸 Handwriting
🔸 Tracking words across the page
🔸 Sit still in class
🔸 Copying from the board
🔸 Coordination or catching a ball…
🔸 Make eye contact

…it may not be a “vision problem” — it could be an unintegrated reflex or an underdeveloped vestibular system disrupting the way their eyes function.

📌 Without a stable, organised foundation from the body and brain, the eyes can't do their job effectively — even if they see clearly.

🧠When these reflexes are retained, they essentially clog the sensory-motor system, preventing efficient collaboration between the vestibular and visual systems.

🧠 It’s not about trying harder. It’s about building the right neurological foundation.

✨ The good news? These systems can be assessed, supported, and developed. And the changes can be life-changing.

🌟 Why This Matters for Parents
Vision is not always behind your child's difficulties, reflexes and balance may be the root cause.

That’s why at Astrolabe Neurodevelopmental Therapy, we always look at the whole sensory-motor foundation, not just the surface symptoms.

🔁 Share this with a parent who’s been told “everything looks normal” — but knows something is being missed.

29/06/2025

Thank you for the feature Ronnie Gardiner Method UK
RGM is now available at Astrolabe Neuro-Developmental Therapy

RGM Practitioner of the Month: Taqua Imam

Meet Taqua Imam — an experienced educator and INPP Practitioner with a passion for supporting people through movement, rhythm, and structured therapeutic practice.

Taqua’s impressive background includes:
* BSc, PGDipEd, MA
* Postgraduate training with INPP (Institute of Neuro-Physiological Psychology)
* Certified Johansen IAS Practitioner, RMT Consultant, and trained in Brain Gym, Touch for Health, and Movement for Learning

She offers Ronnie Gardiner Method (RGM) sessions at the Solihull Osteopathic Practice in the West Midlands — both one-to-one and in small group settings.

Her sessions use rhythm, music and movement to support mobility, cognition and social communication — helping clients with conditions such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and stroke recovery.
This fun, structured method has no assessment required and is tailored to suit individual needs using specially chosen choreoscores (music tracks with movement patterns).

Based in Solihull, West Midlands - get in touch with her here taqua@astrolabetherapy.com

17/06/2025

How are reflexes related to learning difficulties such as Dyslexia?

Before we rush to seek a diagnosis, let's talk about what is often missed

📌 Many children are showing "dyslexic" symptoms — difficulty reading, reversing letters, poor focus — but there might be something deeper going on:

💥 Retained ATNR reflex
🤸‍♀️ Vestibular (Balance & Movement) Dysfunction
👁️ Immature Visual System

Things like the Moro reflex, ATNR, or underdeveloped eye tracking skills can often mimic dyslexia.

Here’s what that might look like:

Skipping lines or words when reading

Complaining that "words move on the page"

Poor posture or fidgeting when trying to focus

Struggling to copy from the board

❗️Children aren’t struggling because they can’t learn.
They’re struggling because their brains and bodies are working overtime just to stay still and process the page.

✅ Before jumping to a diagnosis, assess the neurological foundation:
• Are reflexes integrated?
• Is the vestibular system balanced?
• Are visual tracking and convergence where they should be?

🔍 The right kind of screening and remediation can change everything. Especially when remediation is through a simple two minute exercise home programme.

Let’s shift the narrative:
🧠 What looks like dyslexia might just be a brain still finishing its setup.

➡️ Parents, educators, therapists — this needs to be part of the conversation.

To learn more, please contact us for a free 30minute discovery call at: www.astrolabetherapy.com

18/05/2025

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20/04/2025

NEWS!

Sally Goddard Blythe's book "Neuromotorische Schulreife: Testen und fördern mit der INPP-Methode" is in the TOP 10 Paediatric Books in Germany.

This highlights the growing recognition of neuromotor readiness as a crucial factor in children's educational development.

The book is the German language translation of Assessing Neuromotor Readiness for Learning: The INPP Developmental Screening Test and School Intervention Programme

German: https://amzn.eu/d/isjOQ0J

English: https://amzn.eu/d/32rv3RF

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UPCOMING TRAINING OPPORTUNITY 📚

Join Sally Goddard Blythe for an exclusive one-day training session designed specifically for teachers and educational professionals to deliver the INPP Developmental Movement Programme in schools:

📅 Date: 19th September 2025
📍 Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Chester

Limited spaces available
For more information about the One-Day Course and to book your place:

https://www.inpp.org.uk/onedaycourses

30/01/2025

Should You Stop Supplements While Your Child is on Antibiotics?

If your child has PANDAS or PANS, you may have been told that supplements interfere with antibiotics. Understandably, this has left many parents feeling confused and unsure about whether to continue vital support.

💡 Here’s what the science actually says

Most antibiotics commonly prescribed for PANDAS and PANS do not interact with supplements. In fact, stopping key nutrients can leave your child more vulnerable to the effects of antibiotics.

What Do Antibiotics Actually Do?

🙅‍♀️Disrupt beneficial bacteria, affecting digestion, immunity, and brain function
Increase gut inflammation, leading to “leaky gut”
🙅‍♀️Deplete key nutrients like iron, zinc, and glutathione
🙅‍♀️Impact the gut-brain axis, influencing mood and behaviour

How We Support Kids on Antibiotics:

- Supplements that replenish depleted nutrients
- Gut support to restore balance and protect against side effects
- A tailored approach based on each child’s needs

I’ve written a full article breaking this all down with the latest science, so parents can make informed choices.

💙 You can read it via link below:
https://www.brainstormhealth.co.uk/2025/01/should-you-stop-supplements/

Let’s make sure parents have the right information to support their kids. Tag a parent who needs to see this! 👇

28/01/2025

Hi to parents and young learners …
We’ve come to the end of the first month in a new year and new term - how did last term go?

Parents, has your child settled into their new school year or are things not going as well as you were expecting?

Maybe there are reading or writing challenges or does your child have problems focusing on school work or homework.

Perhaps your child is experiencing problems managing their behaviour or feelings and does not want to go to school ?

I understand that all of this can be frustrating for both parents and children but Neurodevelopmental Therapy can help 🌻

Visit my website and get in touch to find out more …

21/01/2025

Current figures on the percentage of children identified as having special educational needs (SEN) in England were listed as 18% (January 2024). This figure only reports children already recognised in school as under-performing. There can be considerable differences between local authorities and sch...

09/01/2025

This is the work we do using INPP Ltd reflex integration. Ocular movements are really important for learning, enabling children to focus on important details, recognising patterns and extracting meaningful information from challening stimuli.