Arise Functional Health

Arise Functional Health We empower individuals and families by addressing the root causes of neurological challenges through compassionate, holistic care.

We are dedicated to nurturing growth, fostering potential, and creating lasting change for brighter, healthier futures.

05/29/2026

Nobody talks about this.

How a child’s severe neurological challenges don’t just affect the schedule. Don’t just mean more therapy appointments and higher stress.

How they affect the marriage itself.

In severe cases especially:
The constant crisis mode. Maybe one parent handling most of the care while the other works. Maybe both parents working AND managing the child’s needs. Financial strain from therapy costs. Different parenting approaches causing conflict. Resentment building quietly. Loss of intimacy. Loss of partnership.
You’re both exhausted. You’re both frustrated. And you’re frustrated with EACH other.

Parents don’t tell us they’re struggling in their marriage when they’re in survival mode managing their child, but we see it. In their body language, the tension when they disagree on treatment, the exhaustion that goes beyond tiredness.

Here’s what we know:
When the child starts regulating better, everything changes.

The constant crisis mode ends. You can breathe. You have energy again. Not just for your child - for EACH other.

The blame softens. The resentment starts to lift. You remember why you chose each other in the first place.

You can actually talk. Actually connect. Actually be partners again instead of co-managers of chaos.

And that mom in this video? That’s what healing looks like. Not just for the child. For the whole family.

When we address the neurological foundation and the child starts thriving, the entire family system changes.

The marriage heals. The parents reconnect. The home becomes peaceful.

This is why we do what we do. Not just for the child. For the whole family.

💬 If you’ve felt this marriage strain, you’re not alone.

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05/22/2026

Everyone asks “is he talking yet?”

And I get it. Speech is the milestone everyone watches for. It’s visible. It’s measurable. It’s what grandparents and teachers and strangers at the grocery store ask about.

But here’s what most people don’t see: all the wins that have to happen BEFORE speech becomes possible.

The mom who called us this week? Her son still isn’t saying full sentences. But last month he got his first haircut without a meltdown. This week he mimicked a mouth movement when the therapist made a sound. Yesterday he tried a new food—just one bite, but he TRIED it.

And she’s celebrating all of it. Because she understands what’s happening.

The foundation is being built.

For a non-verbal child to start talking, their brain needs:
→ Oral motor control (jaw, tongue, lips working together)
→ Sensory tolerance (can handle textures, sounds, touch around face and mouth)
→ Emotional regulation (calm enough to focus and try)
→ Body awareness (knowing where their mouth is and how to move it intentionally)
→ Imitation skills (watching and copying movements)

You can’t skip these steps. Speech doesn’t just happen because a child turns 3 or 5 or 7. The neurological foundation has to be ready.

So when a child who couldn’t tolerate a haircut six months ago sits calmly in the chair? That’s a sensory processing WIN. When they start mimicking your mouth movements? That’s a motor planning WIN. When they try a new texture? All big Wins!

These aren’t “small wins.” They’re the building blocks of communication.

And when parents start celebrating them instead of waiting anxiously for words? Everything shifts. The pressure lifts. The progress becomes visible. Hope comes back.

Speech will come. But today, we’re celebrating the haircut.

💬 What “small” win are YOU celebrating this week? Drop it below. 👇

Here’s what keeps me up at night:Obviously we aren’t saying this will happen to your child but the CHANCES of it go up w...
05/20/2026

Here’s what keeps me up at night:
Obviously we aren’t saying this will happen to your child but the CHANCES of it go up with ADHD and most parents don’t know this connection exists until it’s too late. Their teenager is experimenting. Or their young adult is self-medicating to manage anxiety, focus, or just feel normal. And by then, the patterns are deeply wired.

Because here’s the thing: addiction doesn’t start when someone picks up a drink or a drug. It starts with the brain chemistry they’ve been living with since childhood.

Low dopamine. Weak impulse control pathways. A prefrontal cortex that can’t hit the brakes fast enough. A nervous system stuck in fight-or-flight looking for relief.

And medication alone doesn’t prevent it.

Stimulants help kids focus and behave better in the moment. But when they go off them? The neurological foundation is still weak. The pathways were never built. The risk is still there.

That’s why we do what we do.

We’re not just helping kids sit still in class. We’re helping the impulse control, emotional regulation, and healthy brain chemistry that protects them long-term.

When the foundation is strong, they don’t NEED substances to feel okay. They can pause. They can regulate. They can make better decisions.

Early intervention isn’t just about today. It’s about the trajectory of their entire life.

💬 Did you know about this connection? Let us know!
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You’re exhausted and scared for their safety. Everyone says you need stricter consequences. But you’ve tried everything....
05/14/2026

You’re exhausted and scared for their safety. Everyone says you need stricter consequences. But you’ve tried everything.

Here’s the truth: You can’t discipline a neurological issue.
Impulse control needs strong pathways between thinking brain and doing brain. When weak, there’s a LAG. Brain says “stop”… body already did it.

It’s not defiance. The connection isn’t strong enough yet.
Why consequences don’t work: If the brain can’t stop the impulse in the moment, consequences afterward don’t teach it how to stop next time.

What helps: Build the pathways. Integrate reflexes. Strengthen brain connections. Optimize nervous system.
Your child doesn’t need to be “fixed.” They need support to build connections that make self-control possible.

Those connections CAN be built.

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05/13/2026

“Is my child sensory avoidant or sensory seeking?”
Dr. Garrett explains the difference (and why the same kid can be BOTH).

Sensory avoidant = overwhelmed by input

Covers ears, hides from noise, refuses textures, pulls away from touch. Their nervous system is OVER-responsive.

Sensory seeking = needs MORE input

Crashes, spins, chews, craves deep pressure and movement. Their nervous system is UNDER-responsive.

Plot twist: The same child can avoid SOME sensory input (sound, light) while seeking OTHER input (movement, pressure).

Both come from nervous system dysregulation. When we address the root cause - optimize nervous system function, integrate reflexes, work on sensory processing - both behaviors improve.

💬 Which one is your child? Or both? Comment below👇

“Just think before you act!”If this worked for ADHD kids, they would. They’re trying.Impulsivity in ADHD isn’t choice. I...
11/12/2025

“Just think before you act!”
If this worked for ADHD kids, they would. They’re trying.
Impulsivity in ADHD isn’t choice. It’s neurology.
Normal impulse control:
1. Prefrontal cortex recognizes impulse
2. Evaluates if it’s good idea
3. Sends “STOP” signal
4. Person chooses different action
Takes 0.5 seconds in typical brain.
In ADHD:
1. Impulse happens
2. Body acts
3. Prefrontal cortex arrives late like “wait, no”
4. Kid is already in trouble

They hit their sibling, grabbed the toy, or ran into the street before the “think first” part even showed up.
That 0.5 second gap that gives typical kids time to pause? Doesn’t exist yet.

This is why consequences, rewards, reminders only help so much. You’re trying to solve a wiring problem with motivation.

At Arise, we strengthen that prefrontal connection.

Specific functional neurology building neural pathways for impulse control.

Kids who were impulsive to the point of danger start developing self-control.

Not because they’re motivated. Because the neural pathway finally exists.

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