INPP Clinical Assessments for Adults

Whilst much of our studies relate to children, Neuro-Developmental Delay is not exclusively a child’s problem.

Reflex associated problems usually manifest themselves during the formative years. However, if these abnormalities are not recognised during childhood, they must be compensated for in some way. The price paid for performance is usually increased susceptibility to stress.

It is common for symptoms to first appear during times of significant change. For example, students entering higher education may experience difficulties for the first time: the combination of leaving home, learning to make new friends and coping with large amounts of reading in less structured learning environments, bring to the surface difficulties that have been previously concealed by the process of compensation. When these problems are identified and treated at a neurological and physical level, students start to succeed in their chosen careers.

We can help adults with agoraphobia, balance-related problems, panic disorder and some types of flying phobias.

Agoraphobia

Blythe and McGlown identified that 75% of patients diagnosed with agoraphobia had detectable deficits within the central nervous system. These manifested themselves in the presence of aberrant primitive and postural reflexes, visual-perceptual and oculo-motor dysfunctions, which directly relate to problems with balance, dizziness and anxiety.

Anxiety

Anxiety is a fundamental human emotion which, when generally experienced in mild or moderate forms can encourage motivation, protection and adaptation. Overwhelming anxiety, however, disrupts social, occupational and emotional aspects of life and is experienced as distress. Anxiety can manifest itself in three ways:

Physiological feelings of anxiety can be so acute that they overwhelm any attempt by conscious efforts to control them. Ongoing control of actions can be interrupted due to the following somatic changes:

Blythe recognised that adults who were recidivists (those who recovered for a time, then found symptoms returning), and those who failed to respond to various therapies despite a desire to get better, all demonstrated signs of neurological dysfunction relating to immature reflexes, including problems with balance, coordination, perceptual skills and the functioning of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system (responsible for involuntary responses).

If NDD is a factor, correcting the underlying faults can help the sufferer regain cognitive control.

If you think NDD may be a factor in your problems, please complete our Screening Questionnaire.

Please note, only some emotional problems are connected to NDD.