Autism ADHD Doctor Mumbai india Dr SV Kondekar

BRAIN BEFORE BODY Executive Functions, Awareness, Understanding and the Role of Occupational Therapy in Autism The central MyAutismGuru concept Dr. Kondekar says: “We should not train the body to perform what the brain does not yet understand.” Dr. Kondekar insists that when we look at a child with autism, we should not begin by asking only: “What behaviour is the child failing to perform?” We should first ask: “What does the child understand about the situation, the person, the instruction and the purpose of the activity?” This is the essence of the Brain Before Body concept. A child may be physically capable of sitting, waiting, reaching, writing, walking, matching, sorting or following a sequence. Yet the child may not perform these actions independently because the brain has not sufficiently understood why, when, how and for what purpose the action is required. Therefore, therapy should not merely train the body's response. It should help the brain develop the processes that ...