Test results from controlled research have shown improvements from all participants after completing the Neurodevelopmental Drawing Series™. These results include both neuro-typical as well as neurologically challenged learners.
Human development occurs daily, in every aspect, throughout our entire lives. All learners, in all stages of development, benefit from strengthening and encouraging new neural pathways. The Neurodevelopmental Drawing Series™ provides this type of stimulation and mental rehearsal program.
The Neurodevelopmental Drawing Series™ was developed from documented research in the field of neuroscience, referenced in the Prospectus: Neurodevelopmental Learning™. The neural developmental, sequential, repetitive process used in the design of the curriculum meets each individual where they are in their personal development. All learners in any stage of development can benefit from improved neural activity.
Networks in the brain need to be developed. If these networks are not developed sequentially, in most cases, no amount of education will be successful. The result can be a feeling of inadequacy and effort is resigned. (Van der Kolk, 2014)
Research shows improvement in adults and children with learning disabilities because of the natural process of strengthening and creating new neural pathways. The curriculum starts every learner from the beginning of the natural developmental process and increases in complexity sequentially. It meets each individual where they are developmentally by design.
Neural activity, including neural pruning, occurs throughout a person’s life. Neurodevelopmental Drawing Series™ uses art as a universal medium. Because of this natural approach to learning, there are no age limitations on who can benefit from the Neurodevelopmental Drawing Series™.
The process of neurodevelopment is stunted when a person has experienced emotional or physical trauma. (Perry, 2014)
The use of art as a therapeutic approach to healing is widely accepted and a proven approach to therapy. Because the Neurodevelopmental Drawing Series™ applies the elements of art, by design the program offers natural therapeutic benefits.