Even a relatively straightforward birth imposes enormous stresses on the baby, in particular on the head. This can have implications for the subsequent development of the brain and body. After birth, there is still much growth and development yet to occur in the brain, and this can be delayed or impaired by restriction within the skull. For example, the area of the skull behind the ear and the subsequent growth and development of the temporal lobe of the brain underlying this may be compromised. This is the region that deals with language and word recognition, and is sometimes implicated in dyslexic children.
Physical stresses respond more readily to treatment when the child is very young.
Early treatment also reduces hindrances to growth and development of the brain, thus limiting the severity of any developing learning difficulty. It is therefore important to be able to recognise characteristic early signs of a problem in the health, development and behaviour of a child as early as possible. There are usually indications in a child's history of retained birth stresses, which can contribute to learning difficulties. The baby often has a preferred feeding position. Colic and excessive wind.