Salut, Philippe! Your instincts are good.
I kept a wonderful 1999 posting from Jim Guinee that I have used in my
clinical methods class, in which he forwards a number of "quack" therapy
techniques from a site called "quackwatch.com"
I have not verified the refs, which I have available on request, but the
conclusion squares with what I have heard about this approach from other
clinicians. the quote follows below:
"In 1982 the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a position paper
concluding that ...[this treatment] has no special merit, that its
proponents' claims are unproven, and that the demands on families are so
great that in some cases there may be actual harm in its use. In 1989, the
National Down Syndrome Congress issued a position paper agreeing with this
conclusion. In 1996, neurologist Steven Novello... reviewed the scientific
literature and concluded that ..[this treatment] was a pseudoscience."
Esther
(e Gervaix wrote:
>Hi Tipsters overseas,
>There was a program the other night on french TV about the "human achievement
>potential" method, introduced by Doman. Are any of you familiar with
>this
>program? Has it been validated at all? Any research on the effect of
>crowling to get a right brain/left brain balance? How widespread is it
>in
>the States? Is there a controversy going on? They showed training
>sessions
>at the Institute, and I must say I was quite horrified.
>Phil
>PS. Who will deliver us from gurus?
>
>Philippe Gervaix
>Switzerland
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