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riability (HRV) 69 Testing for Vagal Function: Early Experiences 71 Discovering the Polyvagal Theory 73 Testing for Vagal Function: Cottingham, Porges, and Lyon 78 A Simple Test of the Pharyngeal Vagus Branch 81 How to Test for Pharyngeal Ventral Branch Function 82 Therapists can Test for Vaga

es our behavior. Thus the proper working of our autonomic nervous system is central to our emotional as well as physical health and well-being. Dr. Porges's Polyvagal framework has allowed me to achieve positive results with health issues as far-ranging as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),

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testing for autism evaluates behavior and defines different kinds of autism, but does not consider the underlying physiological factors in terms of Porges's new interpretation of the function of the autonomic nervous system. As a result, treatments have mostly focused on training the parents to try to

ncing, and vibrating. More importantly, I experienced an improvement in my hearing and in my ability to hear speech more clearly. At his lectures, Porges presented inspiring videos showing some of the changes in the children and how, when they could understand what was being said, they emerged from t

(as Porges discovered) and not CN VIII, the auditory nerve, often incorrectly assumed to be exclusively responsible for hearing. When an autistic, Asperger's, or otherwise challenging child comes to my clinic, I ask the parents about their child's hearing. Invariably, they say that their child's hearin

Polyvagal Theory in my clinical practice and in my teaching. When I went home to Denmark, I could not set up a lab to do the kind of testing that Porges had done, and I did not have access to his process of testing and acoustic stimulation. But I decided to work with certain clients on the autism sp

disappear. 161 EFTA00810163 I I EFTA00810164 CHAPTER 7 Autism Spectrum Disorders The term autism spectrum disorders (ASD) includes autism, Asperger's syndrome, and other conditions. (ADHD is not defined as an autism spec- trum disorder.) ASD encompasses a wide range of symptoms, levels of impai