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Vol. 33 No. 28
JUlY 7 - 13, 2022
Learning business at Molloy By toM CaRRoZZa tcarrozza@liherald.com
Tom Carrozza/Herald
MolloY UNiVeRSitY PRofeSSoR Bruce Haller delivered news to keep the students in Molloy University’s School of Business Boot Camp on their toes during a mock Wall Street trading exercise.
For more than a decade, Molloy University has welcomed high school students from across Long Island who are seeking to become the next generation of businessmen and businesswomen. After two years as a virtual seminar, the program returned in person on the school’s campus last week. From June 27 to 29, 84 incoming high school seniors gathered at Molloy ready for three days of intensive seminars, group projects and real-world trading scenarios. They were guided throughout each session by a team of Molloy educators and current students. Associate Deans Dawn DiStefano and Bruce Haller led students like Rockville Centre residents Gavin Goodlad, a South Continued on page 14
Melillo Method of brain therapy comes to Rockville Centre By RaYaNNa SHwoM rayannashwom@gmail.com
Neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have long been treated solely by managing their symptoms, such as limited attention spans and socially awkward behavior. Using a new approach that he calls the Melillo Method, Dr. Robert Melillo, of Rockville Centre, treats the root causes of the disorders, which, he says, changes his patients’ lives. Infants are equipped with certain primitive reflexes, or instincts, that help them do such things as grasping objects or
rooting to begin feeding. As a baby develops, these basic reflexes are normally replaced by more complex brain functions. If the primitive reflexes don’t recede when they are supposed to, however, they can delay brain development on one side of the brain. This can create a functional imbalance between the two brain hemispheres. Melillo, an expert in developmental neurobehavioral issues who has been in practice for over 30 years, has concluded that this imbalance can lead to the development of disorders such as ADHD, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Tourette’s syndrome,
autism, and others. The Melillo Method aims to identify the core issue in an individual’s brain and devise a specific treatment plan for it. The treatment begins with an extensive physical and neurological examination. Then a personalized program is developed to stimulate one side of the brain using a combination of physical exercises and sensory as well as electrical stimulation. The problem is attacked at its root, and functional connectivity of the brain can be enhanced, improving or eliminating symptoms of the disorder. Melillo’s holistic approach
does not use medication, instead re ly i n g o n m o re n at u r a l approaches such as physical activity and nutrition. “I got interested in brain development in 1995, when a friend in Rockville Centre approached me about her son with ADHD, wondering if there was something more that could help him, since she had tried all
the traditional approaches and nothing seemed to help,” Melillo recounted. “I think what’s unique about our approach is our level of understanding about what the core problem is, and that we’re doing things to actually change and correct that core problem.” The Melillo Center for DevelContinued on page 16