What you need to know about the CDC changes to developmental milestones

August 30, 2022

The CDC came out with changes to the developmental milestones for children in early February 2022 and I know a lot of parents and practitioners (including myself) have been surprised by some of these changes. That’s why I wanted to bring on my go-to expert, Dr. Peter Scire on to the podcast to walk us through these latest developments. Dr. Scire is someone I personally trust and have worked with regarding my own child’s health. 

In today’s podcast, we go through some of those changes including the changes to crawling, walking and speech. Dr. Scire takes us through why these changes are concerning and explains why developmental milestones are so important and can affect getting an early diagnosis. 

Because this is such a big topic and we couldn’t go as in-depth during the episode, Dr. Scire and I will be hosting an Expert Masterclass on September 21, 2022 at 12pm EST/9am PST. The free masterclass, Milestones Matter: How Developmental Milestones from Birth to 3 Years Old Influence Brain Development and What You Can Do When a Milestone is Missed, Skipped or Delayed will include:

• What are the developmental milestones and how they provide insight into understanding what treatments and therapies are right for your child.
• How missed, skipped or delayed developmental milestones impact the neurodevelopment of the two hemispheres of your child’s brain and how this explains their symptoms.
• What tools are commonly used to assess your child’s neurodevelopment and how they translate into what your next steps are to help your child.
• Why functional medicine and nutritional interventions on their own will often lead to temporary improvements and how combining them with neurorehab is essential for long-term success.

To sign up for for this Masterclass with Dr. Scire on September 21, please sign up here.

In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this podcast episode with Dr. Scire!

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• A synopsis of some of the changes that CDC has made and why people are concerned
• Why developmental milestones are so important
• The changes to the crawling and walking milestones and why these could be problematic
• The CDC’s change to speech and vocabulary
• The upcoming Masterclass with Dr. Scire on September 21 where we’ll dive into this topic even more.
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Show Notes for this Podcast 

• Synopsis of the CDC’s changes (4:37)
• What developmental milestones are and why they’re important (7:13)
• What it means to remove the milestone of crawling altogether (15:39)
• Change in the walking milestone (23:50)
• Change in the speech milestone (27:11)
• The confusion and concern around these changes. (31:20)
• Upcoming masterclass on this topic with Dr. Scire. (37:12)

Resources and Links

CDC Developmental Milestone Checklist

Primitive Reflexes Cheat Sheet

Evidence-Informed Milestones for Developmental Surveillance Tools, Journal of Pediatrics

Statement from the American Speech Language Hearing Association

Sign up for the FREE Expert Masterclass with Dr. Scire

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More about Dr. Peter Scire

Peter Scire DC is the  owner and clinical Director of Scire Integrative Health Center/Scire Functional Neurology Center and Co-Owner of Brain Balance Centers of Atlanta. As a child, Dr.Scire was diagnosed with a learning disability and Dyslexia. Frustrated with traditional treatment results, his parents brought him to a chiropractor specializing in neurological therapies and functional nutrition.  The combination of traditional academic remediation and these neurological approaches have led to his recovery. Although the process was slow and costly, Dr. Scire went from a struggling student to graduating at the top of his high school class, and became an award winning collegiate scholar. Through his personal struggles and recovery he discovered that helping people was his calling and so made this his vocation. 

While in graduate school he took a special interest in functional neurology which led him to study under Dr. Robert Melillo who developed recovery protocols for children suffering from ADHD, Dyslexia, Learning Disorders, Tourette’s, and autism spectrum disorders. This collaboration has led to Dr. Scire establishing the first three Brain Balance Centers ever built in 2007-2008. Since 2010, Dr. Scire has been a co-instructor with Dr. Melillo in his Childhood & Adult Neurodevelopmental Disorder program. Dr. Scire has over 18 plus years of clinical experience working with children and adults utilizing the developmental neurology applications created by Dr. Melillo.

Ever the learner, Dr. Scire has completed  post-graduate studies in the areas of Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion Rehabilitation, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Neuroimmunology, Low Level Laser Therapy and Functional Endocrinology. Currently he is enrolled in the three year Clinical Mastership Program at the Kharrazian Institute while simultaneously completing the Functional Immunology program through Cogence.

Dr.Scire has a private practice in Newnan, Georgia where he attends to patients of all ages with complex medical histories. His goal is to provide a personalized integrative clinical approach that incorporates the latest evidence based transitional science.