Dore Programme

The pioneering work of the medical research team behind the Dore programme have been piecing together scientific discoveries from around the world which has helped us develop a proven drug-free treatment that can tackle a wide variety of social and educational difficulties in a revolutionary new way. The Dore programme has brought wonderful sustained results for large numbers, simply through a prescribed series of fun, structured and varied exercises which take just ten minutes, twice a day.

Over 18,000 people have enrolled on the programme worldwide since Dore first began in 1999. The first centre was established in 2000, quickly expanding by 2005 to nine centres in the UK (Kenilworth, Chelsea, Bedford, Manchester, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Sheffield, Southampton and Taunton), five in the United States, four in Australia and one in New Zealand.

It is only in the last couple of years that we have started to realise that learning difficulties are almost inevitably a neurological development problem and not one caused by poor teaching or parenting. The cost of remediation is relatively low and there are currently five local authorities piloting the programme in schools (as of 2004). Four of these pilot studies have finished, resulting in extra students being sent to Dore based on the great success of the results so far.

Dore takes a holistic approach to treatment which works on developing the cerebellum. The under functioning of which is the root cause of learning difficulties.

It is the cerebellum which makes skills automatic for us. However, when the cerebellum is not fully developed, it is our thinking brain which works as a back-up. Complex skills are often never fully automated and so need some continuous involvement of the thinking brain to execute.

Dore has been at the forefront of pioneering research which has shown that the cerebellum not only has a wider role then motor responses and co-ordination, but can be stimulated to improve its function to allow the processes of automatisation to take place.

Our drug-free exercise based treatment programme strengthens the cerebellum and helps it to process information much more quickly and accurately. Dore takes a holistic approach to treatment which works on training / developing the cerebellum which is the root cause of learning difficulties.

Individually tailored exercises are designed to help achieve dramatic improvement in self-esteem, reading, writing, comprehension and co-ordination. Learning becomes easier and more pleasurable.