speech etc. – speech, language, therapy, play, interaction, communication, semantics, etc.

Integrated Cognitive Development Theory

By Neil March 20, 2024

A full statement of the ICDT. This is by no means the final version, but it is now explanatory of the complex system of information that inspired it, thus I publish.

Education

School readiness

By Neil February 29, 2024

A look at different perceptions about what 'school readiness' means, comparing the perspectives of families, schools, Conservative MPs and Labour MPs.

Language Processing Metarepresentation Pragmatics

The social domain

By Neil February 22, 2024

My idea of what the 'social domain' is has been shifting over these posts. Here, I attempt to nail things down.

ICDT evidence Pragmatics

Cognition – hormones – microbiome (1)

By Neil February 7, 2024

Continuing the pragmatic journey, I try to clarify the Social Domain, our self perception, what 'context' actually is, and how cognitive reward systems might work.

ICDT evidence

Cognitive functioning and the gut microbiome

By Neil February 4, 2024

The gut-brain axis is bidirectional (although the literature just seems to talk about the microbiome's affect on the brain). What could it all mean for the theory?