“What kinds of results do you get?” Prospective client parents ask that all the time, and it is a hard question to answer, because each brain is unique as is each path towards neurodevelopmental maturity.
So, I am offering a summary of some of the progress that parents report in their children and a couple of reports from adult clients.
Nine-year-old adopted female, first reassessment (three months after our initial consultation):
- No longer needs to eat when stressed; has a better relationship to food
- Parents can trust her to behave in public places; she is no longer getting kicked out because of her behavior
- She can regain her composure sooner when she realizes she is “losing it”
- Parents are no longer getting calls from school about defiance
- Muscle tone is better
- Sleeping better
- Gets to work on tasks and completes them
- Is able to compromise more
- Impulsivity is better
- Explosiveness is gone
- Can regulate her emotions and behaviors at the gym
Seven-year-old female living with her birth parents, two months after her first assessment:
- Her foul mood has lifted and she is happier
- No more battles about toileting; she uses the toilet without resistance
- Is starting to empathize
- Can explain what she is feeling for the first time
- Rages are down
Six-year-old adopted female, three months after initial assessment and program initiation:
- Coordination has significantly improved
- Controlling behavior is still there but much less severe and disruptive
- Recovers more quickly; more resilient
- Is able to reconnect with parents after an argument
- She is more social
- No longer refuses to wear jeans; now likes jeans
Eleven-year-old boy living with birth parents, second reassessment (six months on the program):
- Fewer outbursts
- Making fewer random noises
- His aunt noticed that he is more in control of himself
- Able to handle a large family gathering without melting down
- Not hitting siblings as much
- Less baby talk
- Has become an avid reader and his reading has improved.
All of these statements are by parents whose reports are accurately replicated here.
ADULTS?
Two adult experiences are below:
64-year-old female with multiple blows to the head from various falls (horseback riding and on ice), first reassessment six months after initiating the program:
- Better Balance
- Doesn’t need to hold onto the stair railing
- Actively taking charge of her life more
- Doesn’t need to touch things to get oriented in space
- Writing has improved
Fifty-five-year-old female, post head injury, six months after initial assessment:
- More organized
- Mood is better
- Balance is much better
- Hallucinations with eyes closed are largely gone
- Memory is better
- Overall better in all areas
No one can predict, once we start stimulating the brain through a NeuroDevelopmental program, exactly what the outcomes will be. However, I personally have not worked with a client who does not notice a change between the initial assessment and follow-up assessments, if the family is doing the work.