ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!

JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, DAVID WAS CONTENT TO JUST SIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ON HIS BIKE. TO GET HIM TO ACTUALLY PEDAL, YOU HAD TO PUSH ON HIS RIGHT THIGH, AND THEN HIS LEFT THIGH , AND THEN HIS RIGHT THIGH AGAIN. IT WAS EXHAUSTING AND NOT VERY MUCH FUN. SO I'M SURE YOU CAN APPRECIATE THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS VIDEO AND HOW ECSTATIC WE WERE TO WITNESS THIS!!!  ENJOY!!!   :)

Just Believe

      Just a few short months ago, I was at the end of my ropes. My husband and I were fighting to get David into a more appropriate school that met his needs. We were functioning on 6 years of limited sleep, I was emotionally and physically drained.  Most weeks David only slept 2 or 3 nights a week at best.  We had many nights of 2 hours of sleep, if we were lucky we had four. He would scream bloody murder and bang into his closet and doors. He would poop smear, he would hurt himself, nothing was off limits. Some nights I would go to bed at 11 p.m. and he would wake up at 12.  Those nights were the worst!! I would already put in an 8 hour day  before he went off to school. Then I had his little brother to take care of. Nothing like trying to take care of a four year old after getting 1 hour of sleep and watching your 7 year old physically injure himself and you for the past 8 hours.  On top of that you had to clean  poop off his carpet and walls.
      Wow, have things changed!!!  We enrolled David in Brain Balance, which by far, is the best decision we have ever made! The results are beyond phenomenal!! Not only is he saying new words every day, but he is SLEEPING!!!! David is also attending a year round school for children with Autism. So combining this with Brain Balance has been the most wonderful experience we could have hoped for. Just yesterday we received a note from school saying he said 5 new words. Are you kidding me? This is a child who only spoke 4 words in the last 5 years. Am I dreaming? I still say the most heart wrenching phrase he said was "Ni Ni Dada"!! We have been waiting for these moments for so long and they are part of our reality now. David is being potty trained now and doing just awesome!! After 7 years of buying diapers and pull-ups, I can't express how great it feels to buy him underwear and not being in public being embarrassed because his pull-up is showing. He can ride his bike now (with training wheels) but he could not do this before. He would maybe pedal once and then just sit there. He now rides around the cul-de-sac with all the other kids. I can't explain how great that feels to see your son who rarely interacted before to be riding around with the other kids.
      I'm so thankful for finding Brain Balance and fighting to get my son into the best school possible. I really urge any parent of a child with Autism to look into Brain Balance. It's like getting speech, OT, auditory processing, and visual strengthening therapy all in one session. It is the most comprehensive program I have ever encountered. I believe again!! My son is progressing daily. There were times when people wouldn't see him for a year and besides being taller, their was no cognitive change. Now, if you haven't seen him in  a month, Holy Cow, you will be seeing a completely different child. Honestly, I can't believe how great things have been. Thank you to everyone who has donated to our fundraiser. You truly changed our family forever! We appreciate every donation so much. Our lives are forever changed because of you!
    If you are interested in learning more about Brain Balance please visit their website at www.brainbalancecenters.com or watch Brain Balance testimonials on youtube....you will be amazed!!  If you are interested in checking out our fundraising page...you can visit that at www.gofundme.com/3740sk

Please keep on believing....anything is possible!!!