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[aciewha]

Why so much ? A loan? Parents shouldn’t have to go into debt for healthcare.

[WayneTheWolf]

So it works for some people and doesn’t work for some people. I still think it’s worth it as a parent.

[maddynavarro]

If they cared so much, why wouldn't they have volunteers first rather than charging a ridiculously amount of money for desperate parents that want to see their babies do better in I have a grandson whom is struggling so much to be focused and not distracted and it breaks my heart to see these families put out so much money! SMH....

[lisalegato]

It helps me. I started their new adult program a month ago. My strength & balance are increasing.

[kingoftrills]

So no one going to talk about the fact the vp is a trained chiropractor? I mean a neurosurgeon should be telling us what’s going on.

[eblu_]

oh wow i was put through one of these when i was younger. it absolutely did not help me and honestly i'm surprised that i naively bought into it as well

[JeffreyJamesMusic]

There might not be anything to support this specifically but there is measured results with reflex integration. There haven’t been tons of studies and no massive scale studies but every study shows an improvement

[kelleyrogers]

I am an RN 19 yrs. My son went from a diagnosis of ADHD and AUTISM. WE TRIED OT PT Counseling and drugs! He was 4. He had many issues. I saw DR RAY DAMADIAN who invented MRI technology, and his work with Jim McMahon the NFL QB. He was able to help Jim with Dr Scott Rosa, and CTE symptoms were reversed. Dr Rosa saw that my son had a cervical spine issue too.  WE GOT ONE atlas adjustment called atlas orthogonal and all of his symptoms went away and he began tying his shoes and doing math word problems. He has friends now. He no longer has extreme mood swings. He no longer is said to be ADHD or Autistic per the school psychologist. He even got student of the month and honor roll for the first time and I cried because he had never had an award and most teachers said " What are you going to do about him?" Please consider Atlas orthogonal before all this expensive time wasting stuff

[livvlife]

Oh my god I’m autistic and it’s good to help people with stims…but you shouldn’t change autism or call it brain draining. It’s not bad to be autistic. There basically claiming to cure these things and that’s disgusting. These aren’t imbalances in your brain, things like autism are different brain types. Your brain can be chemically imbalanced but that’s not autism. Autism isn’t a chemical.

[raea]

Basically what I'm seeing is someone stimulating several of these little boy's senses at once. With the shakers, with the scent, with the special glasses.    People with autism and ADD have sensory challenges. The brain is wired differently so that we experience senses in overload rather than them integrating. This is what leads to meltdowns.    This occupational therapist (or whoever she is) is helping the little boy get used to being around many different senses at once while playing one on one. Play therapy and physical therapy can help children on the spectrum or those with ADD but you can also do this at home for free with your children or with a therapist trained to help children cope with sensory issues for a lot less than $10K! And of course, since everyone on these spectrums are different, so will be the results.

[reneeatkins]

It did help my son but it cost me $6, 000. He actually could have used more of the therapy but we could only afford 36 visits. He can control his anger better. He learned how to tie his shoestring. He was 18 years old when he went there. I wished he could've went when he was 6 years old. He would've been able to enjoy his childhood more.

[samc]

I went there when i was around 14 and one of the biggest problems for me was that i had a partner to do all the exercises with that was my age. He made me uncomfortable because he gave off this creepy feeling though he technically never did anything. I was really self conscious of my body and having to do workouts in front of someone else silently was really uncomfortable for me. I'd occasionally forget to do the exercises at home and didn't eat as healthily as i should've which was bad on my part but i felt like overall it was way too much money than it was worth, i felt bad about my mom paying for it and tried to hint to her that it wasn't a good idea. It felt like way too much money for some workouts, being spun in a chair, and identifying smells. the atmosphere was so awkward and quiet which made me wanna go even less. In the end nothing really improved for me.

And honestly I felt really bad that I wasted my moms money by nothing really improving but after seeing comments from other brain balance videos i feel better about it knowing that i wasnt the only one who saw no improvement

[sagestrings]

ITS ALMOST AS IF ADEQUATELY STIMULATING YOUR KIDS HELPS THEM DEVELOPE + KEEPS THEM SATISFIED

[zx]

I don't believe anything that's said by the parents who talk of the progress that's been made. I think it's a load of rubbish, especially the advert/propaganda video.

[haydes]

This feels like a money scam! Basically lets treat these special needs kids and experiment and see what works and charge a whole lot of money for these treatments. This is BS.

[gerrynightingale]

*So, what is the counter-point? Does this treatment(s) work at all for kids who've been professionally diagnosed by recognized licensed experts in this field of 'behavior-disorders' or is at all simply 'Opinions'*

[tylersheehy]

That's stupid 10k for a thairpey n.o

[joseabad]

Thanks for bringing this amazing news have a fantastic day ❤

[rebeccahuck]

You can make purple glitter sensory bottles to help your child with ADHD stay calm longer. I hope will keep your child from having Tantrums.💜

[Samyloooo]

Good for nothing it’s a waste of time and money.