"Your child is mentally retarded!"
"He is smart but lacks focus, he is all over the place."
"We would love to help but can’t."
"I am not sure that I am treating the right thing, I think something is happening neurologically, he needs further testing before we can continue therapy!"
"I don’t think he belongs at this school, you need to find somewhere else for him."
These are just a few of the comments that I have had to endure as a parent for a son who is loving, intelligent and different. My son Jordan will soon be 12 years old. It is believed that he is on the Autism spectrum (tested), he has a tic disorder and ADHD as his extra super-power. So, what is a parent to do! After his ADHD diagnosis, we thought that once we could get the...
When trying to write down the success story of my 12-year-old son Sam, I really didn't know where to start! Our road was so bumpy... from horrible temper tantrums to an almost nil communication stage, then onto speech therapy for 3 years, after which at around 7 years of age he started some verbal communication, though that was not so appropriate and not really a two-way thing. Then there was the school phase, where his impulsivity used to push him to say things which he didn't know...
from Play Attention who suggested we enroll him for sessions.
Our journey with Play Attention began in the summer of 2018 when I was searching for a solution for my son. Because of a blood infection at birth, he suffered some physical setbacks and some mental ones which seemed to be unexplainable, even by experts. We knew that his memory was not working correctly, but no one seemed to know how to fix it as test results were too varied. 