Michelle
mother of 2 year old Nathan with a diagnosis of Global Developmental Delay
Our son Nathan is unable to walk and is non-verbal. We have been doing lots of speech therapy, physiotherapy and OT for our son but had been seeing very little progress overall. Doing some research, we came across the Anat Baniel Method and Judy. We decided it was worth looking into to see if there could be any benefits for our son.
There was a lot of positive feedback regarding Judy. When I met her for the first time and saw her interactions with Nathan I knew I had made the right decision in seeking her out. I was amazed by how well Judy could “read” Nathan in such a short time. She really understood Nathan and the challenges he faces and knew what to do to help him.
After our very first session, we could see an overall increase in body awareness with Nathan. He also was more in tune to us and interactive. We noticed a huge increase in his verbalizations!
After his 3 introductory sessions, Nathan is a lot more body aware and a lot more verbal. He is making a lot more sounds and is very engaged with those around him.
After his second set of “Keep moving forward” sessions, Nathan’s balance has improved, he isn’t scared or unsure of walking independently, and is more engaged. He’s also doing many more movements he wasn’t able to do before (such as playing while in a squatting position).
The ABM movements are very subtle and gentle. I really like the premise of working with what your child is able to do and not forcing them to do something which they aren’t ready to do. It’s very different from all the other therapies we have done (PT,OT, Speech), and yet it compliments them all very well. It is like a total body/mind therapy!
Thank you Judy! This is honestly the most hopeful about Nathan’s progress I have felt in a long time. I finally feel like we are moving in the right direction!!