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5 years old boy, diagnosed with mild autistic traits and attentional difficulties. Took 3 courses of Fast ForWord, 1 course of AVAMS and 12 sessions REVAMP

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My grandson was diagnosed with ADD in 2006 at the age of 4years 8months. He was not able to speak in simple sentences and unable to connect words. He babbled to himself quite a lot and only uttered 2-3words, most of the time he would use gestures rather than using spoken language. He was quite withdrawn to himself and preferred to play on his own. The teacher in school complained that he was disruptive in class, he’d walk around and disturb other children while the class was going on. He had a short attention span and was easily distracted. The teachers in school continued to complain that he refused to participate in their activities and he continued to disturb the other children.

After the first 12 sessions of REVAMP and 8 weeks of FAST FORWORD, I noticed that he didn’t throw so many tantrums anymore and his language skills had improved. His vocabulary too improved greatly, he was able to talk in simple sentences and communicate more. He was more cooperative and able to follow and take instructions without getting into tantrums. He has become more patient and able to listen more attentively.

The feedback from the teacher in school was also very favorable, {she said} he was able to sit quietly and independently do his work with very little assistance from the teacher and he also started to participate in their activities. He was also starting to communicate more with the teachers and friends in school.

From a quiet boy, he has now turned into one who is so chatty, he has got so many things to tell us. He is now able to form proper sentences and has no problem in reading. Anything he sees he will read even when he doesn’t know how to pronounce the words he will try reading using the phonetic sound and he is even able to tell you stories!
He is obviously a happier child, being able to communicate more and understand a lot more things around him.

The greatest joy is seeing his improvement in making friends, playing and conversing with them. Give your child all the love, patience, understanding and opportunity to help them develop into a beautiful person. Seeing my grandson progress so fast, I am really happy and grateful that the programme at Kidzgrow has helped and benefited him in his disability, I wish to thank the coordinators and staff of Kidzgrow for being so wonderful and patient with the children.

 



-Background
Was previously diagnosed with mild autistic traits and attentional difficulties (ADD). Parents complain that he speaks simple sentences, was unable to connect words, uses little grammar and has incorrect pronunciation. His LSE results show severe difficulties in auditory processing, memory, word discrimination and reasoning skills.

-Parent's concerns
emotional regulation/tantrums, speech and language skills, attention, social skills and reading

-Sessions of programmes
1 course of REVAMP - 12 sessions in 6 weeks
3 courses of Fast ForWord - 40 sessions/8 weeks per course
1 course of AVAMS - 16 session for 16 weeks

-Results
  1. After REVAMP
    MABC (Motor coordination test): improved from 15% to 67%
    PLRAT (Right-left awareness test): from below age norm to within age norm performance
  2. After Fast ForWord
    SCAN-C (Test of Auditory Processing Disorders in Children): improved from invalid scores (inability to perform) to 55%
    TAPS (Test of Auditory Perceptual Skills): improved from 2% to 47%
    DEM (Developmental Eye Movement Test): improved in fluency - from 15% to 45%, and speed of eye move
  3. After AVAMS
    Improved social skills from parent's and teacher's observation