Learning Difficulties Success Stories

"Jodi had her first session tonight, she loved it and she was very responsive. She was smiling and laughing with joy. Thanks for providing this program, it is a joy to see her having a great time and I’m sure the information will be stored in her brain with all those endorphin releases. I’m excited to see the end result with such a positive beginning."

"Luke achieved the best result he has for a long time this week, and in fact topped the class in maths, 78%, which we put down in no small part to Fast ForWord."            

"Thank you for your time yesterday, we are very impressed with the programme and can see the potential for developing Melissa’s skills, we think this is the best way we can make life a little easier for her, especially schooling." 

"I have had quite a few people ask me about Fast ForWord, including teachers and parents from Sarah’s school and my Naturopath, who also have come to their wits end trying to help their children with learning difficulties. I have passed on details to quite a few. I hope they too will start their kids on this amazing program sooner rather than later and see there is something very real they can do to help their kids. Thanks again to all of you who are involved in the program."

• Asking why a lot more.
• More motivated in other brain activities eg 
  • drawing at a higher standard. 
  • writing huge volumes at school (he has dysgraphia and handwriting has always been difficult for him). 
  • reading for longer periods and motivated to do so (usually I read a page then he reads a page but he is capable now of just doing it himself) 
  • started playing piano at home and as a result we have started lessons which are going well.
    

So we feel something has shifted in his brain - things are flowing more easily.  One day I said to my husband 'am I just making it up that he had changed'? and my husband's comment was that 'he is more with it'."

"Miles thought the certificate was FANTASTIC. We are soooo very proud. His listening results for school were great. He received an A – first ever. Thanks so much and I will load the reading program."

"Just to let you know that Will is almost finished his Language program, and will be very shortly onto starting Language to Reading which is exciting. I am very happy with the progress … is making overall since starting back on the program. He has had a leap in his expressive communication, his general behaviour and following instructions in class has improved. Just wanted to tell you of the positive improvements he is having already and it has only been 4 weeks."

"LOOK AT Jonathon !!!!  Woo Hoo!!!  So proud of him.  Sitting with him and filling in those sheets (10 correct in a row) for Space Commander was a great visual for him to track his progress during the game. He had tears in his eyes tonight when he reached level 10!”

1. English - listening comprehension - up 2 grades!!! reading and overall effort - up 1 grade.
2. German - comprehension - up 1 grade.
3. Maths - up 2 grades for both measurement and chance/data.
4. PE - up 2 grades for participation and overall effort!! and 1 each for movement skills, safety awareness and overall grade.

So the effect seems to have extended to other subjects and sport. Basically his report is mostly A grades and B grades. We were very proud of him."

"Jackson has done really well. I am very proud of him as when he first started the program I knew my biggest challenge would be trying to get a 6 year old boy to be able to sit at the computer for long enough to do the program as he had never done anything like this before and just could not focus long enough to do it and would give up on things very easily.             

Jackson had never before been interested in focusing on any academic type of learning for more than a couple of minutes. Although he would spend hours building with blocks, making things with wood, hammer & nails etc. When I found that he had learning difficulties at school with all academic subjects it then made sense to me.  

So much has changed in just 3 months. Just to give you some idea he can now rhyme words, he knows all his alphabet sounds a-z, he can tell me the sound at the start and end of words, he can do sequencing and retell the story.  He has learnt concepts like him/her she/he before/after girl/boy He has learnt the first 14 sight words, he has learnt to recognize almost 1-20 and write them. He now comprehends so much more when you tell him things than he didn't before.  

He has started saying new words in the correct context. He will now sit and make things with paper, glue, scissors, crayons etc. He will sit and write numbers or letters on pieces of paper, he has sat and drawn a clock face with hands and numbers on it. Last week he sat at the kitchen table for an hour and asked me to help him write a story. He sat and focused without any fuss until he was happy with the result.    

Last week I suddenly listened and he was counting to himself. With a little help he made it to 100.Going back 3 months ago Jackson was incapable of doing any of this. It is absolutely amazing. Our family who knew what he was like before this are also amazed as they have seen the changes take place.   

When I was told he had learning difficulties. I was sad at first as I didn't know what it was going to mean for his life. Then I thought I'm not just accepting this. There must be something I can do so I started researching the internet, I went to the library and got books to read. I sought out people I knew might have some ideas for me from their experience teachers aides and teachers at school, friends who had children with special needs, and I looked at other schools to see what programs they offered.  I didn't find any answers.  

Except that I realised I was going to have my work cut out for me to try and do as much 1 on 1 work I could do with him at home. As he is in a class of 21 children to 1 teacher with no teacher’s aide, I knew that this was less than ideal for him and the school is now heading in the direction of open learning spaces which means his prep room and the one next door have the doors open between them all the time making it very distracting and noisy at times. I very quickly became disillusioned with the whole lack of special education and support for children like Jackson.  

Back in early April I had an appointment with my Osteopath who has treated myself and the children in the past for lots of different things. I knew he had treated children with all sorts of disabilities and pediatricians had referred children to him over the years and people come from all over just to get an appointment with him. When I told him what I had found out about Jackson, I asked him if he could help me as I had researched everything else and could see that without help the gap would widen over time eventually affecting every aspect of his life.  

He told me he had a young girl he treated that had done a program  for 3 months and she had never looked back and 2 years on is now in the top reading group in her class. He told me to go home and google Fast ForWord Australia. And to read a book called The Brain That Changes Itself. I went straight to the book shop that day and bought the book and read it. And that’s how I came to find you.   

I am so glad I found your program and would recommend it to anyone. It has changed Jackson's life and will continue to do so."