Kevin's Healing Journey: RubberDucks and Cavaliers

Saturday, November 21, 2015

RubberDucks and Cavaliers

We were finally brave enough to take Kevin to his first Minor League Baseball game. Over the summer we were given free tickets through Summit DD so we thought it was worth a try. I wouldn’t say he was excited to be there but I was very surprised that the sounds and stimulation didn’t seem to bother him - he didn’t even need to wear the noise canceling headphones.

On October 30, Kevin went to his first NBA game. Jon’s new boss invited us to the Cavs home opener in a loge. I thought this would be a better option bringing Kevin with us, not being sure if he would be able to tolerate the noise - but the loge was open and not a place to escape from the sounds and stimulation. Kevin did need to wear the noise canceling headphones during the game. He seemed to enjoy watching people and the lights. And after he had his favorite snack his energy perked up and he was smiling and interacting with the other guests - which helped me relax and enjoy myself.

And since I am talking about tolerating noise and stimulation - I’ll mention here that Kevin is tolerating clapping in church so much better - just this month as a matter of fact. He doesn’t grab my hands to put over his ears - he hardly startles - lets hope this new tolerance sticks.

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This blog was created to keep our family and friends updated on Kevin's healing journey. It is also our hope that others may find this blog to give help and hope to other delayed kids.

About Kevin

They told us Kevin would never walk or talk. But with lots of prayers, hard work, and extra hands, he began walking when he was four years old and we continue to have faith and hope as we wait patiently for his speech to develop. Kevin is now eight years old. He is diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy due to a brain-injury he had before birth that was caused by a stroke. In 2006, before Kevin was 2 years old, we found Glenn Doman’s book "What To Do About Your Brain-Injured Child" that had answers to help children with special needs and developmental delays. We began an individualized home treatment program for Kevin immediately and have been dedicated to our program ever since. We spent three years with the Doman family at The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential (IAHP) and now we are with Matthew and Carol Newell at The Family Hope Center (FHC). Twice a year we return to Philadelphia where Kevin receives a neurological evaluation to determine the progress he has made in the last six months. Then they provide us with an individualized, program that puts me in charge to help Kevin develop and reach his fullest potential.

Do You Know a Delayed Child?

The best recommendation we can give to another parent with a special needs or developmentally delayed child (brain-injured, brain-damaged, mentally retarded, mentally deficient, cerebral-palsied, epileptic, autistic, athetoid, hyperactive, attention deficit disordered, developmentally delayed, or down's) is to read Glenn Doman's book What To Do About Your Brain-Injured Child and/or Dr. Coralee Thompson and Dr. Philip Maffetone's book Healthy Brains, Healthy Children. By simply reading these books, you will gain valuable information to help your child which will begin to unlock the potential your child has. And best of all you will learn that there are other options to helping your child that you can do yourself. We would also highly recommend attending the parent course at FHC or IAHP. To read how our journey began and the successful progress Kevin has had refer to the January 2010 blog archive.