I approached TLC because my son was experiencing some behaviors that were interfering with his learning environment at school and at home. His behavior at school became a problem so much so that in first grade, his teacher felt it was best to move his desk out of the group right next to hers and put a masking tape boundary around it so that he knew how far he was allowed to move around. Fast forward a few months to a new school and his new teacher noticed Wyatt was displaying behaviors that were not typical for his peers including head spinning, hanging over the desk with his head down, and occasionally running in circles around the classroom.
TLC helped me by performing a full OT evaluation of Wyatt including auditory and visual processing. They noted that the two sides of his body (left and right, top and bottom) were not effectively working together. It was as if his ability to process his environment and stimuli around him were playing tug of war inside his brain and his body was not responding the way he wanted it to. They helped us (and continue to do so) by providing suggestions for exercises to be done at home, make recommendations for the learning environment at school, and also provide us with many educational materials for ways to improve things at home like our routine and diet/nutrition. TLC also provides moral support to parents that have no place else to turn.
Working with the OT, we discovered that Wyatt has sensory processing disorder with vestibular dysfunction. Having the extra information about sensory processing disorders is so freeing for me as a parent because I am now able to become educated about what was happening with my child rather than just feeling like he is out-of-sync with the rest of the world most times. We have undergone OT for Wyatt for about 18 months and we have seen dramatic improvements in his ability to focus his attention and also control his body movements.
One thing I like was their approach to caring for the whole child and seeing that child is not only an individual but also part of their family and school communities. The professional staff and assistants are all wonderfully patient, kind human beings who have changed how I see my own child. He isn’t simply a bundle of outbursts and hyperactivity; he is a highly intelligent and creative soul that can not only better manage his behavior now but can also articulate his thoughts and ideas in a way that we haven’t experienced before now.
I recommend TLC to any parent who has an out-of-sync child. The amazing staff will help guide you to uncovering the mysteries in your child.
