Kai attends regular Anat Baniel Method lessons with Neil, an excellent doctor from England. Neil does specific movements with Kai's body which are supposed to stimulate and activate pathways in his brain. To find out more about the Anat Baniel Method, visit www.anatbanielmethod.com 
IS IT HELPING? We say YES! We have noticed progress in quite a few areas...and KAI would like to tell you about this himself....
Gross Motor Movements
I LOVE to move my body! Now i can walk & run & hop & jump oh yeah and climb... playing is the funnest thing in the whole world! I love going to the playground and running around like crazy. Mom says i'm way more stabile and agile too!
Speech (expressive language)
This is the area where i am the most challenged. It is still hard for me to move my tongue from side to side in my mouth, which i need to learn how to do if i want to make more sounds. My brain has difficulty telling my tongue and the muscles in my mouth what to do. In the therapy with Neil, we are doing exercises to help my brain communicate better with my mouth.
Recently I have begun to use 2 syllablles. One of my favorites right now is Bye Bye and Abba and others….. My 2 OFFICIAL words are "mama" and "cup" which i now say pretty regularly. It’s cool & the grown ups love it too!
Cognition (receptive language)
I understand ALOT....almost anything that mommy or papa say to me i "get"! I love doing board puzzles and playing matching games with my sticker book. I can point to all the pictures of my vocabulary words when mommy or papa ask me to. And of course i understand all of the Barney songs!
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