What a find! I attended a lecture by David Delacato in Bristol with a friend whose son is also diagnosed autistic. I had been to plenty of other lectures covering all aspects of autism but this one really hit me personally. My friend and I were aghast that someone was describing behaviour which both our children displayed and these are two very different boys.
Had to get the book and find out more! Read from cover to cover twice! At last I felt I could understand my son and, more excitingly, help him to learn to cope with the world.
I came away from the first appointment we had with David Delacato and his team, armed with a routine of exercises, terrified. How will I achieve all this? Will my son co-operate?
Four months later I returned to the clinic with my list of changes we noticed and a son who asks to do his exercises! I returned to the clinic excitedly and nervously - had I done ok? was all the hard work worth it? I needed a pat on the back. I got one! I returned home bursting with enthusiasm for setting out on the challenges of our new programme for the next four months
Kath