Retained Reflexes therapy

[Orangebutterfly]

Hi

Just wondered if anyone had any thoughts or experiences of RRT.

I have seen some threads on here already but they seem to be quite old.

I am not sure what my little one has but he has had behavioural difficulties at school, very fidgeting and fine motor skill delays. So have been googling and come across RRT.

Your help will be most appreciated.

I have been reading up on it recently too as a child in my school has been undergoing RRT for a variety of learning difficulties e.g; sensory processing difficulties, poor concentration, poor muscle tone, weak fine motor skills etc. A friend has also undergone this with her child for anxiety, phobias, poor eye tracking etc.
Initial thoughts are that it makes a lot of sense when regarding these children and they are making some progress in their areas of difficulty. From a neurological perspective it does also make complete sense. I guess the main drawback is that it is costly and all benefits are really just anecdotal. However, as these children are often left to struggle by the NHS and education system it really does seem like it's 'worth a try'.
If it was my child and I had tried all other avenues of therapy and support then I wouldn't hesitate in undergoing this therapy for them.
Good luck, I would be very interested to hear from you if you do decide to go down this route and to hear if you found it beneficial.
Keep in touch.

Hi Arabellarockerfella

Thank you for your reply. Do you know how these children have been getting on with the treatment? I have made appointments with Bob Allen who I understand does combined movement and brushing treatment and also a homeopath.

My son has a lot of anxiety. Day to day living with him is a bit of a roller coaster. Also has a lot of fidgeting so not getting the most out of school.

I will keep you posted.

I didn't have a positive experience with this. I found the listening programme and an occupational therapist dealing in sensory processing disorder more helpful for ds.

Hi orange, we're just starting out with Hemispheres in St. Albans. Ds has had trouble progressing with his writing and motor skills. After the first month, he's started to improve and I'm feeling really hopeful for him. School recomended hemispheres based on recomendation.

My dds went to Bob Allen, amazing results and we noticed improvements after the first couple of weeks and we were complete sceptics at the time!!!

I would recommend him to anyone within travelling distance of Windsor as he is so inexpensive compared to other organisations (mainly INPP.org) as he treats people younger and doesn't carry out unnecessary assessments - only the physical ones that help determine whether treatment will help or not.

Thank you all for your thoughts and recommendations. I have made an appointment with Bob Allen in Windsor and also going to give the homeopathy a go.

Randommess: how long did your little one see Bob for?

6 sessions at the very most - she was only just 4 so the transformation quicker - less unlearning and relearning for the neurological system I guess. They are spaced around 6-8 weeks apart.

I have a colleague who took her 7 year old that had diagnosed ADHD and although the treatment was working her son got very very resistant to completing the daily exercises so Bob said it was in his best interests to stop. I'm telling you this is assure you of his professionalism, he won't take your money unless he can help and he'll work with you and your child for their best outcome.

Lidlmoose. Keep us posted on how your little one gets on. I have heard lots of good things about Hemisphere too but it's a bit far for us.

Thanks Randommess. My son is 5. We will see what happens. If only we can sort out his fidgetiness that would be a great start. It's driving me crazy. He has not been diagnosed with Asd/ADHD even though he has had all the assessments. He has hearing loss due to glue ear, fine motor skill problems and as mentioned his inability to sit still on a chair. He is quite happy sitting on the floor with no problems.

Bob treated one of my other dds for auditory processing issues with Johansen therapy, that was more expensive but she went from having an upside down hearing curve to near perfect and from severe speech delay to fab - meanwhile NHS told me that her hearing was ok, even though I couldn't understand what she said at 4 as her Mother

Wow that's amazing Randommess.