Saturday, November 15, 2008

Treatments & Therapies..~"mirror mirror on the wall...which one is THE best of all??"

May 2005 (when Danial was 2 years n 4 months old)
My husband and i immediately educate ourselves on autism and ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) by surfing the internet. Danial started speech therapy a month later. When Danial began his speech therapy session, he did not comply all the checklist for a one year old (he was then 2 years 4 months...). Wow! My worries deepened. I hadn't noticed how serious Danial's condition was until i saw the checklist. According to the speech therapist's observation, Danial had a very poor eye contact, very poor sense of awareness, potray some autistic behaviors but did not see too much of autism in Danial (again, this was just an opinion and not an assessment).

Danial was immediately had his ears checked by an audiologist at Sunway Medical Centre, Bandar Sunway. This is the first step to rule out Danial's speech delay was not due to hearing impairment.

At the time Danial was diagnosed for having the possibility of a developmental delay, i insisted on wanting to bring Danial meet Dr Helena. Dr Helena is an alternative treatment specialist, specialising in cupping with acupunture. When Dr Helena laid eyes on Danial, she immediately said that Danial has a problem in his head. "Some things are not connected" she claimed. She suggested cupping so as to promote better blood circulation to the brain and strengthen his muscles. Dr Helena also suggested Danial being put on flower therapy ~ a therapy using flower essence which could promote calmness and alertness in kids like Danial who was then very not focused and hyperactive.


From May 2005 - December 2005, the treatments Danial received...


1. Speech Therapy - 1 hour (abt 50mins) per week

2. Alternative Therapy with Dr Helena - every two weeks

~ flower therapy to promote calmness, concentration and response

~ cupping for muscle strength and better blood circulation to the brain


Total cost = approximately RM650 per month

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