August, 2001

Sandra has worked with a child labeled Mentally Retarded since the child was 5 years old. The child wouldn't let anyone touch him; only his mother, and that was limited. He kept everyone at arm's length. Just before using The Listening Program (TLP) with this child, Sandra had begun seeing him two times per week. At seven plus years, they began working on swallowing. Being fed through a gastronomy tube all his life, no one had ever shown him what to do with his oral secretions. He drooled a lot. Sandra got close enough to this child to use a therapeutic device in the child's mouth during her visits.

Sandra was then trained as an Authorized Provider of The Listening Program by Advanced Brain Technologies. She battled with the child's insurance to begin seeing him five days a week for eight weeks versus the two visits/week for six months. She needed this time with the child so that he could follow the 5 days on, 2 days off listening schedule. Her request was granted and she began TLP.

These are a few of the child's changes from The Listening Program: