What we are discovering

I founded a company a year ago with the idea in mind that children with special needs would respond better to necessary therapies if it was delivered in a non-traditional setting. The setting that I chose was a gymnastic center. Gymnastics as I have learned offers an incredible amount of physical and social benefits to all kids. When you take a child with special needs and put them in this environment wonderful things happen. We found that kids who came to us with heightened sensitivities to external stimulators were able to quickly adjust to the noise, occasional chaos, bright lights and a multitude of different textures. Most of the children who we have been seeing are receiving occupational therapy but recently we introduced speech therapy as well. The therapists and parents both see a much higher level of participation from the child in the gymnastics setting as opposed to the traditional office environment. Children who have been reluctant to go to traditional therapy offices have shown a tremendous amount of enthusiasm when it's time to go to gymnastics.