Anat Baniel Intensive

Ok, I have some video this time. These were taken during Aaron's ABM intensive this prior weekend. The practitioner is one of Anat's trainers. I think she has been doing this for about 20 years. It was phenomenal. She really made my baby work. He whined a little but kept up with her and didn't have a total melt down. I was so proud of him. She saw him for 6 sessions in Chicago. Two sessions on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.



Not too bad for a kid with a large chromosome deletion and infantile spasms. He made so many "inchstones" during these six sessions. Most of all, he demonstrated his ability to learn. You will notice that when she pulled his feet and slid him across the bench, he lifted up his head. The first couple of times, his head just bobbled on the bench as he was being pulled backwards. He quickly learned to hold his head up when she pulled on his feet so that his head would not hit the bench. I didn't notice this until she pointed it out. I swell up with pride thinking about all of his sessions. He also has weekly Feldenkrais visits to maintain the progress from the ABM intensives. The plan is to do the intensives every quarter and continue the weekly maintenance visits. He is doing so well right now. I just pray we can keep him healthy through the flu season.

Update - Our Very First Fundraiser

Thank you to everyone that participated in Aaron's first fundraiser! I am sooo sorry I did not get any pictures. With all of the hustle and bustle of it all I brought the camera but totally forgot to take pictures. I will do much better next time. Per the last blog, we needed to raise about $5000 for the Anat Baniel Method intesives, the ABR training/evaluation, and machine rental. We raised $1000 on-line before the event and $1200 at the event. Thank you so much! We had enough for the ABM intensives and Aaron did wonderfully for all of his lessons. The practioner could not believe how alert and attentive he was despite his infantile spasms. Ugh! I will be posting about that a little later. I was so proud of him and we could not have done it without your support. Our next immediate need is the 3rd mandatory ABR training/evaluation and machine rental for 3 more months. We have to return to Illinois November 6,7,8 for ABR. We are still taking donations and would appreciate any support. I promise to take pictures and we should also be getting Aarons before and after pictures so that you can see how much progress he has made in the last 6 months. I am really excited about that. For more details on what donations will be used for, go to his donation blog. This blog provides detailed information on our hopes and goals for Aaron, his therapies, and how the funds will be allocated. Thanks again for your support.