Unlocking Potential Through Innovation and Hope...

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 For over 60 years, the neurodevelopmental approach to working with learning, mobility, speech, language, processing, and attention deficits has been offering hope to parents of children who have received a variety of labels. Whether the label is ADD, ADHD, dyslexia, learning disabled, CAPD, PDD, autism or Down syndrome, it doesn’t matter. Individuals trained in the neurodevelopmental approach look at the root causes, develop a program that addresses the root causes, train the parents to work with their child at home to address these areas and also accelerate academics to help the child maximize their potential.

The efficacy of an approach depends on the strength of the model upon which the work is based. This work is based upon two well accepted principles: 

1. The brain naturally develops in an orderly, hierarchical fashion driven by environmental stimulation. 

2. The fact that the central nervous system can be changed by specific stimulation - the concept of neuroplasticity which is validated in all of today's scientific literature - means the brain can change and adapt given specific inputs.
 

This program seeks to identify where in the developmental process gaps lie and how to provide stimulation with sufficient frequency, intensity, and duration to impact the central nervous system. Function is an interaction of neurological, psychological, behavioral training, nutrition, home and learning environments. The neurodevelopmental approach seeks to look at all of the pieces. Standing on the shoulders of great researchers and people that have worked in this field for decades, we are honored to have many methods and techniques that help individuals surpass the expectations of the labels. 

Before scheduling, choose one of the following to understand their philosophy:

• Visit the Hope And A Future website.
• Choose one of the following learning options:
  
  • Watch a free seminar on YouTube: HAAF Seminar
  • Watch a recorded seminar on DVD (available for purchase on the HAAF website)
  • Read either book by Linda Kane: The NeuroDevelopmental Approach or It’s All About the Brain

• Visit the HAAF website
• Click on the “Evaluations” tab
• Complete and submit the Online History and Application Form

Once your form is reviewed, a HAAF team member will contact you to:

• Confirm your appointment
• Provide a confirmation letter with next steps

After your appointment is confirmed, The FOUNDATION will finalize the approval of your scholarship request.