Rahul’s birth involved a 16 hour labour which ended in a ventouse/suction delivery. He was given paracetamol, for what was deemed a head-ache, immediately after birth but weeks later his parents realised he couldn’t see. As months went by, they realised Rahul’s development was stalled in every way. The doctors called it Global Development Delay but this was not a diagnosis as there was no cause found.
Living with Global Development Delay
Rahul responded to music and sound but stared up at the ceiling and did not move. The doctors said that he would probably never walk or see. Ophthalmologists could not explain why. He was sent for second opinions with opthalmologists and to geneticists to see if his condition was hereditary. It wasn’t. His parents did not give up hope and travelled across the world for therapy finding a cranial osteopath in India who was able to help restore Rahul’s vision and help Rahul walk.
Rahul is a teenager who is as yet non-verbal with mental age of a young child. He has been attending the Brain collective for a few years now. We have been able to help so far with problems with maintaining body temperature, stopping aggressive and frustrated behaviour and his parents have commented on being extremely relieved by small things like Rahul not resisting while his nails are being cut and not screaming, but actually sitting comfortably, while his hair is being cut.
Next Steps
Global Development Delay can be caused by a variety of things, generally Traumatic Brain Injury, often at birth. Healing with neurofeedback is a very long process for this condition and Rahul continues bi-weekly sessions with us.
A Testimonial from Rahul’s parents
After trying everything, researching everything and spanning three continents in the pursuit of healing for our beloved son, we seriously considered uprooting the entire family (with four children and an established family business) and moving lock, stock and barrel to Canada to access Neurofield and Neuroguide therapy – this miraculous marvel of modern science that mainstream doctors seem oblivious to.
When Brain Collective set up the technology not just in England but in Harrogate – a half hour from us – it was an answered prayer, a miracle, a realised dream – utterly unbelievable – and we hadn’t even started yet!
Melanie and Maria are the kind of women one aspires to be. They conduct the practice with the utmost passion, professionalism, vocational commitment, bounds of positivity, cheerfulness and an awe-inspiring pastoral care that is deeply touching. They’re fanatical and excited about keeping up-to-date with latest technological developments, internationally available training, and even advances in alternative therapies – all at great personal investment.
Our son started with them in January 2016 and is on the path to developing far beyond what the ‘medics’ expected of him. And this is only the beginning for him. Our story, we have no doubt, will be added to countless others in years to come as The Brain Collective heals brains, lives, and homes across the UK (and possibly further afield) – creating hope where none seemed possible and proving consistently and defiantly that miracles do happen – if you dare to believe.
Come here with open minds and put your trust in them – it’s the chance of a lifetime!
*In order to protect our clients identity, names and photographs have been changed for this story.