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[quote=Anonymous]We traveled to California from Oregon.  Our son was diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder and PDD-NOS (he didn't fit autism or aspergers, so they grouped him in the 'catch all' category of PDD-NOS).  We went to PT & OT for over a year, I believe, but did not see a lot of difference.  However, we had great success with Dr. Jim Costello.  We visited for a week and had 6 sessions with him while in California.  Then we went back to Oregon and worked with our son for the next 7 weeks with the guidance of Dr. Costello through weekly Skype sessions.

The results we have seen from a physical standpoint are unbelievable.  For example, our son could not catch a ball or jump off a step with two feet at once.  After just a few session, he could catch balls without any problems and jump with two feet together.  He displayed more balance and coordination than ever before and after several weeks, rode a bike without training wheels in one try (after having struggled for quite some time to ride without training wheels before).

From a cognitive standpoint, the results where not as apparent.  However, our son's behavior was better after each exercise session he completed due to endorphins released while doing the session.  I believe if we had continued the program in some form after our initial 8 weeks on our own, we would have seen a faster improvement in his cognitive funtion as well (his problems were intensity & not able to 'let go' of an idea/thought).

Both my husband and I feel that Dr. Costello's program was money well spent.  We have no regrets at all with the results that we have seen and would recommend him.[/quote]

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