Interactive Metronome Testimonials

Colin’s parents and teachers saw improvements in Colin’s attention, focus, and behavior. Colin argued less with his siblings and parents at home and with teachers at school. Colin appeared more on-task during lectures, with less fidgety behavior and fewer outbursts. Homework was also less of a battle. They were also very pleased with the outcome and concluded that the Interactive Metronome ® was quite successful in addressing many of their concerns. Colin is now less frustrated, more attentive and focused both in school and at home.

At the time Tara started with Interactive Metronome ®, she was a 14-year-old girl who faced motor coordination challenges, and also had problems with memory, recall, and environmental auditory and motor processing. It affected her independence, as her inability to take directions and follow routines affected her ability to care for herself. After only a few Interactive Metronome ® sessions, Tara was able to complete a movement sequence independently, and adjust her rate of response to reflect the tempo of each exercise more accurately, while using her upper and lower extremities independently. Tara’s parents are also delighted with how much she improved. She can complete self-care tasks more efficiently, and needs fewer cues to accomplish her tasks. Even her strength and endurance has improved while carrying out motor coordination tasks. And she can now complete multiple -step tasks more accurately at home – and is now able to follow a recipe!

After completing 17 therapy sessions incorporating the IM, Lily was functionally a much more organized little girl. At school, she attends better during classroom activities and comples her work on time. At Girl Scouts she has earned new badges which requires memorization and following directions. Her mother noted that at a party she was able to participate in the party games, and even won a game! All of these things added up to a much more self-confident little girl.

Adam is able to demonstrate higher-level skills and do math and science at his age level. He can communicate with a spell board and Vanguard. Through it all, Adam has maintained his great sense of humor. Ultimately Adam has become more motivated and independent, and gained self-confidence. Adam was awarded the Chair Scholar Scholarship, a prepaid four-year college tuition for students with significant disabilities seeking a regular diploma.

John’s mother reports that he has improved in overall motor coordination, self regulation, focus, organization, and academic performance. He is also demonstrating improved coordination and motor planning while playing soccer and participating in tae-kwon-do. John has more confidence in himself and continues to show areas of improvement.

Sawyer is special little boy who was having problems with sensory processing disorder (SPD). His nervous system was over-responsive and it was especially affecting his feeding. He would reject any food that wasn’t the consistency of baby food, even vomiting in response to different textures; this trait was shared with an uncle who only had been able to eat five foods during his life. IM training was initially done to expose Sawyer and his parents to IM; no real treatment plan was developed and he was not doing full sessions of IM exercises. The results were amazing! One week after the sessions, I received a video from Sawyer’s parents…he was not only eating a peanut cracker, but willingly feeding his self! His family reports that he seems to be blossoming and they have decided to keep up training with IM-Home.

Miranda has become an outgoing, communicative, sweet little girl. She has always had a flair for dressing with style, and now she is communicating with style, too!

Shay is an 11 year old girl with ADHD and LD. Shay’s troubles in school have greatly impacted her self confidence; she has become embarrassed around other children and withdrew from most activities. The teasing turned to bullying and Shay had begun to miss assignments and time at school. After just 15 sessions with IM, Shay fine motor control and coordination had improved, which greatly improved her writing and ability to finish assignments. For the first time Shay was passing her classes in school and reporting less frustration and time constraints. She has stopped missing school and her self esteem has skyrocketed.

Andrew was a 16-year-old, junior in high school, who was diagnosed with learning disabilities at age three, he underwent numerous therapies, which helped him make it this far in the public school system. On the surface, his life seemed normal, but he struggled with relationships, learning skills, and his communication abilities. He would often experience trouble with friends at school or get upset with teachers and complain to his mother about these events. After Andrew completed his IM training his mother noticed the small things didn’t easily anger him any more. Interactive Metronome ® has really impacted Andrew’s life in a big way, and both he and his parents are so thankful he completed IM training.

It happened to be the time of year when his mom went in for a parent teacher conference and the teacher wanted to know what was different about her student! Mom was so excited as she listened to a good report about her son who was now raising his hand in class and participating in class discussions. He was making friends on the playground, even friends who were not in his special needs class! Developmental delay covers a wide spectrum of abilities – but maybe your child could benefit from trying IM. You just never know what changes may occur.

Ash, a 9-year-old boy diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, didn’t typically struggle with his academics but had the tendency to speak out of turn, chew on his clothing or other items he found around him, and had trouble keeping his hands to himself which was often reflected in on his daily report card. After trying other modalities with no improvement, IM was introduced. Ash struggled getting used to the headphones and the rhythm but was excited to try this “new computer game with clapping”. Being a perfectionist, Ash refused to give up and wanted to do better. After months of IM training, he was able to meet his IM goal and it showed not only on his report card but with his abilities to stay on task in class and even lead his gym class in their warm-up exercises.

Joseph is 18 years old. He has been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, which causes difficulty functioning in social situations and struggles in academic performance. Joseph is involved in several extra-curricular, which include running Varsity Cross Country and working a part-time job at a Retirement Center where he hopes to begin pursuing his ambitions of becoming a chef. Before training began, Joseph scored in the extreme deficiency range on the fourteen assessment exercises. After completing 15 sessions of IM training, he scored in the exceptional range. Joseph’s parents also report that he has found success across the board, noting improvement in 13 of 16 statements about daily function and communication tasks rated on the Parent Survey.

Beth is a 17-year-old girl with Cerebral Palsy. She is active in school events. Beth also travels to sporting events to report for the school newspaper. Her goal is to be able to drive and participate in driver’s education next school year. Beth’s occupational therapist recommended she go through the
Interactive Metronome ® (IM) Program to meet her goals. Beth participated in driver’s education class at her school and then was ready to take her driver’s test. Her mother brought her to a “tune-up” IM session beforehand. Beth and her mother wanted to make sure she didn’t need any further treatment with IM. Beth went on to pass her driver’s test. She is now a licensed driver. Traditional therapy and other therapists had given up on her. However, with the use of the Interactive Metronome ®, Beth was able to succeed and accomplish her goal.

Brian is seven years old, and the youngest of three children. His parents report that Brian has difficulty with language processing, attention, impulse control and distractibility. He also has problems following directions and experiences “emotional meltdowns.” While a variety of medications have proved mildly effective, Brian’s parents and teachers report marked improvement after IM training. One of his teachers said, “Whatever is going on is really helping him!…Please keep it up.” Brian’s motor skills have improved, his emotions are under control and he has finally been able to return acting at the local theatre.

Matthew is now reading more fluently and not skipping as many words. As a bonus, his handwriting skills also improved. His mother is extremely happy with his results after doing IM and so is Matthew.

Conner’s attention span has increased in the academic setting, making it easier for him to complete assignments on time. His teacher report that he has begun taking more responsibility for his assignments, including his independent reading log, which had been a problem prior to IM training. She also reported that Conner is able to successfully complete math work in the classroom.

Kate showed significant progress in her ability to follow multiple-step commands, use of morphological markers, and giving better details in a logical manner for storytelling. Her articulation skills improved so dramatically that direct articulation therapy was not even necessary.

Tyler acquired better focus, as well as improved attention, memory and sense of responsibility. He also beat his brother in a game of Wii. After three weeks, his mother said, “I was blown away. I asked him to pick some things up, and he said, ‘Sure, Mom, I’ll get it in a few minutes.’…He had never done that before!” Tyler completed the program with above average scores. Four months later, his gains, including his newly-developed reciprocal communication skills, remained intact and are growing.

Aaron has been seen playing on the playground with his peers, chasing girls, climbing on the high equipment. His teacher report that he writes with less difficulty and is less stressed with schedule changes. His mom reports that Aaron was first in his tae kwon do class (he was usually last) in running activities, and his instructor was excited about the improvement in his kicks and coordination when he was learning new movement patterns. IM has had a huge impact on his life and success at school.

Emma now makes and maintains eye contact, smiles, and shows emotion. Her startle reflex is greatly reduced, and she is totally non-defensive when her feet or hands are touched. After spending two days at home with Emma, Emma’s father said “For the first time ever, she knows who I am. She recognizes me when she sees me.” Everyone in Emma’s life can testify to the global improvements she made as a result of IM.