Mom had done all the research under the sun to help Teddy, who is diagnosed with level 3 ASD, to tame his sensory challenges. When she first walked in, she told us she wasn't expecting miracles. At the top of her goal list was simply more SLEEP for Teddy, AND herself! Sleeping through the night was not normal for Teddy, which meant it wasn’t normal for mom, either. For over 3 years, Teddy had woken up multiple times per night, and then struggled to get back to sleep. This routine was so normal, that when Teddy finally DID sleep through the night, Mom woke up at 3am anyway! Our entire office can easily recall the smile on Mom’s face the day she reported  to us that Teddy slept through the night for three days in row! 🙌🙌🙌 SO MANY moms report to us that they are literally going to loose their minds 😤 if their kiddos sleeping patterns don’t change! As we steadily continue to unwind the stress that is stuck in Teddy’s nervous system, we are witnessing definitive strides towards his parents next goals: connection and comprehension.  His parents long for him to live less in “his own world” and  to interact purposefully with the family.

Teddy’s normal was anxiousness, irritation and uncooperative. (Sounds way too familiar, right moms?) Teddy’s new ability to successfully regulate his emotions is pure joy. Now when he comes into the office, he is full of wonder and curiosity - not anxiousness and irritation - and he makes us laugh with his contagious laughter and smile.  His most recent milestones are playing with toys appropriately and interacting with parents and siblings!!! He is no longer alone in his own world. A month ago at an appointment Teddy even said “Da Da”, which was emotionally rewarding for everyone far beyond words!   Oh yeah (and this is normal) - Mom has seen changes even in things she did not think to mention at the beginning.  Teddy’s eczema is GONE, and his bowels are no longer runny.

Overwhelming, relentless, constant “FIGHT OR FLIGHT”. 

That was the state of Teddy’s nervous system.  When the nervous system in “fight or flight” mode, it is in SO MUCH active distress that the brain struggles to calm down, even for something as essential as sleep. Our specific type of pediatric chiropractic care is able, through a combination of scan technology and adjustment protocols, to unwind nervous system distress and calm the fight-or-flight response in the brain. No more fight-or-flight monsters keeping your kiddos up at night, no more suppressed immune responses, no more chronic gut issues!  A nervous system that can finally rest, recharge, and renew is a PERSON that can be calm, problem solve, emotionally regulate, focus, excel at school, connect socially (not seeing themselves as different, bad or outsiders), and simply get off the struggle bus. Expect miracles. They do come!