The healthcare providers and staff at KIDSPACE are an invaluable part of our son’s healthcare and our lives.Karen Peck first began treating my son in March of 2013. After speaking to her by phone and describing my son’s behaviors, Karen replied that she was certain of the root cause. What a relief it was to finally have some answers about our son! Karen soon began to treat our son with adaptive play therapy, as well as educate me about his sensory needs. She guided our family in creating a sensory diet for our son, and she offered creative and customized ideas whenever specific issues came up. Within a few months, many of his most concerning behaviors had decreased.
Karen is also a certified QiGong massage for autism practitioner. She is the only certified practitioner in our area and she provides a greatly needed service for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Sensory Processing Disorder. In March of 2014, Karen trained me in QiGong massage so that I could administer it to my son daily. After four months of daily massage, our son’s autistic behaviors have decreased by 20%. My stress level about his autistic behaviors has decreased by 30%. These are huge gains that we have not seen with any other treatments.
Additionally, this improvement has greatly affected our family and home life. Many of my son’s behaviors are dangerous and aggressive, both to himself and others. The decrease in the frequency and intensity of these behaviors means less stress and injury in our household, and more time to engage in play with our children.
Additionally, Drs. Gruber and Vallone have been crucial to our son’s healing and recovery. With Dr. Gruber’s guidance, we have removed allergens in our son’s diet. Dr. Vallone has been providing Cranial Sacral Therapy for our son to improve the restriction in his cranium and reduce inflammation. Cranial Sacral Therapy is so helpful for our son that we sometimes see an immediate change in his temperament.
Our family is thankful for the care, healing, and guidance that the healthcare providers and staff at KIDSPACE provide.
Marie Krupa