Houses

Anna's House offers services based on the natural order of development within the central nervous system. The initial assessment is designed to reveal the overall functionality of the central nervous system (motor movements and balance at different levels of brain function, and eye movements), and includes an auditory processing evaluation Academic status and nutritional concerns are also considered. Once the point of breakdown is determined, an individualized program is created with the purpose of stimulating maturity within the central nervous system. Our work with children, Neuro-Developmental Delay therapy, begins at the foundation level-the brain stem-and stimulates normal developmental growth. The workings of the brain stem begin prior to birth and include involuntary movements, reactionary and emotional responses, control of breathing, stimulation of the senses-things that should fully develop before the abilities to control balance, cross midline, use logic and reason, and apply right-left brain integration. As a result, we generally observe natural maturity in body movements and cognitive function. Children who come to Anna's House manifest various levels of difficulty in more than one system of the body, which might affect vision, speech, auditory processing, balance, gross and/or fine motor movements, sensory, emotions, the presence of primitive reflexes (involuntary movements from before birth up through about age one), processing speed, working memory, behavior and academics.