Effective, Affordable
Autism Treatment
…is within reach
Noticeable results
right away
• 69% of our users report progress in the first two to three weeks
• Over half of those users report progress in communication and social skills
Real, lasting changes
Sensory enrichment therapy eases the symptoms of autism.
Most parents report improvement right away, with substantial, long-term results happening over time.
The program is part of a journey that places your child on a path for continual success—even after the treatment is finished.
We’ve seen that it works best when the parent(s) commit the time to do the therapy persistently and when the child finds a way to collaborate. Figuring out this balance will take time, but explaining the purpose of the exercises to your child can help.
Even though some children won’t, or can’t, acknowledge their understanding, they will feel your attempt to connect. Once the child starts to feel results and can comprehend why he or she is doing the therapy, the routine will become enjoyable.
Is it real?
A clinical trial at the University of California, Irvine, approved by the Institutional Review Board, studied the effectiveness of sensory enrichment as a therapy for autism.
Read the article in Behavioral Neuroscience and the press release from the American Psychological Association about it.
You are the key
This is your chance to take control of your child’s therapy and to play a vital role in your child’s development.
As you engage in sensory exercises with your child and spend time together, you will feel the emergence of a strong, new connection. Many parents report feeling a sense of fulfillment and pride, and their child can feel it too.
Perhaps one of the most rewarding experiences parents are reporting is their child’s increased ability to experience and exhibit spontaneous happiness.
Sensory enrichment games
The Mendability database contains over 500 exercises, ranging from smelling a pleasant aroma to walking blindfolded on a textured mat, with a range of sensory motor experiences in between.
Yes, some of the exercises seem silly, but in actuality, they allow us to stimulate the brain with precision.
A good example of one of these
games is: Multitexture Walk holding a bear.
Sensory enrichment doesn’t fix the brain, it strengthens it
Until recently, it was believed that the brain could not change after the first few years of life.
But new research has shown that the brain has the ability to change—grow new neural pathways and synapses—at any stage of life. This process is known as brain plasticity.
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine believe that brain plasticity can be triggered by sensory enrichment.
So, we have developed an easily accessible sensory enrichment therapy you can do at home.
As brain plasticity is activated, the brain’s resiliency increases.
With the help of our personalized sensory enrichment therapy, the brain plasticity is then channeled to the areas that have the capacity to compensate for the maladaptive behavior.
The result is a brain that can adapt to change easily and compensate for any difficulty or stress, while retaining the innate characteristics that make your child so remarkable.
Our brain profiling process
Our proprietary software is based on the same mathematical structure used in Artificial Intelligence, re-engineered specifically for use in the selection of sensory enrichment exercises.
The algorithm links a series of 301 questions through multiple levels of factors and weights to 18 categories of brain function (olfactory, tactile, vision, etc.).
Based on the test responses, our software… Read more >
Powerful brain mapping
Most autism treatments only take your child’s brain strengths and weaknesses into consideration. Mendability goes a step further and also considers where the brain is actually ready to be healed.
Every time you take a test*, the results show us where the brain is going.
We just have to listen and follow.
*Tests do not require the child to be present.
Software intelligent enough to be personal
Because of the neural network structure, the system is very robust in handling the subjective and general nature of the questions you see in the tests. It is always adapting to your child’s brain and your child’s progress.
Mendability is also built with enough smarts to ensures that:
• The exercises are just right – not too hard, not too easy
• The worksheets don’t take too long
• The exercises don’t require expensive equipment
• The exercises are well balanced between repetition and new concepts
A typical day
Each Mendability exercise is either a “brain booster” or a “brain builder.”
Brain booster exercises take less than a minute to complete and are done multiple times throughout the day. Brain-building sessions are done twice a day and take only 10 minutes to complete.
AM
Brain builder after breakfast (10min.) •
Brain booster around 10 (1min.) •
Brain booster after lunch (1min.) •
PM
• Brain booster around 2 (1min.)
• Brain booster around snack time (1min.)
• Brain builder after dinner (10min.)
• Bedtime routine (15min.)
AM
Brain builder early morning (10min.) •
Brain booster before leaving (1min.) •
PM
• Brain booster around snack time (1min.)
• Brain builder after dinner (10min.)
• Bedtime routine (15min.)
AM
Brain builder early morning (10min.) •
Brain booster before leaving (1min.) •
PM
• Brain booster around 2 (1min.)
• Brain booster around snack time (1min.)
• Brain builder after dinner (10min.)
• Bedtime routine (15min.)
AM
Brain builder early morning (10min.) •
Brain booster before leaving (1min.) •
PM
• Brain booster early evening (1min.)
• Brain builder after dinner (10min.)
• Bedtime routine (15min.)
About timing:
• Spread the brain boosters evenly throughout the day.
• Leave a few hours between both brain-building sessions.
On crazy days, just do what you can.
What to expect
Even though each child progresses at his/her own pace, most parents notice changes in mood and behavior right away.
Initially, it might appear that your child is going through what some parents call “an emotional storm,” while your child adjusts to the new program.
As your child develops new skills and awareness, he/she may try to re-test boundaries and push the limits of certain behaviors. This is a normal developmental process most children go through.
As you and your child go through this journey together it will lead to long-lasting results including improved autistic score (ADOS test or similar) and even increase in IQ*.
*now in clinical trial
You’ll always be connected
We’re confident that you already have what it takes to succeed, but we hope you will want to involve us in your therapy. We have a wealth of experience that we are eager to share with you.
There are also many parents like you currently doing Mendability that you can connect with on our online forum.
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What are you waiting for?
If you aren’t completely satisfied with Mendability, you can get your money back. No questions asked. Sign up now and you will qualify for a 30-day satisfaction guarantee.
What if the 30 days are up? No problem. There’s an easy to find “cancel membership” button in your account. Cancel any time and we’ll immediately stop the charges.
Can I get the full text article about the controlled trial please? I cant access it through APA website.
Thanks
Sorry, the rights belong to the APA, we cannot distribute the full text. I have an easier link for purchasing the article: http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/2013-17639-001/
I think the pricing is too expensive,I have a 9 yr old child with Autism who is Non-verbal and has severe behavior problems.
Do you have Occupational Therapists on staff?
No occupational therapists on staff, no.
I would be interested to see info regarding older children and more samples of the activities.
As far as we know, the clinical trials were done on children aged 3 to 12 years old. A third study is on the roadmap that would include 1,000 individuals over a longer period of time and include older children.
Until then all I can say is that in theory it should work for older individuals just as well as it does on children.
With the advanced treatment plan, you get bi-weekly calls. During these calls we can look at the instructions and the exercises you get and make sure that they fit. If he is taller, etc then we may need to do the exercises differently, for example.
Another success factor to consider is the “eagerness to get better” factor. In the second study they looked at the children’s level of interest in improving and saw a correlation there. We have observed that older children tend to understand more why they are doing therapy and that helps a lot. So, maybe we will see in the third study that older children tend to do better… We shall see.
SOUNDS REALLY NICE BUT I WONDER MY SON HAVE 30 YEARS OLD IF IS GOING TO WORK FOR HIM THANKYOU. CAN YOU LET ME NOW PLEASE!!!
OLGA
Yes, Mendability is designed to work with adults as well. In fact, many adults respond better to this treatment when they see the effect it has one them and it motivates them.
my children are adults with autism syndrome do you have a program for them?
Clinical trials were done only on children aged 3-12, but we anticipate that the same results can be applied to adults with autism. More research will show how far and how wide sensory enrichment can reach as an autism therapy.
I need to know what forms of autism this thearphy works on . Because i have a child with a specturm disorder form of austim known as trets disorder and he also suffrers from odd. I need to know if this thearphy will cover any of his areas with his forms of specturm disorders.
I would be glad to explain to you how Mendability can help your son Gabriel.
A simple way to answer your question about which symptom our program would help alleviate would be to give you the complete list of symptoms we measure and know we can improve, but the list is more than 300-long, so I thought I would shorten it for you.
We grouped the symptoms in the following categories:
- Learning Abilities (Understands concepts of time, Knows colors, etc)
- Reading Comprehension (Knows the alphabet letters, Reads with expression, etc)
- Following Instructions (Attention span, Organizing himself for an activity, etc)
- Sense of Reality (Talking to self, Awareness of surroundings, etc)
- Memory (Numbers, Faces, etc)
- Body Control (Walking, Catching with two hands, etc)
- Fine Motor Control (Penmanship, Eye scanning, etc)
- Eating Habits (Trying new foods, Tolerates foods textures, etc)
- Sleeping Habits (Falls asleep right away, Falls asleep right away, etc)
- Sensory Integration (Always takes off shoes, Sensitive to certain pitches, etc)
- Communication (Stuttering, Can make themselves understood, etc)
- Social Skills (Being a sore loser, Oblivious to other people in the room, etc)
- Personal Care (Ability to dress himself, Daytime potty trained, etc)
- Sitting Still (Can’t sit still, Pacing, etc)
- Stimming (Flaps hands when excited, Taps, clicks, pops, sniffs, or other repeated sounds, etc)
- Mood Stability (Regularly changes between over-enthusiastic and miserable, Thrashing, etc)
- Seizures (Convulsions, Spaces out frequently, etc)
Every symptom that we measure, we have a program to improve and rectify.
When you setup a Mendability account, you will also fill out a questionnaire asking you how much of a problem you feel each that aspect of life is for Gabriel. Our proprietary system then processes your answers through a series of checks and algorithms to produce the ultimate sensory enrichment therapy worksheet.
Each worksheet consists of a few exercises to do twice a day and one or two others that you do a few times a day. This rarely takes more than half an hour of your day.
After a couple of weeks, Gabriel will have started to change, which warrants updating his profile. Every time you take a test, we tell you what to do to help Gabriel to grow a stronger and healthier brain.
Sometimes it takes less than a year to repair enough symptoms that he longer needs therapy. This therapy not only helps his brain to get better, but it also gives him the tools he needs to finish the journey on his own when he reaches a certain point.
Sensory enrichment therapy comes from the field of neuroscience called by the same name. It is also called environment enrichment sometimes. For years they have known that they can help rats recover from injuries or neurological disorders by exposing them to a richer sensory environment. Mendability is the human implementation. In just a few months it is about to get the “clinically-proven” label as the studies of the University of California get published in the journal, Behavioral Neuroscience.
This is not a Tourette’s treatment program. It is a brain treatment program that addresses most if not all symptoms related to brain function. This includes symptoms commonly seen in disorders like Autism, Tourette’s or Obsessive Defiant Disorder.
I hope this helps.
Hi, I am currently working as an Autism Practitioner for Scottish Autism in Orkney. I support a young 22 year old man in his own home and within the local community. Would this programme be suitable for use with adults with Autism?
Yes, Mendability works with adults with autism as well. In fact, in many cases it works more quickly. We believe it has to do with their increased commitment to the program when they feel the benefits of the therapy.
Of course, adults are also bigger, which means that they can be more “un-wieldy” to do the therapy with.
you should make this more affordable. we are a low income family with an autistic child and would like to see all of these so called “learning sites” realistically affordable.help should not be so expensive.
Mendability is a complete autism therapy. We are working towards offering Mendability for free (covered by insurance, etc.), but reaching that point will take time. In spite of the the costs associated with building and developing the program, we are committed to offering Mendability at a low cost, especially when compared to other evidence-based therapies.
Interesting indeed – is it available in australia? If we were to sign up does that mean you could contact me for the fortnightly check ups to see how it is going? Does up to 4 profiles mean up to 4 children? thank you and look forward to your reply :)
Hi, Annette!
Yes, we reach all the way to Australia. In fact, we have connections with the Autism Advisory Support Service in Sydney. They are great people and they could help you too. They have a 24/7 hotline as well. :-)
We can accommodate the bi-weekly check-ups pretty much any time.
The 4 profiles, you can use them however you want. They can be for your children or anyone else that you would like to share your account with. During the check-ups we can talk about all your “profiles”.
Translation all in chinese do u have a english version .?
I think the copy is offensive and pseudo-scientific.
What aspect or presentation of this autism treatment did you find offensive? We are still in the early stages. The results of the first study won’t be published in Behavioral Neuroscience for another couple of months, but would that help?
If it really works,,,, shouldn’t it be free????
This is a good question. We are working towards offering Mendability for free (covered by insurance, etc.), but reaching that point will take time. In spite of the the costs associated with building and developing the program, we are committed to offering Mendability at a low cost, especially when compared to other evidence-based therapies.
Hi i’m in England can we still get acsess to this and how much would it be in GBP please
Yes, the program is available in the UK. we now have two autism treatment programs to choose from:
- the “LITE” program that lasts for 6 months with 12 generic worksheets, the exact same ones used in the randomized clinical trials run by the University of California, Irvine. This program costs USD $59/month (~£38)
- the “ADVANCED” program that uses computer algorithms to customize the worksheets as you go along. We also schedule phone appointments every two weeks with you to make sure everything is just right. Cost = $89/month (~£58)
i was just diagnosed with aspergers syndrom or is it called autism 1 2 3 i am 48 years old can anbody figure this out for me because i cant
Sure Kenny. If you need to talk to someone, don’t hesitate the grab the phone and talk. What part of Asperger’s syndrome would you like to understand better?
I am a single mom with an autistic son. I cannot afford this treatment, but know my 8 yr old would benefit. I hope someday he will be able to access services. He is high functioning, so gets no help at school. He does have issues that mostly come out at home after being with his peers. It is draining sometimes though he has many wonderful qualities. I hope this will be affordable someday to someone like myself who is unemployed and struggling to provide for my son on the best of days.
We’ve started talking to insurance companies. With the clinical trials’ results we are confident they will look favorably at this breakthrough treatment for autism, especially given the price compared to the other evidence-based therapies. We’ll see how long it takes.
very good and informative, I have an autistic son. good to know
Hi, my son is 9 years old. He is non-verbal and our biggest challenge is that he’s not potty trained yet. I’m a single unemployed mon and doubt if I can afford the treatment. If you can send me any material that could help me in any way please do.
Hi, Sylvia.
Potty training is a bit of a misnomer. You can’t really train a child to use the potty. You can repeatedly show him what to do, but until his brain is ready for the process, it won’t do much good. Just as there is a progression in order to run–crawl, walk, run–there is a progression for a child to use the toilet. It could be possible that your son’s brain is focused on a completely different area of development and until that area is developed, his brain won’t be ready to focus on using the toilet.
For your child to want to use the potty and do so successfully each time, he needs to feel comfortable with what the physiological prompting to use the toilet means and how to go about acting on that prompting.
In order for him to reach that level of comfort, he needs a good mental image of himself, the ability to process tactile information accurately, and the psychological readiness for “letting go.” These are not simple jobs.
Instead of forcing the issue and trying to coax children into using the toilet, we prefer to focus on building the “brain tools” they need to let the process happen naturally.
The first Mendability worksheet is designed to prepare the brain for change. Later down the road, this change will translate into better connections between areas of the brain and result in an improved awareness of self.
An example of something a Mendability worksheet could help with, in your son’s case, would be strengthening his brain’s ability to process tactile information. This is one of the keys of potty training.
It seems like Mendability could be a helpful tool for you and your son, but if $89 or $59 a month is still beyond your reach, you should know that we’re launching a free worksheet package in the nearer future. I can keep you posted on any updates if you’d like.
In the meantime, you may take advantage of our satisfaction guarantee program. If you are not happy with the results you get with this program, you can get a full refund within the first month, at the click of a button. No questions asked.
I am very interested in this pioneering scheme if will enrich My Son’s abilitilities through autism , I will gladly do a trial
Do we have to go to your clinic for the therapy and where?
Mendability is currently using a home-based treatment model. A parent or guardian (You?) administers the treatment to the child in need of therapy. Of course, we are available to help whenever questions arise.
You access the personalized sensory exercise plans online, but the therapy exercises are performed in your home. The online account also provides you with access to video tutorials, progress tracking tools, and a forum where parents doing the program come together to swap ideas and ask questions to one another.
When my son was a baby to 5 years old, he screamed all night long. At that time, I had no one to tell me how to calm him. I had to rely on my own instincs! I used a baby swing and a rope to swing him all night. When I would fall asleep he would start to scream! When he got too big for the swing, my husband and I fixed a childs glider into a bed next to mine and pushed it all night long. Durning the day when he would have his ‘tantrums’ I would wrap him in a blanket and cuddle him til he calmed down. He is 23 now but on occasions when he gets anxious he will crawl up on my bed and asked to be cuddled! He now is in college and doing quite well! I believe it was the hands on holding and loving him that helped him to grow into the fine young man he is today! I don’t know what this program is about but if it teaches parents how to sacrafice and love their child I am all for it!
Hi, Mary!
Congratulations! You followed your instincts and did the right things for your son. You have known from the start that he needed to feel cared for, you did care and the result is now clear. Yes we promote love, gentleness and non-intrusive interventions.
Thanks to fantastic research, we also have specific ways and techniques to help the brain mend itself efficiently.
In fact, for your son’s anxiety, one thing you could share with him is to keep a scent in his pocket and smell as often as he can think of it, and even put a drop of aroma on his pillow at night. If he can get back rubs or back “tickles” too that would be awesome. Something happens when you pair sensory inputs that multiplies the impact of each.
Smelling on its own will help your brain dopamine levels. Gentle touch on its own will help your brain serotonin levels. Doing both at the same time more than doubles the impact of each. I keep a spray on my desk and will squirt it occasionally during the day and use a back scratcher… :-)
do u know if there is covered by any medical insurance. and should ii talk to my doctor about it before i try it
Hi, Jennifer! As far as we know, this is not yet covered by medical insurance. The treatment is new. When the studies are published about the effectiveness of this sensory enrichment treatment for autism, then they will start to listen. But what really works to make insurance companies move faster is thousands of families who did this treatment successfully clamoring for Mendability to be covered. Soon…
Tell your friends! :-)
Yes, in 9 kids with autism that do this treatment out of 10, the first thing that gets better is sleep. It would seem that the brain needs to get that taken care of first. Potty training is more involved. It takes 3 to 4 years for a child to develop this skill under normal circumstances after he has learned to walk and talk. There is a lot of anxiety involved with dealing with this weird stuff that comes out of you. With this autism treatment, the plan is to build the tools in the brain necessary to manage that (tactile, fine motor, mental image, task planning, some speech, self-awareness, healthy serotonin for anxiety management, to name the biggest ones) it is hard to predict when a child will be ready to develop this skill, but it does come and it doesnt take that long usually. Maybe a year with Mendability?
Would this help my son he stays up all more and has problems getting t the bathroom?He has send.
I am a grandmother of a very smart 7 yr, old handsome little boy. He loves to read & learned to before kindergarten, but has trouble sleeping, has meltdowns when out of his home realm. Does not do well in crowds. Spends lots of time alone in his room, with his favorite animals, and games. I love him dearly and see what my daughter, son-in-law, his sister & himself, all go through in their daily routines and if that routine changes, it can cause great anxiety for my grandson which makes it a difficult situation for all. YES I WANT ALL CHILDREN TO GET THE HELP THEY NEED !!! AUTISTIC CHILDREN ALL DESERVE SPECIAL NEEDS PROGRAMS. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN SOME OF OUR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHOM TALK ABOUT CUTTING GRANTS AND FUNDING TO SUCH NEEDED PROGRAMS. MOST FAMILIES CAN’T AFFORD THEM ON THEIR OWN,
I’M TOTALLY FOR THIS “NATURAL METHOD CALLED MENDABILITY” !!!
Debbie Haynes
Irasburg, VT. January 20th, 2013
Thanks for your support, Debbie! :-)
Well said :)
What is the cost beyond the one month free trial? Does it work for a non-verbal, sensory seeking child with Autism?
Please advise
The treatment costs $89 per month for the advanced program where you get assigned a MendAbility specialist who will follow your account and with whom you will have phone appointments every couple of weeks to further customize and tweak your therapy. There is also the Lite program, where you don’t have to worry about any additional report, appointment, test. We give you the same worksheets used in the randomized clinical trials of this program on autism. It’s a 6-month program and it costs $59/month. There are more details in our pricing page.
The healing within is NOT a god called NATURE. It is God the Creator who PUT HIS LAWS in our hearts (DNA). The LIFE of all creation exists ONLY because HIS SPIRIT IS LIFE. Our brain is not a god either, all is orchestrated by the power of God’s Word in our DNA. God’s Word is why we LIVE, MOVE and HAVE OUR BEING. Healing IS because GOD IS. Healing is not an evolution contribution to mankind controlled by a unseen god called nature or mother earth. God is LOVE. God created EVERYTHING in the heavens and the earth. If science would return to HIM, then those who seek WISDOM from above will have the cures. As it is today, the false god of “science” is misleading man through STUPID and INSANE research that says TOXIC potions will protect our children called vaccines. How can anybody with a tiny bit of common sense imagine that a science that rejects the creator God and a science that declares there are NO CURES, and a science that rejects doctors who do cure using natural and safe foods, can create a vaccine that will prevent what they cannot cure. Vaccines are why your kids are sick and it is time you stop trusting science and medical science as if they are gods and wake up to the FACT they have no cures. The cures have always been with us, but YOU can’t trust or depend on this mess of doctors who push ONLY toxic potions of the drug companies. Find a few doctors and links with TRUTH at www.JesusHeals.ws
We are not qualified to make medical statements, but thank you for sharing your feelings with us.
if god existed then we wouldnt have this problem in the first place!
Nice as it would be for God to cure all our autistic children it isnt happening. Even those who have not taken any vaccines have autism. What we try to do now is encourage our children and try to give them every opportunity to reach whatever potential they have. My son is 16, we have being living this lifestyle for years. And believe me no amount of prayers is going to make any difference. MY hard work, MY love , My tenacity . These are the things that will get my son the help he needs.
And no I dont believe in doctors but I dont believe in God either. I believe in love.
Sandy–God is LOVE!
Wow. I am so glad you put me straight. I best give up on any chance of the medical profession (those trained by science not God) helping my sick child and I’ll just go to church and pray instead. Sure. That’ll do it.
And of course, God gave us the free will the think for ourselves, develop our brains and use learned knowledge to become many things – including scientists and Drs!!!! God bless the many people outthere trying to help those who suffer. I believe in God, and he helps me daily in dealing with my autistic son, but without medicine and Dr’s i would have died in childbirth!! God bless them all. x
This sounds like something very viable. Do you offer scholarships for those with a financial hardship, with a diagnosed ASD child? I am a parent in need of help with behavior and learning issues?
Hi, Tabatha! I know what you are saying. We are going to keep working hard to extend the availability and reach of this program. Until then, give us a call. We’ll figure something out. :-)
Is this therapy can be used for a 17 years old?
Hi, Unice!
We designed the treatment site for parents who have younger children with autism, but all sorts of people are coming in and doing Mendability. There are adults as well as seniors currently enrolled in the treatment. It should be no problem for you and your 17-year-old.
We have had dramatic results for our 19 year old.
Your program, at times, seems like a God send for those who are diagnosed with Autism. My son was diagnosed over 13 years ago and I have been on a journey ever since to afford him the most rewarding life he desires. Some of your techniques seem like they may be helpful but I would just like to add that, for my son and I, we do not consider that he needs his brain “to mend”. He is who he is; his diagnose of Autism is no different from his brown eyes or nearsightedness. I caution that you should consider using terms that are not so offensive; especially to those of us who do not consider our loved ones damaged by Autism.
I do everything I can to raise awareness about Autism due to when my child was diagnosed; barely anyone had heard the term. I even have a green puzzle piece (green is my son’s and my favorite color) on my right hand near my thumb. This is very strategically placed so when I first meet someone and shake their hand, their eyes almost immediately see the tattoo. It is A WONDERFUL conversation starter and I have had hundreds of people stop me all over town to inquire about it. I use this opportunity to explain what Autism is and how it affects everyone differently.
On the other hand, my ex-husband also got a tattoo wrapped around his arm. He colored each puzzle piece except one. My son, who was around 9 or 10 at the time, asked his dad why the one wasn’t colored in to which my ex replied “I will color that one in when they find a cure.” TO MY SHEER DELIGHT – my son looked at him and simply stated “I don’t want a cure. Autism is part of who I am.”
I wish I could share a picture with you but to describe it – It is a picture with beautiful colors and the simple saying “I see ability”! This is how my son and I chose to view Autism. It is not the same thing as breaking a bone or some other “accident”. Autism is not always a bad thing and although your treatments seem like they may be helpful; it is sad to me that your site also portrays Autism in such a horrible light.
Is it difficult to deal with at time? yes. Does it make me sad at times? yes Do I spend hours looking for ways to enhance my son’s life? yes. BUT would I change a thing? ABSOLUTELY NOT!!
One final thought – I am a single mom with a degree in nursing (although unable to practice due to physical disabilities) who is back in school in my late 30′s supporting my son and myself off of a minimal social security disability income. Even if I wanted to – your program is OUTRAGEOUSLY expensive. If you truly knew as many parents as I have met over the past 14 years; you would know that the majority of them could not afford your program. I know more parents who have children diagnosed with Autism who have had their homes foreclosed on in order to help their children. This is the only part of your program I find utterly despicable. Your site states that there is no equipment so basically you are charging people for “knowledge”. My friend, one thing I have learned over the years is that if you search hard enough and put in the time – KNOWLEDGE IS FREE!!!!
In conclusion – sadly – I view your approach no better than the drug companies who wish to put our children on dozens of drugs that they do not really know will work with your child. Tell me – since every child on the spectrum is different – if your approach does not work, do you intend on reimbursing the parents you have dubbed? I wish I could say more positive things about your site and therapy because I am always looking for new resources to pass along to everyone I know, on all my many social media sites, and several of my own websites. I will not promote yours mainly due to the price you charge – OUTRAGEOUS! Be ashamed because those of us who have been in the Autism Spectrum Disorder world for a long time know when to spot a possible scam.
By the way, my son also has OCD, ADHD, Depression, and Bipolar so your therapy could potentially help him in many areas listed under “Is this right for me?”
Sadly,
Holley Jacobs
Holly, as a mother myself (of a young woman on the autism spectrum) I hardly know how to respond.
Our daughter was born the year Asperger’s went into the DSM. By the time she was old enough for school , I knew school wasn’t ready for her and we made the decision for me to leave my job as a resource teacher to homeschool her. We really didn’t know what was going on with her (she was diagnosed with Asperger’s when she was 17), I just knew the school system would not be able to accommodate her.
Despite our best efforts, she & I were often frustrated when, despite her obvious intelligence, she just didn’t “get” so many things. For years, I pushed her as hard as I could to learn things like: making eye contact with the people with whom she was speaking, trying to think about how she would feel if someone said/did what she had just said/done, learning to play *with* (instead of telling them how) others by refusing to follow her script when we played with her stuffed animals or dolls. As homeschoolers we had opportunities with reduced rates for swimming, gymnastics, ballet, track and field and participated in everything so my daughter’s life, like your son’s would be as rich as possible.
We also investigated and used therapies like “Brain Gym” and dietary changes; they helped in limited ways. We made use of a clinic about an hour from our home that helped more. We went quarterly. They assessed our girl, gave us a new program to do at home for the upcoming quarter and took our cheque for $400 ($1600/year). We certainly saw improvements in various areas and independent assessments confirmed things like her improved visual perception, but we worked for a few months before we saw results.
Two or three years ago I began reading anything I could find on Neuroplasticity and wished there was some way I could access that for her (but didn’t feel too hopeful in our small city). Then about 3 1/2 months ago Mendability popped up on my Facebook page. I spent a couple of days reading everything I could on their site and watching the testimonials and then decided to give it a try.
Within THREE DAYS our daughter was able to pronounce words that she had struggled with all her life; her handwriting became more legible; she began sleeping better and stopped having disturbing dreams on a nightly basis. Is her handwriting perfect? No, but she is not ashamed of it anymore. Does she ever have bad dreams? Rarely, and not every night and never about being harmed.
We have been on program for eleven weeks. Today we were with friends whom we last saw a few days before beginning the exercises, and the women all commented to me about how poised and beautiful our daughter is, how much they enjoyed a conversation with her, how relaxed and at ease she was. She held babies today when three months ago she had never been able to hold a child without the child becoming anxious in her arms. She no longer communicates anxiety because she no longer lives with anxiety. (She used to use a homeopathic anxiety remedy several times a week – sometimes a few times a day – and has needed it only three times in eleven weeks!) Her piano teacher has noticed improvement in her technique and ability to concentrate. She now chats with people her own age instead of the younger children or adults when we get together with friends after church. Her karate and dance instructors have commented about her improved posture and strength. All of these improvements are because her nervous system is working the way it’s intended to work.
There’s a lot about autism that *can* be fixed. I will be forever grateful that we discovered this system. It hasn’t changed our daughter, but it has allowed her to be the person she has been struggling to free from being ensnared by awkwardness and anxiety. She now has the opportunity she never had before – an independent life, not a life on the edge of society, scrapping by on a disability pension and living with people condescendingly going on about how “good” she is at something (for someone with Asperger’s).
Knowledge really isn’t free, you know. The knowledge you have as a nurse you got through education. You paid for that education and when you worked as a nurse, others paid you to share your knowledge. I’ve paid my daughter’s piano teacher so she would share her knowledge with my daughter. When your car needs work, you may take it to a mechanic and you pay MORE for his knowledge than you do for the parts he puts in your car. You would never accuse a plumber of scamming you if he fixed your broken plumbing. And you wouldn’t be upset if the new pipes looked different from the old ones. Mendabilty is no scam. It does fix what’s broken – if you’re willing to do the work – and will leave your son with the ability to be himself in ways you can’t even imagine. And the cost is probably equivalent to a large coffee a day.
Dear Linda,
I am aware that Kim has emailed you regarding my comment you replied to. I just read your response and must tell you; I am so very happy for you and more importantly, your daughter. Your daughter is about the same age as my son and from the description you so vividly gave; they also share many of the same problems as well. Thank you so much for being so open about your daughter, her issues, and mostly, her IMPROVEMENT!
After Kim and I corresponded, I now realize exactly how beneficial Mendability can be. It is also exciting to have participants like yourself write such engaging and detailed results. That only gives creditably to Kim and his whole team. I can say that Kim was not only able to explain Mendability better to me but he also listened to my story and took what I shared with him to hear. That says a great deal about his integrity, his morals, values and his dedication to those who live on the ASD. After our conversation; I WILL BE trying Mendability with my son. I just said a prayer for your daughter and that my son is able to benefit as your daughter has. Best of luck to her in gaining further skills to enhance her adult life.
I would REALLY love to communicate you privately if you would be so kind; please email me when you have a moment. I want to share some private information with you. My email is holley_jacobs@urrjourney.com
I do hope you will get with me.
Regards,
~ Holley Jacobs