WHO WE ARE
The Heart of Peace project © is a summer institute offering an innovative program for parents and children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and developmental delay (DD). The program is a professional grade, therapeutic program offering non-invasive treatment modalities to increase quality of life for young people and their families. The program runs the summer of 2011 in Tucson, Arizona. Support for the families continues for one year following the week at the school.
The Heart of Peace© is a 501(c) 3, registered non profit charity. It is an educational institute run by the Congressional District Project. We seek donations for operational costs for the program and to specifically fund needy children from the local population who are in need of treatment.
We are a group of professional therapists and teachers who work with children with ASD and developmental delay. All the treatments we employ have been effective in releasing the grip of autism spectrum disorders and developmental delay. We have each witnessed positive change for the young people we have worked using our particular modalities.
These treatments are safe, gentle and work to fortify a sense of safety in children. They create inner strength and resiliency and fortify the central nervous system so that healing can take place. Healing opens the organism to receive learning, helps the individual adapt to their environment and allows the life force to become balanced and stable over time. These treatments support the inner being of a person in a wholesome and caring way so that these young people can step into their lives with grace and certainty.
Our program brings peace and a sense of healing to parents of children with ASD and DD. We offer treatments in neurological reflex integration, classical homeopathy, cranial sacral therapy and movement therapy. We provide educational programs for the parents that include holistic nutrition and cooking classes, vision therapy and learning disability information, belly massage, and homeopathic first aid. Our parents programs help bring deep peace.
We are devoted to the treatment of young people with autism and development delay. Our program provides highly effective therapies to gently release the patterns of ASD and developmental delay. We believe they accelerate internal growth and foster development at foundational levels. We have experienced change in young people with ASD and developmental delay using these methods. |
OVERVIEW FOR THE SUMMER PROGRAM
The Heart of Peace Institute© offers a five day program to families of young people with autism and developmental delay between the ages of 3 and 20+. It introduces and teaches 5 distinct modalities to maximize each person's physical, spiritual and emotional development. These modalities and treatments will be presented by qualified, experienced therapists and teaching consultants who work with young people.
The program runs the summer of 2011 in Tucson, Arizona. Families from out of town can stay at the Windmill Suites who have offered us a discount fee. Transportation is available to and from the school. Educational classes and therapies will be scheduled with play, snacks and rest sessions interspersed during the day.
Parents will be provided with information relating to the treatments and modalities. We serve two snacks and one noon meal to children and families. The menu will follow the nutritional guidelines presented during the week which come from the Body Ecology diet and the Gut and Psychology Syndrome diet. The project staff will provide families with follow up support during the course of the following next year. |
RATIONALE
Autism affects one in every 90 children worldwide. In certain states in the US, one in every 80 children has a diagnosis of autism. Developmental delay in children accounts for up to 65% of all classroom aged children. This epidemic of autism and developmental delay is being linked to many environmental factors that suggest a need for innovative treatments which include a holistic approach to medicine, nutritional guidance, sensory integration and neurodevelopmental healing.
ASD and DD, given the right conditions for healing, can be transformed so families and schools can see positive changes occurring. Given optimal nutrition, homeopathy, neurodevelopment reflex integration, cranial sacral therapy, movement, play and art, young people with ASD and DD can improve in function, sometimes dramatically.
This program offers viable solutions through multi-disciplinary, innovative treatments that allow healing to take place. These therapies, when given together, create a synergistic crucible that encourages the healthy development of young people with ASD and developmental challenges.
Our first program had seven children from all walks of life. We had one Native American boy, two hispanic children, one Waldorf student, two boys from the east coast and their mothers.
The feedback from the parents is wonderful. All children have made great strides in their development and in their health. A boy who was not potty trained became trained in the program, is now making eye contact and talking; a five year old girl who always needed an aid is now in kindergarten without an aid, responding and vocal, well behaved and happy. A seventeen year old high functioning lad is eating healthy food for the first time in his life and his acne is cleared up. All children are doing better in school and enjoying their family life to a higher degree.
They continue to develop with nutritional guidance and homeopathy.
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