I’ve realized that hundreds of people are being directed to my site because they are looking for information on Fast ForWord, specifically, they want to know, does it work? All I can tell you is our experience of the programme. It did work for us. It’s not a cure, but it did have a lot of pretty astonishing results. I am not a provider. I do not make a commission for recommending the programme.
Two of my children have done Fast ForWord. My daughter (12) has some severe learning disabilities and Aspergers (the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum). My son (10) has no diagnoses but has borderline attention problems. I have collected all my postings about our Fast ForWord experience here for easy referral. They are in reverse chronology (most recent first) because I’m sure you’re most interested in the results.
- Fast ForWord — Round Two
- Fast ForWord: Proof!
- Fast ForWord: Changes – II
- Fast ForWord — Language to Reading
- Fast ForWord Musings
- Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
- Fast ForWord Update
- Fast ForWord Comes to Surrey
And here are some other useful links:
If you are a parent of a child with brain issues you MUST READ this book: The Brain that Changes Itself by Norman Doidge. As a matter of fact, I recommend buying it in bulk and giving copies to your child’s school, teachers, learning assistants, doctors…
Watch a 30-minute episode of the Nature of Things with David Suzuki that highlights the book The Brain that Changes Itself and its author Norman Doidge.
I have also discovered a math programme that I think is FANTASTIC! Jump Math
Scientific Learning Company’s website (the creators of Fast ForWord)
Brain Exercises: (Free) (The first two are from scientific learning company)
- http://www.scilearn.com/products/brainapps/index.php
- http://www.brainconnection.com/teasers/
- http://www.lumosity.com/
- http://www.memorise.org/memoryGym.htm
- http://www.agame.com/games/memory/memory.html
- http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Mathmagician/mathssub.html
If you have had an experience of Fast ForWord (good or bad) please let me know here. There are lots of parents out there that need help to make good decisions and they can’t do that without knowing other people’s experiences.
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Tentative Equinox North
Thank you for sharing some great information.
My son has Aspergers and we are having some sleeping problems right now. Thanks for the links you provided.x
By: clairelouise82 on January 12, 2009
at 11:47 am
@ clairelouise82: Thanks for dropping by. Has anyone ever talked to you about using melatonin? We’ve been using it, and although, like anything else it’s not a cure-all, it has helped some. Talk to your pediatrician.
By: Tentative Equinox North on January 15, 2009
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I have been blogging about melatinon use for the last week as my son started using it on Tuesday. Were in the UK some had to get it though the GP as it is a perscripsion only med here. The first night was crazy. He slept after an hour but woke 2 hours later and was awake alnight. But since then it’s worked which is amazing as he can lay awake in darkness to 5am and with school at 9am it’s barney. Last two nights he has slept from 8.30pm and it’s helped so much in terms of behaviour. Thanks again:)
Clairelouise.
By: clairelouise82 on January 16, 2009
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Hi there
This awesome site of yours finally galvanised me into action and my son is being assessed soon and will start FForword in the next week.
He has reacted so well to Headsprout and other computer type interventions. He has autism and attentional difficulties mainly caused by I think CPD but we will see what the Speech and Language evaluation brings out.
Please could you tell me what kind of baseline test I could ask the Speech and Language Pathologist to do?
For the next 12 weeks he will be following the program then his ABA/VB school will pick it up I believe (might carry on at home if all goes well, we shall see.
Is there anything you would have done differently?
Sorry for all these difficult questions!!
MommaJ
By: MommaJ on June 8, 2009
at 8:48 am
@ Momma J: I don’t know what the baseline tests are for Speech and Language. The thing to do is ask the Speech and Language Pathologist and get them to tell you what tests they’re doing and why because that will give YOU an idea whether they know what they’re doing or not. I’ve had all sorts of speech-language experts and they’ve given me everything from a handwritten list of weak areas (in which she wrote down at least two of the items twice), to a verbal discussion of the areas that needed to be worked on, to a full on battery of tests and reports.
IMHO, the most important thing is to LOVE your speech pathologist, to be able to connect with them, know that they’re connecting with your child. They should be able to explain to you why they’re working on the things they’re working and explain to you CLEARLY and with enthusiasm where they see your child progressing. I am describing the best speech path we worked with, and I would drive to the ends of the earth for her services. Don’t settle necessarily for the first speech path that crosses your path. Find someone who chose that field because they love and are fascinated by language and communication and love working with kids.
The baseline tests are important but just don’t get your child bogged down in taking endless tests and never getting to the work.
Stop by again soon, and let us know how things are progressing.
By: Tentative Equinox North on June 9, 2009
at 11:05 am
I am doing some research on fast Forword for a friend of mine who has a son with language comprehension problems. At this point, I would like to know who are the good medical specalists in the Vancouver area who have experience with Fast Forword.
By: Sion on September 6, 2009
at 10:47 pm