Here are some feedback comments from parents of our students:

We have been amazed at our son’s radical improvement at school and his improvement in his auditory processing.

Our son lacked some confidence in social groups but this is no longer an issue at all.

My daughter has improved overall at a significant level and completing the program has given her the ability to function in life and look forward to her future. The program was the best thing for her – improving her skills and abilities in all areas.

Our son’s new found confidence and ability allows him to now achieve impressive results as a reward for his hard work.

Our son is far more confident at school and I have had his teacher ask me what has been the reason for his huge improvement.

My daughter is more independent and organised in daily tasks and getting ready for the day. She now finds enjoyment in having her bedroom organised and tidy and her belongings in place.

Our son is noticeably more able to articulate his thoughts confidently.

Our daughter enjoys more activities and is able to find solutions to help her deal with issues that arrise rather than an emotional breakdown each time.

Our son’s reading has improved markedly. He has gone from a band 4 NAPLAN student to now taking Advanced English (for year 11).

Our son’s spelling has progressed substantially without doing any specific spelling program. He is a noticeably more competent and confident speller.

Our daughter has improved significantly, even though some issues still exist she has hopes and plans for her future. She is becoming more confident and has much less anger.

Our son is now able to articulate his thoughts more clearly and process and retain new information most effectively.

Our son’s verbal communication has improved dramatically and he is able to confidently articulate his thoughts.

The negative attitude towards school has improved with a reduction of anger and intensity of outbursts. Her teacher did not realise she had any issues in 2016 compared to her teacher in 2015 identifying issues.

Here is a letter from a thankful parent.

Dear Kellie,

I wanted to let you know how much you have changed our son’s life since undertaking your extra lesson and iLs programs. We started coming to you as he was experiencing problems with co-ordination and concentration and it was affecting him dramatically both socially and academically.

Throughout the program we noticed subtle changes but nothing too dramatic, I was wondering if all of the hard work and massive logistical commitment had been worth it. Then, just as I was told, it all started to fall into place right at the end of the iLs program. It started with him completing puzzles, something he had never been able to cope with in the past. His teacher had also noted a marked improvement in his school, work. One week later and we have had dramatic progress. He is now working well in class and taking more responsibility with his school work, but the most marked improvement has come with him socially and on the sporting field. He has gone from not trying with sport to coming 3rd in both 200 and 300mt races at the school sports carnival. He is also playing football with a new crowd of friends and today we had a fantastic family game of table tennis and he played so well. I have no doubt that the progress will continue and we recommend the program to anyone. It really has made a dramatic and positive difference to him and to our family.

Here is a heartfelt story from a parent of her journey.

It wasn’t until the first term of Year 2 that I decided to find help for my then 7 year old son.  I knew by then that both he and I needed it.  I couldn’t put my finger on the problem but I knew he needed one-on-one help with schoolwork as he was being left behind in the classroom, and the learning rhythm just wasn’t developing.  As my son was growing up he seemed to need a little more help with learning new skills such as toilet training, or to swim confidently which took 18 months of private swimming lessons twice a week.

During junior primary school the family tension began to build as my son could not manage age appropriate responsibilities.  Get dressed, brush your teeth and pack your school bag was impossible due to information overload, and tantrums and tears from frustration and despair were normal.  I knew that  school and indeed the world around him was only going to expect more and more and I felt like I couldn’t keep up with supplementing his educational and emotional needs.

With a fire in my belly I started to web search for developmental issues in children, and at the time I was very confused and insecure as there was did not seem to be a single standout diagnosis or pattern of behaviour.  I happened to find an article on Auditory Processing Disorder which rang true with him.  After months of indecision and self-doubt I couldn’t stand his distress and tantrums anymore, so I contacted Kellie and we had our son assessed.  I wasn’t absolutely sure whether anything was really wrong as he didn’t have any of what I thought were standardised symptoms of ADHD or dyslexia, but I also knew that something was not quite right.

The day that Kellie explained the results of his assessment to us is still crystal clear to me.  My son had an Auditory Processing Disorder and all of a sudden I was able to understand what on earth was going on, as well as and the difficulties of living in his world.  He has a perfectly functioning brain and hearing, but they do not work well together thus the speed that he processes information is much slower than average.

He couldn’t follow the teachers instructions in the classroom which made him frustrated and believe himself stupid, the children in the playground left him behind as he couldn’t keep up with the chatter, as parents we had to completely stop talking to him from two directions and reduce tasks into singular phases, and all of this perfectly explained why he had made progress when given one-on one time and a patient repetitive learning environment.  The most distressing thing for me was realising how isolating this would have been for my son.

The other thing that I will never forget from that day is that I felt like Kellie knew more about my own son than I did – I felt like she could reach him when I simply couldn’t.  This was quite weird and affronting – and very reassuring as I knew I didn’t have to carry this burden alone anymore.  I had been so insecure about not really understanding what was different about my own child.  Kellie knew what his world was like, why certain behavioural and developmental issues were occurring and the difficulties that he faced every day.

As our practitioner I have complete confidence in her due to her vast amount of knowledge, gentle but confident presence, and because Kellie is one of those gifted persons that has found her passion.

In getting to know Kellie and experiencing her programs I now understand that it is not possible to just treat the symptoms of developmental issues, and that treating my child holistically is integral to success.  During a time when my son was experiencing high levels of anxiety in his life it was necessary to modify the programs in order to support my son and maximise his potential within the environmental constraints.  Kellie sees and responds to my son based on his needs, not a static developmental curriculum – which I appreciate as he is unable to perform or make ‘improvements’ in a textbook fashion in an unpredictable world.

My son has a series of physiological and biochemical difficulties that will be able to be remediated in the long term.  In the short term – I can see changes in him where I can ask him to do more than one thing at a time, he can describe stories to me in a series of complete sentences, he is emerging as a child with his own way of looking at the world and his physical development is improving to the point where we will learn to ride a bike soon.  I can teach him new things like origami (without the tears of hopelessness) and he is enjoying completing his schoolwork.

I wholly appreciate the commitment Kellie has to her passion and I respect her knowledge, values, sensitivity and honesty in the way that she works.  I believe that in working with Kellie my child will achieve a varied and active learning capacity as Kellie treats the root issue, rather than providing compensatory strategies to survive.  I want more than survival for my son – I want him to have the opportunity to believe in his capabilities, enjoy communicating and making friends, and have self confidence and an enjoyment of learning.

Here is a story from the parent of a crying baby and how iLs and Extra Lesson helped.

My daughter was born 9 weeks early at 31 weeks. Because she was premmie she was automatically put on antibiotics after birth.

She developed very well on all the premmie scales, except weight as she was fully breast fed.

Prior to her due date she slept pretty much all the time, but after her due date passed, I noticed she would not settle without assistance. I tried everything that was recommended to me to get her to sleep.

I knew there was something not quite right, as even when I tried control crying, she worked herself into hysterics which though she was exhausted, never allowed her to sleep. The only thing that got her to sleep was walking her in the pram, driving in the car or rocking her to sleep.

Doctor’s could not offer anything as everything was physically ok and she was intelligent and developing as expected for her age.

I looked elsewhere for help as 12 months of sleep deprivation is no good for anyone’s state of mind. I tried homeopathy and osteopathic treatment, both of which had some benefit but not in relation to sleep.

By the time I met Kellie, it was a month prior to my daughter’s 2nd birthday. I had experienced consistent broken sleep for nearly 2 years and had been back at work full time for 11 months. I was still breast feeding and waking several times a night to re-rock her to sleep again. Bed time was a nightmare, day time sleeps were virtually non-existent. When attempting to rock her to sleep she would consistently arch her back and fight whoever drew the short straw that night (usually my husband as she was too heavy for me by that time).

After one week of iLs training, I control cried her and she fell asleep after 20 minutes and didn’t wake up all night!  The next night it was 10 minutes of crying with the same result. The night after that was 4 mins of crying and no waking until 12 hours later.

The next week she was finally weened.

I held my breath every night for a month after this, just waiting for her to wake up through the night or fight us going to bed, but she didn’t.

She is now 2 and ½ and has finished her iLs program and is still going strong.

We are all so much happier as we are all now getting the sleep we need!!

I can’t recommend Kellie and her programs highly enough, I hate to think where we would be now had I never taken my daughter to meet Kellie. She saved my life!

The best advice I can give any parent in a similar situation to me is, that if you think there is something not right with your baby, even if everyone tells you everything is normal. Call Kellie as she has a different standard of what is normal as well as a way to help.”

A story from an adult with mild aspergers and his progress.

How iLs and Extra lesson changed me was it slowed me down so I could absorb better what is going on in the contexts of my everyday life.

At the time I was doing it I was at acting college which teaches the idea of letting go. The programs stripped and restored. I’m was 36 when I went through it. I did it because I was diagnosed with a mild form of autism which if left untreated would have turned me into a troubled person. One of the keys to my success was having fun with the music and exercises that accompanied it and the discipline to do all the exercises as I was told. Like all change I found it hard at first to adjust to what was expected but as time went on things happened that really transformed me. I discovered who I am.

Along the way in my journey I saw a Psychiatrist and a Psychologist because I needed some extra help.  The programs helped surface the problems I experienced to need those practitioners. Files undealt with properly from my past interfered with the developmental progress I felt as I did the programs. What I came out with from iLs and Extra Lesson was self knowledge, awareness and confidence. Before I met Kellie for help I had no sense of direction or purpose but what was worse I had no idea who I was. Now I have all that.

I encourage all adults that if your finding comprehension hard work as I did then see if you can muster up the courage to see an iLs and Extra lesson practitioner then they could have the key to unlock the door to your success.