Testimonials

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2024:

“I wondered if I was making more of it than actually it is? But I think by doing this work it’s it’s made me go - actually, there is something to it. And while he doesn’t present as the stereotypical kid with sensory issues, doing this system has given me that confidence and that knowledge to be able to say - he does have these needs. And this is what we need to do to fix it, and it is easy to do.'' H.M

''He couldn't touch paper and couldn't hold a pencil without it being extremely painful. Put a pen or pencil on the paper sent a feeling of shivers down his spine. So we have gone from that to now, he is able to draw with a pencil on paper and he's now doing really quite lovely drawings. We've got over now the response - I can't touch the paper, can't hold the pencil - that's gone. That's amazing.'' C.N

‘’I am so grateful for this training and support. I feel so much more in tune with their sensory needs and although we have a way to go, I don't feel alone, Thank you.’’ R.E

''My biggest AHA moment was understanding that 'M' did not have the body awareness and this explained all his crashing and banging into things. Providing him with a trampette just helped him be ready for the day''. L.M

''Just managed to download and print off my certificate. I hadn't realised what it was. Thankyou! I showed it to 'A' and she hugged and congratulated me😊 She is aware of SO many changes we've made as a family through your input. It all adds up. She also commented about other people she and I have been able to chat with and give a little bit of support to through the understanding we've gained with you.'' A.T

"Honestly, we've seen massive change" C.N

‘’I feel more confident that I am at least able to identify my daughter's sensory issues (and to distinguish them from other presenting issues such as attachment issues & trauma responses etc). I also feel confident that the tools and techniques found in the Sensory Super System ® will make a big difference for her, but I am aware that we might need to move slowly and focus first on building greater attachments and trust for them to be most effective.’’ C.N

‘’The SSS ® helps you as a parent/mum get to know your child intimately and learn about their (8) sensory systems and how each one uniquely works in their body. This knowledge will put their behaviours in perspective, open a whole new world of insights and understanding your child and their daily needs. Through the attention and coaching of Anne Laure and her detailed program, you will find the guidance, help and strategies your precious child needs that you will put into place. You will spend loads of time together with your child which will impact your bond positively. The SSS ® equips you and your child with a full toolbox to navigate your daily lives.’’ J.H

''Back in April last year, to be honest, when I looked at the whole thing, it all just seemed like so much, but when you work with each step, follow the instructions, and you take each step one by one - it all makes sense! And you get to know your kid and it's amazing. I can't wait to do her Mastery Thumbprint!'' J.H

‘’I have loved participating in this course. I feel that it should be shared widespread with students, parents and carers across a wide audience!’’

'''Now I've got a proper, beautiful guidebook, I want to get J to read it too, so he can understand. It is amazing, the way you have put the system together, and I am truly amazed that I have done all of this. This is who my daughter is and I able to understand so much better. The things that I hadn't been able to fill in (at the beginning), I was able to fill out and it just mesmerized me. I wrote two and a half pages about her general sensory processing issues and summary. I was able to write the things that we are doing, my understanding of her sensory processes and what she needs and where she is and for her to stay in her best sensory health. What works for her and for us. It was so interesting to write down these things and reflect on yourself and on your child, because last year April I didn't know that my child needed these things. I did not know she needed ANY of these things. I knew she needed help in certain areas but I didn't know this was exactly what she needed. And it's so beautiful, and I am so glad that I have this in a book!'' J.H

‘’I love it - it's very thorough.’’ L.E

"Just managed to download and print off my certificate. I hadn't realised what it was. Thankyou!’’ A.T

‘’…last year April I didn't know that my child needed ANY of these things. I knew she needed help in certain areas, but I didn't know this was exactly what she needed. And it's so beautiful, and I am so glad that I have this (all recorded in my guidebook)!'' J.H

'''It’s such a release to have you. You feel all on your own when you the diagnosis and there are not a lot of people who are as specialised as you either. Ehen we go see his paediatrician, for example, they know elements of things but never anything that is personalised. Like when we tell you how 'O' is and you have a good idea of specific ways to do things with him. When he was first diagnosed, we has an OT within the child development centre and I was saying, well, 'O's got all these sensory issues and how we were so inexperienced and we didn't know where to start or how to help him, there was just no help. They just didn't seem to be experienced enough or know how to help us in any way. So it was horrible really, because you just feel so alone. So, I feel grateful for meeting you.'' F.H

'‘When he was first diagnosed because we have an OT within the child development centre and I was saying, well, X has got all these sensory issues and we were so inexperienced and we didn't know where to start or how to help him, but there was just no help. They just didn't seem to be experienced enough or know how to help us in any way. So, it was horrible really, because you just feel so alone. So yeah, I feel grateful for meeting you.’'

‘’Our new years dinner was chicken, rice, green beans, carrots and sweetcorn. He ate all his up using cutlery…, no running away, no meltdowns and several good jokes!!! So amazing..."

2023:

''I would highly recommend the system because it helps you to learn about all the senses. It has helped me to learn where my daughter is over reactive or under reactive in different senses. I am now learning how help my daughter do activities to help her keep regulated.'' T.H

“It’s been invaluable.”

''Anyone who has a neurodiversity or trauma experience can benefit hugely from SSS, for themselves or someone else. It's a kind and gentle but still effective process.'' C.H

“My son’s challenging behaviours have decreased as a result of my learning curve here. I feel a lot more confident in working with my son and because I can now link his behaviours to a certain problem and effectively deal with this, I feel closer to him emotionally and feel he is closer with me also. His need to touch everything has decreased, his attention and concentration levels have increased, most of all his self-care skills.”

"Going to the dentist used to be hard for me, but now it's easier. The dentist can check my mouth without any issues."

“It’s brought a lot of sensory stuff to the forefront. The understanding of his behaviours is really helping. We’re managing more how to regulate him.”

"Before receiving support from Anne Laure, our two adopted boys could not eat in the same room together without aggressive behaviour such as throwing their knives and forks at each other's faces. Our youngest child was losing weight as he was struggling with neophobia. Now we have largely happy fun and constructive family meals every day and our youngest son eats well, is growing healthily and tries new foods frequently. We had daily episodes of violent behaviour from both boys and that has now massively decreased. Before, we were unable to play and relax together as a family, and now we do this every day." J.D

“We went out for tea all four of us yesterday and we managed it! That was good!”

“We can see how he’s triggered now and how his meltdowns are only a stone’s throw away.”

“We understand day to day what levels we need to be at and if we take him out - and that heightens him - we need to calm him after. We’re learning how to do that better. That has helped a lot.”

“We’ve had some really positive moves forward. He hasn’t eaten sand and he can get his hair and face wet now. He enjoys swimming now which is great.”

"Having your support with this makes me feel relief to know that hopefully the school staff will start to understand this hidden disability more. The teachers / TA's are well aware of my daughters needs - they just need training in what to do/how they can understand and how they can support a child with SPD!" T.C.

“The ideas you gave me have really empowered me and I have great confidence now. It’s better to teach the parent, Thank you.”

"We had 'T’s parent’s evening, and I was expecting the teacher to say, she’s doing really well, but we were absolutely blown away by how much progress she’s made since we started your course. It was just unbelievable.”

‘’He has made some good progress - he's got a lot of sensory issues with his mouth. Now, we've been able to do a proper brush. It's really good. ‘’ O.

‘’I have really enjoyed the support calls - I would recommend them to anyone. We've had a bumpy ride with our daughter and just having someone to talk to and get thoughts from has been supportive. It's been really good. ‘’ T

‘’Since we started doing this, his behaviour's been brilliant and he is sleeping better. ‘’ A

‘’We were going on a walk, he voluntarily started skipping properly which is something he couldn't do at all. It was amazing.’’ R

''In the beginning, she had lots of meltdowns, emotional outbursts and particularly sensory issues like noise, which was a huge issue but amazingly not now. ''

‘'When we finish this course, I 100% will do it again.’' S

“Anne Laure is doing fantastic work with children and adults who have sensory processing difficulties. If your child struggles with over sensitivity to sounds, tastes, physical sensations, has fine motor problems etc and if you are at a loss to know what to do then check this out. She is a super qualified O.T, she really knows her stuff, her treatment programs really work and she is a lovely person”

“Thank you for all the help and support you have given our family. We were in a very desperate situation when we originally got in contact with you. We could not understand why our teenager was so low in mood, distressed and having suicidal thoughts. As parents we were desperately seeking wisdom as to how we could help her. It was wonderful to have that first phone call with you. It brought relief and a renewed sense of hope. We then went on to complete the training you offer on sensory processing and we have never looked back. It completely reframed how we viewed our daughter's behaviour and gave us strategies to help her. All we learnt has subsequently helped us understand some of our other children, who also experience sensory processing problems, and enabled us to understand and provide appropriate support for them from a much younger age. Sensory processing difficulties had a huge detrimental impact on the mental health of our whole family. We still have difficult days, but understanding what’s going on and having strategies in place to deal with the difficulties have been a game changer and most definitely improved all our quality of life. Many thanks!”

"He brushed one tooth this time which was really good. He's never had a toothbrush in his mouth before." R.F

"He's beginning to get the hang of skin contact and deep touch.'' C.H

“I can see progress. I did the video with the tongue exercises. I noticed he's got more movement in his tongue which he couldn’t do before. ‘’ S

“I can't recommend Anne Laure highly enough for sensory stuff.” F.H

“It’s really changed the way I look at the children.” S.C

“Just collected my son’s end of year school report. It says he has recently shown much improvement in handwriting! So pleased, thank you so much Anne Laure!”

2022:

"No suggestions for improvement but very positive feedback for how it is! I have been keeping up with the course on a weekly basis and find the information I’m expected to digest from the videos, zoom call and any worksheets each week is just the right amount. There is ample opportunity to highlight any struggles during the zoom calls. I am thoroughly enjoying this experience." S.G.

"This therapy is going to so help the whole family." Social Worker

"He's very happy in himself and seems more at peace with himself too." T.M

"Thank you for another fantastic session Anne. I am absolutely loving the pace and structure of the course so far. I love the content, the downloads and the zoom calls. I could ask you and the other participants questions all day long! I am loving it from the point of view of simply learning more about a subject area I find fascinating" A.H.

"The handwriting course was super helpful and really learn from it." L.P.

"Can I just say how complimentary the Psychiatrist was of all you've supported us with! Keep on doing it! XxX"

“The pre-breakfast snack revolutionised our day, we went from 75% to 90% of the day scream-free.” R.E

“We haven’t had it so much thanks to the amazing system.” R.E

“Our son responded really well to the body sock, he found it really fun to be in it, he is very jumpy in the evening so we try him getting involved in quiet time. He now has the body sock on most nights” M.R

“This has been a lifesaver.” R.E

“Anne Laure saved our family, she was able to give us some really good pointers on how to feed into her system.” J.B

“Years later we are still learning about sensory issues, Anne Laure’s expertise and walking with other people on the weekly calls, knowing there is other families that have struggles, and being able to help one another out is great, tiny little steps regularly, you see progress gradually and get encouraged.” J.D

“The compression blanket has done wonders, he is sleeping so much better, that was a great tip, thank you.” M.R

“He is doing better at school now, much happier at school.” J.D

“He is eating more foods now finally, which is really good, he is now eating a variety, it just disappears, it is just lovely.” R.C

“He will now go to the toilet and do what he needs to do, he is doing it all the time now, it is just lovely, we have had some really nice little successes.” R.C

“My boy was given a chew toy and he said “He chews on it three times a day and then I go to sleep.” We have now got a bit of evening back which is nice.”

“He has started to be interested in auditory discrimination instictively, he has suddenly started to pay attention to little bits of his auditory system which suggests his system is calming down a little bit.” J.D

“We have found something he loves in terms of manual dexterity. He loves pastry. He actually won a cake decorating competition, he made the tarts and pastry bases and chocolate crowns which took patience and persistence to get it right with piping numbers, lots of hand control.” F.D

“I have shared the impact of your services, they have been so impactful and transformational.” J.B

“The scooter boarding is working, he is getting stronger, he has been asking “is this normal” and I say “yes, yes”. It has been well worth doing the scooter boarding.” J.D

“His hands are more stable.” J.D

“He has more stamina.” J.D

“Using the trapeze my daughter says “it's working mummy, it's working mummy.” She just needs the information.”

“When you mentioned this in the coaching last year it was real game changer for .” J.D

“My son said “I feel fitter, I can run for longer, I don’t get tired as quickly which is great. It is the first time he has ever said that.” J.D

“He has no core strength at all, he couldn’t even balance on a gym ball, he would just tip off. This is the first time we have found something he can actually do. That is fun and he actually enjoys and it actually works.” J.D

“Head compressions are really good for settling him down, it’s like an off switch, it is amazing.” J.D

“We did firm compressions all over his body and he just fell asleep.” J.D

“The haircare video on the website was really helpful.” F.D

“When I brushed his hair this morning, I rubbed his head and then kept my hand on top of his head for compressions as I brushed.Normally we have screams and wriggling and he would tell me to stop. He said that's a really nice mum. He didn’t get upset about the knots or anything so that was a definite win” F.D

“Thank you for working with the school and for your time, I really appreciate it.”

2021

"Thank you for your help so far, I definitely have a calmer child." G.H.

"As parents of both adoptive and birth children we see daily the effects of trauma and attachment issues in our children’s behaviour. We have had virtually no specialist support to help us parent our adoptive children and it has often felt quite a lonely journey. The model that Anne Laure has developed, has felt like a life line at times. I have so appreciated the support, wisdom and shared experiences of the other parents as we try to work through some of our children’s issues. Sometimes there are no easy answers and it’s about acceptance in the journey, and this wonderful group offers a listening ear and (virtual) arms of comfort to enable me to go positively into the next week. Thank you." M.A

"Before receiving support from Anne Laure, our two boys could not eat in the same room together without aggressive behaviour such as throwing their knives and forks at each other's faces. Our youngest child was losing weight as he was struggling with neophobia. Now we have largely happy fun and constructive family meals every day and our youngest son eats well, is growing healthily and tries new foods frequently. We had daily episodes of violent behaviour from both boys and that has now massively decreased. Before, we were unable to play and relax together as a family, and now we do this every day." J.D.

We joined as our 4 year old son was showing signs of having sensory needs e.g. he always needed things in his mouth, he was chewing everything; he was always touching everything, he was always everywhere, always on the go, and meal times were a nightmare trying to get him to sit and eat. With the support of Anne Laure and the other members, I have grown in my understanding of his needs and I feel like I have a toolbox of ideas and strategies I can use in different situations. He still has the same sensory needs but I feel so much stronger as a parent in being able to cope with and deal with his needs. OT online has provided invaluable help and support for our whole family to be able to support our son with his sensory needs." R.C.

"Having a child with sensory processing disorder can feel very lonely and isolating. My son had regular meltdowns and would frequently follow me around the home screaming and hitting me. We also live in a small apartment and it was challenging to think of creative ways to meet his sensory needs. Being part of this community has increased my confidence to parent in the way that my son needs. As a result he is a happier, more settled little boy. The number of meltdowns has reduced and when he does have a meltdown I have the confidence to guide him through them. I am grateful for all the support I have received and know that it has impacted my family for the better!" K.M.

"Many thanks for all your amazing work and heart to help others." L.B.

"Since being in touch with Anne Laure we, as parents, have more hope, structure and understanding within our family. Stress levels are reduced. Communication is improved. Quality of family life is increasing and is something we now have appropriate advice to continue to develop. To have this service available and ongoing has been and continues to be, vital to our family life. It has also equipped us to communicate purposefully with school and we are now seeing understanding and support growing in our child's school environment which in turn is beginning to reduce school related anxiety." A.T.

"Just collected my son's end of year school report. It says he has recently shown much improvement in handwriting! So pleased, thank you so much Anne Laure!"

"We've had lots of more regulated times and he's been in a good mood a lot more than before, he just seems so much happier for more of the time. That's been a really, really noticeable difference which is great and and my husband's now looking forward to us going away on holiday this year!" R.C.

"He never used to enjoy colouring - he'd avoid it, and now this morning at breakfast he was just over here with a big sheet of paper and loving it! He's drawing pictures of people kicking footballs and never done that before, so yeah i'm really amazed actually - I really didn't think he'd make this much progress." J.D.

Thanks so much for everything to date! We spent yesterday and today at a big theme park… and being aware of J’s sensory issues helped us so much… we found we could really help him regulate during the days, avoid overload, and he had a brilliant time! A.C.

About the 1:1 assessment process "that’s brilliant, really really helpful to gain direction about where to target things, thank you again" H.S.

"I just want to say thank you again for all your support, I honestly don't think I could have progressed with this without your support. Your knowledge base and approach to SI as whole is inspiring, I have really enjoyed our sessions and have learnt so much from you." N.A

"We had T’s parent’s evening, and I was expecting the teacher to say, she’s doing really well, but we were absolutely blown away by how much progress she’s made since we started your course. It was just unbelievable, really. At the beginning of the course, she didn’t really have her own original ideas, and I think she was very stressed, so she couldn’t think creatively...Previously, the teacher will give some examples and T will just use those examples in her writing or whatever it is that they’re doing, but she said, now she’s coming up with totally original ideas… She hasn’t got it from the board or from the examples or from the teacher or from her mates. She says, it’s just absolutely phenomenal compared to how she has been...We were just like, oh my goodness. We thought it was going to be better, but this is so much better because she’s so much less stressed, so she has the capacity now to think creatively. It’s just unbelievable." F.C.

2020 and before...

"Thanks so much for being available to support me. It’s been really appreciated, and incredibly helpful." RW

"Thank you so much, I found the sessions extremely useful." CW"

"The difference between before and after our mentoring is like night and day!"

OT treatment, coaching and training:

2021 "We would all like to send a huge thank you for all our new equipment, it is a huge benefit to all our class. It is already making a huge difference to their well-being." Class Teacher L.L.
"I came away from the parent’s evening stunned. We knew that it was going to be positive, but the amount of progress that she’s made is just absolutely unbelievable" F.C.
Sept 2020: Thank you so much for all your help, I really feel like I have a much happier, content daughter and I couldn’t be more grateful. K.F.
"I thought I knew a lot about sensory issues in Autism, but there is just SO much more that I had no idea about!"
August 2019: Highly recommend this for anyone working with Autism/and or disability difficulties.
"Trainer has a wonderful speaking voice - very calm, cool, and collected! - Excellent communicator!" Ann
July 2019 You've been so helpful! thank you so much! C. K.
June 2019 Thank you again for all your guidance and support which I've really enjoyed and appreciated. B.V.
Our family has so appreciated your help over the last few months. T.G.
December 2018 "it's not even been two weeks...I can't believe the difference in such a short time!!" A.G.
October 2018 Thank you so much..all you have said is a complete relief :)...I feel like I'm not going crazy after all, and your message gives me a lot of hope. B.P.
September 2018 "Anne has been very kind and supportive helping our 6 year boy who has poor co ordination and balance. She has given him exercises to practice daily and we have already seen a big improvement. She is very approachable and we couldn’t be happier with her support." A. M.
June 2018: Thank you so much for all your support and understanding. It's a great blessing to know you are there. J.P.
May 2018: She's improving every week. Thank you :) xx
April 2018: When I first linked up with Anne Laure I didn’t actually realise she was in Jersey, but the distance didn’t hinder her ability to equip and resource us as a family to tune in to our boys’ requirements and help us all flourish. You may think OT help needs to be done face to face all the time but she is so good at enabling you to see you children and their ways and so in some ways it means you become better equipped to help your children independently rather than simply waiting for each OT appointment. While some resources are items you need to buy she helps you work realistically with your family life and budget.
Simply, Anne Laure is fantastic :) (R.A.)
20th Sept 2017: Thought I'd share a little, well pretty big actually, bit of progress with you. We went to the woods yesterday and (child's name) stepped in a massive, really deep muddy puddle. It was so deep it went up and over his wellies and he was soaked and covered in mud! I waited for the usual mini melt down and instant strip off and demand to go home - but it didn't come! He tipped out the excess mud/water from his wellies and carried on having fun! Such a turn around! He also waited until we got home to get undressed, as sometimes he would undress in the car if he hadn't undressed sooner. Such a relief to not have to deal with a muddy unhappy child with still a substantial amount of distance to cover before we could be back to the car. So thank you again, for your help! We are getting there x R.L.
23rd May 2017: My daughter is now 19 years and never did get any diagnose of what was going on with her, we were watchful waiting for ASD for years & got agreement for Statementing & then they changed their mind. I got fed up at that stage and have really just done it for ourselves. She is now sitting 3 A levels. You were such a help to us and the fact that you believed at that time what I was seeing with her was such a relief. Every family deserves at least that and our system is more interested in putting children into neat boxes with standard treatment and any child that does not fit this just floats around in the system. I will share your details with our brilliant Family Support and they can pass your details onto families that they come across. So many families are sitting on long lists and despairing...P.M.
17th May 2017: Anne Laure is doing fantastic work with children and adults who have sensory processing difficulties. If your child struggles with over sensitivity to sounds, tastes, physical sensations has fine motor problems etc and if you are at a loss to know what to do then check this out. She is a super qualified O.T, she really knows her stuff, her treatment programs really work and she is a lovely person :) C.H.
9th May 2017: 10 years ago I contacted you at a real low point when my daughter had been refused a mainstream school place after her pre-school assessment concluded that she could not walk well enough. You spent a day with our family and you quite literally brought smiles and laughter back to a house that was forgetting how to find joy in life. I lived by your advice. We bought a camper van and transformed our family into an outdoorsy, active family so that our daughter grew up knowing no different. Anne-Laure I give you credit for changing her life and I could never thank you enough. You are amazing. L.C.

Other Feedback from courses and training over the years: