As a mum I think you instinctively know when your child needs help but while all the professionals I consulted agreed that my son had difficulties, indeed he was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome at 10 years old, no-one would offer any help because he was 'coping' or 'managing' these difficulties. I was pulling my hair out as I watched my son becoming more depressed and frustrated as 'coping' was not what he wanted in life......he wanted to live it to the max. Alweena was recommended to us by a friend and having tried many other professionals it would be fair to say that I was sceptical when we arrived for our first assessment. Alweena was very professional and at the end of the assessment confirmed what I already knew - my son had a range of cognitive, auditory and co-ordination difficulties that in themselves were minor but as a group were causing considerable problems. What I wanted to know is could she help and her response I suppose is what impressed me most. With quiet confidence Alweena not only said she could help but that if significant improvement had not been noticed within 6 months she would be surprised. What a relief for me as a parent...someone was taking my son and me seriously and was willing to offer help.

Over the next year or so my son made regular visits to Alweena and we completed a series of physical, auditory, visual and emotional balances. Interestingly, while the improvements in my son both physically, socially and mentally were marked, the school he attended was not able to deal with these changes and an outcome of the work with Alweena was a change in schools and a new start. For those who are wondering whether Alweena's input made any academic improvements, my son has improved his grades by 2 SATs levels over the last year (3a/4c to 5b) and is aiming for level 6 in the year 9 SATs. But for me it's his confidence and openness and renewed spirit for life that is the biggest blessing. He now has ambitions and dreams and the self belief that these can be achieved. He's still a growing teenager and like all adolescents, good and bad come hand in hand, but with Alweena's help and understanding, he is able to move forward, accepting himself and others, and knowing that he has a big contribution to make in life....what ever path that might take.