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Daniel Ferguson

In September 2016 our Son, aged 13, was in year 10 at secondary school.

He was getting angry and frustrated and generally getting into trouble almost every
day. I dreaded the 3.30pm phone call from the school about persistent low-level
disruptive behaviour and our son’s over reactions to sanctions.

We knew he was a good kid but he didn’t seem to be able to control his anger and he
certainly couldn’t think before reacting.

We were at the end of our tether and went to the GP, yet again, for help with his
emotional instability and mental health; we were really worried for his future.

Over the years we have been repeatedly to the GP asking for help with his anger and

inability to cope with his emotions. We have seen CAMHS, private psychologist,
councillors and social workers.

We eventually got a diagnosis of Dyslexia, which explains some of our son’s
frustrations at school.

Then in November 2016 we found Learning Breakthrough’s website and spoke to

Susan Steele. Having had that initial conversation, we knew we had to try this
exercise programme as it didn’t involve drugs and it sounded very promising.

After just 6 weeks Dan noticed a definite difference with his concentration levels at
school and said he could stay focused for longer.

Then around 3 months his reading ability increased by 2 years with more fluency and
intonation.

Best of all, he started making sense of what he was reading and it no longer sapped
his energy levels to do his homework.

We are now at the 6-month stage and we are seeing vast improvements in Dan’s
academic ability.