What do a woman who survived trauma, a gifted boy, a single mother, and a non-verbal boy with Cerebral Palsy have in common? Much, when mediation happens! Learn about some powerful connections happening at MINDCAP in the video above.
“My daughter came to MINDCAP after an experience similar to a brain injury, which stunted her thought processes and her sense of self-worth. When she began sessions, she was resistant and uncooperative, and being a stubborn teenager, she wasn't always nice. I cannot say enough about how amazing MINDCAP was for her! In addition to the Feuerstein Method, her instructors showed so much patience, persistence, professionalism, compassion, and encouragement in every session. Gradually, my daughter's resistance turned into resilience, and her intellectual and emotional maturity blossomed. It was incredible to watch her start from a place of poor communication skills and low self-esteem and then grow to welcome challenges and celebrate victories, renewing a sense of "I can." She is doing so much better today, and she actually wants to go back!”
- G.B., mother of a teenage daughter
“We are so grateful for MindCap. The people my daughter worked with and the training she received from them helped reshape the way she thinks about things and helped save her life. It’s so fun to hear her verbally think through situations and know where that mindset came from. So glad to know MindCap is there to help us and others. Blessings to you and MINDCAP.”
- K.K., mother of a teenage daughter
“Since starting MINDCAP, my child has begun to learn the deficit areas that no other therapy has been able to address. He has more expanded language skills, better retention and understanding as well as clearer verbal communication. We have experienced positive changes in how he lives his life. Frustration levels are dropping. He laughs freely and can enjoy his life. His personality, which was driven by anxiety and stress, is much more relaxed and carefree. We are very excited to see him come alive and be able to willingly participate in life. We know that we have a long way to go, but to see that we are on the right path for our child is priceless. It gives us hope for a brighter future for him.”
- J.M., mother of adult son with Autism
“By the time our adopted son was 5 years old, he had a diagnosis for sensory processing disorder, anxiety, and ADHD. We tried Occupational Therapy, supplements, dietary changes, and were looking into ADHD medication suggested by a neuropsychologist when a friend recommended MINDCAP to us. We were willing to try anything to help our son. The staff immediately made us feel seen, valued, and like we were a part of their family. We saw an increase in B’s attention and ability to focus after just a few sessions. After 10 months of sessions, he is doing well with his kindergarten work, making friends, understanding emotions, caring for others, and using reason and logic. He rarely has meltdowns and can recover from them much quicker now. Thank you MINDCAP for seeing the best in our B!”
- With love and joy, The D Family (mother of an adopted elementary-aged son)
“How do I put into words how profoundly The MINDCAP Center has changed our daughter’s life (and ours also). Gone is the girl I describe as a zombie. No emotion, or at least very little unless it was extreme positive or negative emotion. After the first summer she took part in MINDCAP classes (M’s junior year), teachers started to notice small differences. The changes were more evident to her family and close friends. During the summer before her senior year, M again took classes with MINDCAP in a group setting. This helped her to reinforce what she had done the year prior, but also, she was able to build on those skills. M is still 100% medication free almost 18 months after her initial MINDCAP experience. As she is finishing up her high school career, she is going to Purdue Fort Wayne to major in Elementary Education with her concentration in Special Education. She wants to help kids like herself.”
- A.H., mother of teenage daughter
“MINDCAP has helped N in many different ways. He started to gain confidence in himself to take on challenges since he learned the tools that he needed in order to do so. MINDCAP doesn't just stop with the client. MINDCAP is for the whole entire family. It has helped me as his mother and also the rest of the family to better understand how to prompt and approach him in the way that he needs in order to achieve success with challenges that come his way. MINDCAP was not just a place where my child went to for a therapy session, it was also a place where it taught the world around him how to communicate with the world that was inside him. ”
- C.H., mother of elementary-aged son
“In December of 2014, D was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of two. Throughout his treatment, D’s development began to fall behind that of his twin brother; a result of something called “chemo brain”. Over the summer that bridged pre-K and Kindergarten, D was given the opportunity to participate in MINDCAP’s Clarity for Kids program through Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana. During the 6-months of the program, we saw improvements in D’s fine motor skills as well as his behavior. At the beginning, he wasn’t able to physically connect dots but improved immensely by focusing, looking ahead to the dots, making a plan, and persevering; all cognitive strategies used in the MINDCAP program. We found that using such strategies led to less frustration from D as well as my husband and myself. We have continued to bring D to MINDCAP over summer and winter breaks and are happy to report he continues to grow in his academic development. D’s favorite subject is math, one that is still difficult for him to grasp as quickly as his peers, but he rarely gets frustrated and is happy taking his time to get to the correct answer. We are extremely grateful to have found the program and hope that other cancer patients and survivors are fortunate enough to benefit from MINDCAP.”
- A.D., mother of an elementary-aged son
“The learning environment that MINDCAP provides brings tears to my eyes, as I know my daughter felt completely at ease. I am so very thankful for this opportunity for her. Thank you for giving us hope and just a fresh start to this next semester.”
- A Grateful Mom
“The vision of MindCAP is doable and necessary for our world, community, children and own lives.”
- C.B., Parkview Pediatric Therapy, M.S. CCC-SLP
“I strongly believe that if physicians know that this type of program exists to address the cognitive and behavioral needs of the patients, they will be much more likely to perform developmental screening. Indiana has a dismal rate of timely developmental screening and I know we can do better. My goal is that all children are physically, mentally and spiritually healthy and educated to their highest potential. MindCAP is a critical resource we need to begin to ensure all of Allen County's children are ready to embrace their academic potential.”
- D.A. McMahan, MD, Health Commissioner, Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health
