Pauline Shannon
Neuro-developmental therapist, Safe and Sound Protocol and Tomatis provider.

Although most of my clients are over seven years old I do see younger children. If there is an obvious problem and retained reflexes seem to be involved, often a little nudge in the right direction will get things back on track and may allow natural development to continue. These children often catch up with their peers by the time they are at school. This has a massive impact on self esteem. Tom (not his real name) had been adopted from a very difficult situation. Althou

Nathan has had a diagnosis of autism for some time but lately life has been very difficult for him and his family. I met his mum in Leith to look at his history. There were only a few early developmental indicators in Nathan’s early history. His current picture was one of being overwhelmed and unable to cope with anything. The issue which had driven his mum to contact me was his behaviour and in particular his refusal to go to school. She described tantrums which had inc

I met Claire’s (not real name) Mum in November 2015. She was at her wits end really struggling to meet her daughters needs and concerned about what the future would hold for her. I met Mum on her own present to take a history and hear why she had come to me for help. Mum had had a difficult pregnancy both physically and emotionally. After a long and stressful labour Claire was born by emergency C-section, due her heart rate dropping. Mum then experienced post-natal depres

He was in P3. I could see that he was struggling with reading despite being a bright boy. The school saw nothing, telling me was just different from my older two children. I did not agree. I requested an assessment which I discovered was my right as a parent. Eventually the school arranged for him to be seen by an educational Psychologist. The results were clear. He was very dyslexic, not just a little bit but very. I remember the words they used. ‘Don’t worry’ they