A registered charity established to offer the Sunflower Therapy to children with health, learning an

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A registered charity established to offer the
Sunflower Therapy to children with health,
learning and behaviourial difficulties
Registered charity no 1055712.
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The Sunflower Trust Established since 1996

• Using the Sunflower Therapy, we've helped
  thousands of children. Some with obvious learning
  and behavioral difficulties and others that are
  underachieving for no obvious reason both of
  which just need a little extra help to reach
  their potential
• We believe that balanced, integrated and healthy
  children will naturally perform better, feel
  happier, achieve more, mix better socially with
  others and have a greater sense of
  self-confidence
• We offer a drugs-free, non-invasive and holistic
  alternative that's totally respectful of every
  child we see
• Since each patient is unique, each treatment
  sequence is unique. We focus on the causes, not
  the symptoms. Symptoms are just the body's way of
  drawing attention to a problem once the causes
  have been treated, the symptoms will usually
  disappear
• The Sunflower Therapy is a comprehensive approach
  to the diagnosis and treatment of learning
  difficulties. It is a unique way of relieving
  stress and promoting well being using an array of
  safe, natural therapies matched to individual
  needs
• The Sunflower Therapy is based on the concept
  that physically, neurologically balanced,
  healthy, well integrated children naturally
  perform better, feel better, achieve more, have
  greater self esteem, get on better with others
  and make the most of their opportunities

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Assessment details

• How much does it cost? 
• Sunflower Trust is able to offer free of
  partially subsidised treatment, consult your
  GP/teacher for a referral
• Private patients 130 for initial consultation,
  assessment and report. Subsequent appointments -
  78 for 40-min double appt / 44 for 20-min
  single appt 
• Additional costs for homeopathic remedies or
  nutritional supplements apply
• Consultations
• Allocate approx a full school term (8 months) to
  allow the child to discover and explore the
  re-activated parts of his/her more integrated
  mind and body which results from the treatment
• Preferable to see children weekly for the first 4
  6 appointments
• When the chemical side of the treatment is
  reached, there is a gap of 4-8 weeks between
  treatments so the nutritional programme
  prescribed can be followed and have time to work
• Thereafter additional time is required for all
  the treatments to settle in before re-assessments
  are made
• A re-assessment should follow nine months to a
  year after the initial consultation
• How does the child cope?
• Little or no reported problems with children
• Some slight discomfort for short time may be
  experienced in the early stages but this is
  within the degree of discomfort that children
  might experience in their day-to-day activities
• Occasionally some children find difficulties in
  following nutritional programmes and taking food
  supplements where indicated
• Full support and encouragement from the parents
  is a crucial factor in helping children overcome
  any difficulties during the treatment process

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A child accompanied by his mother during a
therapy session with a Sunflower practitioner
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Assessment Stages Treatment
Stage Two Muscular skeletal system assessed
Stage Three Reflex control systems assessed
Stage One Consultation and assessment of
findings
Stage Six Allergies, glands hormonal
functions tested
Stage Five ICAK Test Dietary Nutritional
programmes devised
Stage Four Reading, writing numeracy tested
Negative clearing
Stage Nine Re-assessments to ensure that
progress has been maintained
Stage Seven Chemical imbalances tested
Stage Eight Neuro Linguistic Programme Technique
s used to eliminate negative behaviour
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Diagnosis Do you need our help?

• Many children we see demonstrate clear symptoms
  indicating theyre having difficulties with
  behaviour and/or learning efficiently. The set of
  symptoms may have been labeled as dyslexia,
  autism, Aspergers syndrome, dyspraxia, ADD or
  ADHD, but there's frequently a degree of overlap
  and many children will display a range of
  symptoms
• If you're worried about your child and would like
  to know if the Sunflower Therapy might help,
  review the questions below with your child in
  mind. If you answer 'yes' to more than four of
  these questions, your child will probably benefit
  from the Sunflower Therapy
• Have you noticed any of the following in your
  child?
• Difficulty with reading, writing or mathematics
• Difficulty in understanding words in normal
  conversation
• Inability to relate to people in groups or
  understand the conversation
• Poor or non-existent sense of direction
• Little or no concept of time
• Inability to concentrate, remember names
• Disequilibrium (balance dysfunction)
• Poor motor co-ordination
• Constantly bumping into things or dropping things
• Stuttering, hesitant speech, poor word recall
• Sharp, emotional mood swings
• Needs to re-read same word/phrase to understand
  meaning
• Difficulty in following sequential instructions
  or events
• Difficulty in following motion/moving things
  (people,balls,traffic)

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Supporting Research

• Research findings that support the work of the
  Sunflower Trust
• BOTH ALCOHOLISM HYPERACTIVITY EACH HAVE A
  GENETIC BASE
• Research has shown that 15 of hyperactives were
  already excessive drinkers by the age of 16 years
  (Rutter Hersov). A Canadian study showed that
  hyperactive teenagers use alcohol more frequently
  than their peers, and US researchers found that
  33 of young male alcoholics were hyperactive
  when young. (Journal of Paediactric Psychology
  Vol 3.4 (1978) Journal of Psychiatry 140,
  January 1st 1983).
• The Ottowa study reported that those
  hyperactives who were treated with Ritalin were
  compared to those untreated and even when good
  and poor responders were examined separately no
  beneficial effects of the drug on academic
  achievement, intellectual ability or behavioral
  ratings, were evident.
• WATCHING TELEVISION EFFECTS ON CHILDRENS SLEEP
  PATTERNS
• Researchers from the University of Florence found
  that television viewing can reduce levels of
  melatonin, the hormone that regulates our sleep
  patterns.
• Children who were denied television for a week
  had a 30 increase in their melatonin levels by
  the end of the experiment, the researchers
  discovered.
• TOTAL LOAD THEORY
• When a childs constitution is over-loaded with
  such factors then the breakdown of normal
  development occurs. This results in neurological
  confusion, developmental delays and autoimmune
  problems. It is often coupled with attention
  deficit disorder, behaviour problems and learning
  difficulties (Kelly Dorfman)

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Sunflower Trust Study
During the years 1999 - 2002 The Sunflower Trust
in conjunction with the Roehampton Institute
London (part of Surrey University), co-sponsored
a three-year PhD research project on the
Sunflower Therapy. Objectives 1. To
discover if there are elements of impaired
efficiency in the many different areas of
function controlled by the nervous system. 2.
To determine if it is possible to improve these
areas of function via natural medicine. 3.
To establish if improvements in such functions
are associated with comparative improvements in
their learning abilities, health, behaviour and
performance. Significant improvements in
quantitative and qualitative recorded scores
measured during the course of the research would
in our view, provide good clinical evidence for
the value of the Sunflower Therapy. The
Sunflower method is not a substitute for special
needs teaching for dyslexic children but
complementary to it.
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Background Information

• 61 children, diagnosed as dyslexic by educational
  psychologists, were given the Sunflower
  assessment (Sunflower Screen)
• Each child was designated to one of five
  Sunflower practitioners for treatment. Each child
  received five 40-minute treatment sessions and
  was then re-assessed. (Normally seven
  appointments would be required)
• 34 males and 27 females, between the ages of 6
  and 13 years were treated
• None of them completed the Sunflower process for
  reasons of finance and time
• Treatment took place over an 8-12 week period.
  (Normally 4 - 9 months)
• Some of them did not even start the nutritional
  phase
• Each child was treated in accordance with what
  was found
• The data that is being presented here is based on
  that which was collected from each of the 61
  children before the first treatment and after the
  fifth treatment session

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SUNFLOWER SCREENDiagnostic Sample of Sunflower
Assessment Sheet Involving the Muscular-Skeletal
(M/S), Neurological (NE) and Biological (Bio)
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SUMMARY OF CLUSTER ANALYSIS
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CLUSTER ANALYSIS - SUMMARY
Data Clusters Percentage Improvements
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AVERAGE BEFORE AND AFTER SCORESFOR GROUP OF 61
CHILDREN

After
Before
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Sunflower Therapy in progress
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SUMMARY OF NUTRITIONAL DATAGraph of total
number of prescriptions used during Sunflower
Therapy
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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS OF GERMAN STUDY (50 CHILDREN)
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Practitioners and their patients, 2002-2003
training group, Germany
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Conclusions
Although not all the improvements measured are
significant (at p 0.05) they have all improved.
This gives added credence to the value of an
integrated approach to help children with complex
sets of problems The broad spread of the initial
scores shows that it is more efficient to treat
every child individually. Standard Deviation
indicated by second score in virtually every
case, suggests that individual treatment was
consistently effective. As the children were
treated by five different practitioners and
showed similar improvements (though not all in
the same areas), we can be confident that the
improvements are associated with the Sunflower
Therapy they received. In some cases no
nutritional therapy/treatment at all was given.
Nonetheless, some of these children improved on
their nutritional assessments. It seems that by
first sorting out the major structural
impairments, the body is able to operate more
efficiently, with less need for additional
supplementation. The German data indicates that
the therapy works equally well regardless of the
language spoken. The savings that could be made
by enabling children to be healthy, balanced and
well, so that they can make the most of their
opportunities to co-operate and contribute to
their communities, could be immense.
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The Results - Case Studies

• Connor was experiencing serious difficulties at
  school and had no self confidence. He was born
  prematurely and has a history of problems with
  his hearing and eyesight. Connor was diagnosed
  with Aspergers Syndrome and Social Communication
  Disorder at 8 years old.
• When referred he was described as having
  difficulty with school work and very
  argumentative. Connor was given a Bursary in
  February 2005 and he has completed his treatment
  at the Reve Clinic.
• His mother, who is a single parent, spoke of the
  wonderful feeling to have the load shared and
  taken off my shoulders, and to see success
  coming. The effects of the Sunflower Treatment
  have been huge, Connor is very dyslexic but over
  the last year there has been a big change in his
  reading and writing and his confidence. He is
  pictured here with his rugby medals and trophies
  and said, I wouldnt have won them if I hadnt
  had the help..

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Case Study 2

• William has always had a range of difficulties,
  particularly with concentration. He needed
  constant prompting to stay on task in both school
  and homework He was also very emotional with
  frequent outbursts of temper. He had problems in
  socialising with his peers and he found it
  difficult to maintain eye contact with anyone
  other than close family. William received a
  Sunflower Bursary in September 2005 and was
  treated in Oxford at Helix House.
• From the first session William very quickly
  built up trust and rapport with Clive. Clive
  always explained exactly what he was doing and
  why on a level that William easily understood.
• I started to see changes in William quite
  quickly says his mother.. William today is a
  different boy. He has found new confidence, plays
  with other children well, maintains eye contact,
  volunteers conversation with adults and is
  generally a lot calmer. There have also been
  improvements at school. His concentration is
  improving he is above average in reading and
  spelling and all other subjects is comparable
  with his peers. I feel that the Sunflower
  treatment has really unlocked his potential and I
  am now looking forward to seeing his
  achievements. My heartfelt thanks to all at the
  Sunflower Trust for all your kindness and
  support.

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Feedback from Parents
Healthier, much more positive
Happier, less moodiness
Has your child improved?YES (43 of 44) 98 Is
your child more relaxed, calm, co-operative and
enthusiastic?YES (40 of 44) 90 Has your
child been more successful at school?YES (38 of
44) 86 Has he/she won any awards forimproved
performance?YES (14 of 44) 34 Did you feel
it was money well spent?YES (42 of 44)
95 Would you recommend the treatment to other
parents?YES (42 of 44) 95
Greater confidence, has changed the familys
life
Willing to try new things
Inner fear removed
Physical and academic improvement seen
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Sunflower therapists attending an advanced
course, November 2003
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Questions?