Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) is developed by Dr. Stephen Porges and is a five-day auditory intervention designed to reduce stress and auditory sensitivity while enhancing social engagement and resilience. Based on Dr.Porges’ Polyvagal Therapy, by calming the physiological and emotional state, the door is opened for improved communication and more successful therapy. By sharing [...]
Dear Ms. Wu: I am so blessed by God because he led me to you and KickStart. Thank you for always being by our side and giving us the support we needed. Thank you for sharing your personal experiences with us to encourage and inspire us. We are very grateful for the customized iLs music [...]
Dear Ms.Wu, Thank you so much for working with Caleb while we were visiting Taipei. He was such an angel on our way back to LA. He slept so well that he even skipped one of the meals in the airplane, completely opposite of the way he was when we flew to Taipei. The whole [...]
Cindy seems no different from other children now, but that was not the case six years ago. I thought that she was perhaps a late bloomer, but to my disappointment, Cindy was diagnosed with “Global Developmental Delay”. Cindy first started her treatment at the hospital, but a senior therapist soon realized that the treatment had [...]
When Joy finished her first semester of kindergarten, the teacher told me after half a year of observation that Joy had sensory integration problems. She recommended for me to complete an evaluation at KickStart with Ms. Wu. The teacher told me that Joy had asked her what she could do to improve. She was motivated [...]
Ever since my daughter was just a baby, she had trouble sleeping. It got even worse when she was growing her teeth – aside from having a hard time falling asleep, she also cried several times every night. My daughter was a picky-eater not only in terms of certain foods she just didn’t eat. Moreover, [...]
We have been roaming different hospitals and clinics to seek help for our son Sean ever since he was three years old. However, there was never any progress and we lived under stress and tears until we found KickStart. When we first started at KickStart, Ms. Wu listened to us and observed Sean attentively to [...]
My daughter Lily, who is 5 and a half years old, is prone to anger, has emotional instability, has low tolerance for failure, is stubborn and often feels insecure in a new environment. I felt so hopeless in raising her because I couldn’t find the problem. A friend of mine then recommended that I take [...]
