Kids Beyond Limits: The Anat Baniel Method for Awakening the Brain and Transforming the Life of Your Child with Special Needs

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Discover the revolutionary way to harness the capacity of your child's brain to heal itself. Discover the revolutionary way to harness the brain's capacity to heal itselfSupported by the latest brain research, The Anat Baniel Method uses simple, gentle movements and focus to help any child, who has been diagnosed with autism, Asperger's Syndrome, ADHD, Cerebral Palsy or other developmental disorders. In this supportive and hands-on book, Anat Baniel guides parents through the nine essentials of the method, each one designed to harness the brain's capacity to heal itself -- with remarkable and sometimes immediate results. By shifting the focus to connecting rather than "fixing," this powerful yet simple method helps both children and parents to de- stress, focus, and grow. Most of all, the it helps all children maximize their potential, no matter what their diagnosis.

Anat Baniel has established an international reputation for her work with special-needs children. Trained by Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, a pioneer in increasing self-awareness through movement, she runs the Anat Baniel Center, a treatment facility in Marin County, California, which draws students and clients from all over the world. Visit her website at AnatBanielMethod.com.

"This wonderful book illustrates how to engage the miraculous capacities of the brain to change and heal." - Harvey Karp, MD, creator of the DVD/book The Happiest Toddler on the Block "Kids Beyond Limits gives parents and others who care for special children new hope and a new sense of possibilities." - Arianna Huffington, AOL Huffington Post Media Group "This accessible, insightful, practical book for parents of children with special needs will profoundly deepen their ability to help their children improve....Anat Baniel is a master clinician for children with special needs. The stories presented here are not exaggerations; they are triumphs from which most parents of children with special needs will surely benefit." - Norman Doidge, MD, author of The Brain That Changes Itself "I have observed Anat's work with severely challenged individuals over a period of more than two decades, and have witnessed transformations that are simply stunning. My hope is that the Anat Baniel Method will reach the greatest possible audience and that it will become a part of academic teaching, training and research programs in rehabilitation medicine and in physical therapy, and the sooner, the better." - Dr. Daniel Graupe, University of Illinois, Chicago "Anat's work with children is magical. She's their brain whisperer. This hugely important work will free special needs children and their parents from fear and limitation moving them into a world of new possibilities and joy." - John Gray, author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus "Anat's work is wonderful and profound. Kids Beyond Limits does a masterful job of helping parents and caregivers help the special child in their lives. This is a book of great wisdom as well as deep appreciation for the great challenges of raising a child who has special needs." - Jack Canfield, author of Chicken Soup for the Soul