Tuesday, December 9th @ 7:00pm at True North Chiropractic (see details below)
FREE Workshop for Parents!
Empowering your Child with Autism, ADHD, Anxiety, SPD, and other challenges!
Join health expert Dr. Scott Stachelek for a workshop at
True North Chiropractic!
5069 Waterway Dr, Dumfries, VA 22025
Meet & greet with the doctor at 6:30pm & the workshop starts at 7pm. Food and drinks included!
Who Should Attend The Perfect Storm
Parents who have children who have received a diagnosis, such as ASD, ADHD, SPD. Let's identify the root causes of your child’s challenges and symptoms.
Parents who are worried about their child's growth, development, mood, focus, sleep, eating, overall wellness and performance at home and school
Family members who help care for children who are struggling. Build a network of support from those who understand your journey and will help you navigate through the storm
Parenting a child with neurological challenges can be overwhelming, frustrating, and isolating. Many parents struggle to find a doctor who listens and understands what they’re going through and to find effective solutions that align with their values and beliefs without resorting to medications or therapies that come with unwanted side effects.
That’s where our workshop comes in. Taught by leading expert Dr. Scott Stachelek, this workshop will help you uncover the truth about the “Perfect Storm” our children are put through in today’s medical system and toxic, stressful world and empower you with the knowledge, tools, and drug-free strategies to support your child’s unique needs and help them thrive!
Watch this quick video from Dr. Scott
Dear Parents,
What if all of the common neurological challenges our kids are facing today first started brewing many years ago? What if kids don't really "grow out of" colic, constipation, chronic ear infections, and other early childhood challenges like you were told? What if there has been a "Perfect Storm 🌪" brewing with their nervous system ever since they were born 👶 ?
There is a missing link to all of these challenges that still today is entirely overlooked and missed by the traditional medical system, and occurs in well over 80% of kids with autism, ADHD, anxiety, sensory processing disorder, and other neurodevelopmental challenges in kids.
In this workshop you'll learn:
Learn how the true root cause of these challenges goes beyond genetics, gut health, motor tone and coordination, diet changes, and detoxes and really resides within the central and autonomic nervous system
Incorporate natural, drug-free approaches to help your child’s nervous system relax, unwind, and get back on track developmentally
Build a network of support and community with other parents and providers who understand your journey and will help you navigate through the storm
If you've tried it all and your child is still in a tough spot, this workshop is for you!
Come have your hope restored, and your questions answered, and get the drug-free 💊 help you've been searching for!
Join Us Tuesday, December 9th @ 7:00pm!
Is There Hope? We Think So!
Meet Wesley
Sleep is one of those things we take for granted. Until you have a child who absolutely struggles to fall asleep and who wakes up frequently you don’t know the havoc that wreaks on your daily life. This was the case with two-year-old Wesley when he first came to us.
“His sleep was a terror,” Wesley’s mom told us. Not only was he struggling to get into deep REM cycles, but he also had constant meltdowns during the day and going to the store was a nightmare. He also struggled with constipation and was diagnosed with #Apraxia – a motor system speech disorder.
Despite having four other siblings at home, Wesley showed only nominal interest in playing with them and he showed no interest in playing with other children his own age.
After an initial consult with us we found that Wesley was experiencing #majormotorsystemdisorganization and #dysautonomiaHis Insight Millennium COREScore system scan results revealed that his motor system was both wound up and shut down at the same time. His motor system was disconnected which leads to a state of fight or flight. Motor system disconnection also causes suppressed proprioception and dysafferentation -- which is so much stress input that the brain just ‘hears' garbled noise which triggers a dominant fight or flight stress response.
We are five months into treatment and are ecstatic that Wesley now plays happily with other children and his sensory seeking has majorly decreased. Mom is happy to see that he is more willing to eat new foods, his constipation struggles are greatly improved and BEST OF ALL -- he's sleeping better! Wesley’s family recently returned from visiting relatives in Florida and Wesley’s mom told us that, “All of our relatives couldn't believe how much more he was talking. And not only is he talking more, but he is sleeping better. He's been fun. He went from being that isolated kid, that angry kid with lots of emotional terror to just having fun, and he's talking all the time now! "Now that’s some improvement worth talking about.
Meet Alivia
Sometimes when a child is all GO we have to reset their nervous system to help them put on the breaks. Alivia is one of these go-go-go kids. Mom first came to us in desperation to help find a solution to Alivia’s tendency to bolt – a major safety issue.
Mom expressed a desire to improve overall quality of life because in addition to Alivia’s elopement habit she also struggled to communicate with peers. Mom desired to help Alivia to learn to give more personal space but with less prompting from her. Could chiropractic care address these issues and help Alivia with problem solving?
The answer is a resounding YES.
In short: our goal with Alvia was to improve quality of life, level up communication skills, level up social awareness and improve communication skills.
Alivia is absolutely WINNING on all of those fronts.
Mom tells us that she witnessed, for the first time, Alivia having a conversational interaction with another child. She said, "I have not seen it before outside of the home. She was on the playground, and she went up and talked to a child and had a conversational interaction"
That is a big, huge win for her.
Another win for Alivia this week: at story time at the library, the librarian noticed that "there's a big change in Alivia,” she told Alivia’s mom. “When we had story time today, Alivia came and sat down". The prior norm for Alivia, and ON THE GO kiddos like her, is like herding cats while trying to get her to sit down at story time.
A KEY factor why Alivia is able to regulate, slow down, focus and communicate is because her Vagus nerve is back on the job. A major facet in nervous system based chiropractic care is sleep quality. TOO many kiddos have the co-challenge of sleep quality. Alivia's sleep quality is way up and so is her ability to renew and regulate.
We love the fact that we are just getting started. #ExpectMiracles for the gains that are going to happen this summer. #TrueNorthNormal
Meet Viktor
As you can tell from the photo, Viktor is not a big fan of having his photo taken.
Mom’s goals:
Communication (improving speech), connection (improving social interactions), and calming (emotional regulation).
Current Check in with Viktor and he is crushing his goals with Mom listing several wins since his last re-exam.
Those include:
✅singing songs
✅using the potty;
✅fewer colds/ allergies #KICKTHESICK
✅trying different foods
✅more patience AND following multitask instructions
✅SLEEPING through the night!
Key to all of these changes is the autonomic nervous system rebuilding itself. The autonomic nervous system is responsible for self-regulation. Within the autonomic nervous system, we have our sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. Our sympathetic nervous system activates our fight or flight response while our parasympathetic nervous system promotes rest, renew, and relaxation. Dysregulation occurs when our sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are uncoordinated or unbalanced.
What happens far too often is kiddos get stuck in their sympathetic state for extended periods of time causing dis-regulation or dis-ease in their bodies. Their bodies become so focused on keeping this state running that the function of all other systems shut down leading to issues with digestion, throwing tantrums, sleep, getting sick often, focusing.
With consistent chiropractic care, Viktor’s challenges with dys-regulation are lessened. We are able to keep Viktor on the brake pedal (parasympathetic state) for longer periods of time allowing him room to grow and develop in multiple aspects!
We are so proud of Viktor and excited to see him reach new goals every re-scan!
Frequently Asked Questions
Where & when is this workshop?
This workshop takes place at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, December 9th at True North Chiropractic, conveniently located at 5069 Waterway Dr, Dumfries, VA 22025
Can I bring a friend?
Absolutely! We encourage you to bring a friend or family member with you to share this experience.
If you know of anyone who's in a similar position, we would love for you to bring them.
Will there be a pressured sales pitch?
No. In fact, this is designed to be a 90 minute, 💯 educational workshop where we hope you walk away knowing more about options you have as a parent.
It's becoming harder and harder to find drug-free and safe options out there for our kiddos.
And if we get the chance to help your family get to the other side of the Perfect Storm and provide you with hope, then we'll be here for you.