No Child is Hopeless

Our goal is for every hurt child to have a fighting chance to be well.

Since 1955, we’ve been pioneering better ways to grow the brain to use the vast capacity that is presently unused.

We Treat the Problem

Treating the symptoms of injury to the brain without addressing the brain itself will fail. Surgery and medication are often used to try to eliminate a distressing symptom. Medical treatment of the brain-injured child must be aimed at brain maturation, in order to be safe and eﬀective. The answer is not to be found in the medicine cabinet—but in stimulation and opportunity. This is a more conservative treatment, a safer treatment, a cost-eﬀective treatment, and most important of all a treatment that works.

"We don’t agree with everyone about brain-injured children. Our disagreement begins with diagnosis, extends to classiﬁcation, identiﬁcation, treatment, technique, methods, philosophy, and ends up with objective. We are positive the goal should be to make brain-injured children well, and we sometimes do. The world believes that to be impossible and therefore never does."

- Glenn Doman, Founder of The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential

When A Good Brain Gets Hurt

There are probably 100 ways for a good brain to get hurt and, by now, we have probably seen all those ways. It does not matter whether that path began shortly after conception, six months before delivery or after birth, in the end, the child is left with the injury and its consequences.

The good news is that the brain has tremendous plasticity. It can recover, it can get better – it is only hurt. Brain-injured children are hurt: not damaged, not diseased, they are hurt. That is why we often used the term “hurt kids”. It is a softer, more accurate and, we hope, more civilized way to introduce the brain-injured child who has been tragically called by so many names that are libels more than labels.

Is Your Child Brain-Injured?

There are more than 300 symptomatic labels used to describe children who have problems in the central nervous system. These labels rarely include the brain. This is tragic for parents who waste precious time treating the symptoms and limited resources chasing after a proper diagnosis.

The children with these frightening labels are brain-injured children. Their problems originate in the brain, not the periphery. All treatment to be eﬀective must begin with a real diagnosis. If your child has one of these symptomatic labels your child is brain-injured.

Our Treatment Programs

All of the treatment of our children is done at home with mother and father. The program covers all aspects of the child’s physical, physiological and intellectual development. Parents are taught how the brain develops and how injury to the brain disrupts that development.

Parents attend our courses, read our books and bring their children to The Institutes for evaluation and a program. Between visits parents have the support of the staﬀ when they have a question or a problem.

On Campus and Online

What To Do About Your Brain-Injured Child

After taking this world-renowned course, you’ll understand your hurt child like never before, and leave with a real plan for the future.

Upcoming Courses

For Parents of Hurt Children

What To Do About Your Brain-Injured Child

A life-changing course. Parents learn what to do, how to do it and why it works. Presented in English & Spanish

Get to Know Our Kids

Our parents have proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that hurt children have tremendous potential. Meet the brain-injured kids getting better every day:

Ana Isabel – Age 15

Developmental Delay

Ana Isabel – Age 15

Developmental Delay

Ana Isabel was born with complications and suffered a severe brain injury that affected her development. Now she’s in tenth grade in a highly academic school in Guatemala. Not only is she at her grade level, but also she has shown academic excellence.

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Sean – Age 16

Autism

Sean – Age 16

Autism

Sean was diagnosed as autistic and as having a “non-verbal learning disorder.” When Sean was 11 years old, his parents first learned about the work of The Institutes.

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Jaden – Age 5

Developmental Delay

Jaden – Age 5

Developmental Delay

“With guidance from The Institutes, and supportive friends and family, plus his own hard work and cooperation, we are overjoyed with Jaden’s progression.”

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Krishna – Age 10

Developmental Delay

Krishna – Age 10

Developmental Delay

As a baby, Krishna was diagnosed as having a developmental and speech delay. After three years on the Intensive Treatment Program, Krishna is no longer overly sensitive to sound or touch, and is above his age level in physical stamina.

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Floyd – Age 6

Trisomy 21

Floyd – Age 6

Trisomy 21

At about 4 months, Floyd started showing symptoms of Trisomy 21. His parents worried he would not recover. That is when they discovered The Institutes and began implementing a treatment program at home when Floyd was 6 months old. The rest is history.

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Nihad – Age 20

Hemiplegia, Immobility

Nihad – Age 20

Hemiplegia, Immobility

Nihad had hemiplegia and learning problems from a surgery. His parents worried for his future. Today, he runs marathons for charity, and is proof that anything is possible.

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