January, 1997

Dear David Essel,

Last year I was listening to your show and you recommended The HANDLE Institute for an alternative therapy for ADHD.  At the time my son, then 10 in the 5th grade, had just been diagnosed with ADHD and the only thing I knew for sure was that under no circumstances was I going to give him Ritalin.  My son's performance in school was getting worse each year.  He could not keep up with the class.  He was in a special math class.  By far the most alarming consequence of his problem was that he couldn't seem to get in gear.  I would watch as the class was given an assignment or taught a lesson.  All the kids would get out their materials and follow along.   My son would fumble around confused and scattered.  He would finally get the materials together but by that point he had missed so much of what was being conveyed that he wouldn't be able to catch up.  At home under a constant barrage of haranguing him to do his homework, he would burst into tears.

I reached out to The HANDLE Institute like a life line.  The thing that impressed me the most was they said they could cure him.  Not regulate him with drugs but actually fix the problem which was weak neural connections.  The other thing that was surprising was their total empathy with the kids.  Children with this malady are socially scarred.  They are always getting in trouble for their actions and people just don't like being around them.  At the Institute, however, they are accepted unconditionally for who they are.  I have to admit, I was uncomfortable watching my son roll around the room on a chair and handle their video equipment.

Well, that was last year.  We didn't actually get to the exercises until right before the 1996 school year began.  I just received his first trimester report card.   He had straight A's and B's and made the honor roll.

I want to thank you for making such a tremendous difference in our lives.  I love your show.  Also keep plugging The HANDLE Institute.  It really works!

Sincerely
Hallette