This is a spoken testimonial (YouTube) where Rylan's parent describes their son's rare epilepsy (Dravet), developmental speech delays, and experience receiving QRI laser scanning at Ohana Occupational Therapy. After physician approval they completed 12 QRI protocols; the parent reports notable improvements in primitive reflex integration, increased verbal expression (from two–three word phrases to more detailed speech), reduced frustration, and boosted confidence. The parent recommends QRI scanning for others with Dravet or sensory processing issues. The therapist briefly confirms details and solicits the recommendation.
Questions this video answers
12 protocols.
Dravet.
Six years old.
He calls it "scanning."
Okay. So my son, he was born with a gene mutation that has caused a really rare form of epilepsy. And because of that, he's had some developmental delays. And that's initially why we came to Ohana. He was in speech before we got here, and we were kind of at a roadblock. He wasn't really making a lot of progress, and his frustration was pretty high, and we didn't really know what to do. And so when Mary had mentioned QRI scanning to help integrate reflexes, initially we were kind of scared because we didn't want it to affect his epilepsy. But after we got an okay from his doctor, we jumped on it and we signed up for 12 protocols, and we finished the protocols, and, man, it's made such a big difference in his life. And just with our entire family, I think the biggest thing that I see as a mom, he's relaxed and he's able to verbally express how he feels in detail. And I think that he just felt misunderstood and we weren't getting it, and he was frustrated, and so he was acting out and no one was able to understand what he needed. And through this, it sped up his primitive reflex integration. And once we had a little bit of integration, we saw improvement. And then it just kept building and building and building. And it got to the point where. This is probably my favorite story with the whole process, but. But we were in line to pick up my daughter, and he was in the backseat, and I could tell he was thinking about something. And as soon as she got in the car, he said, hey, Taylor. I went and did my scanning. You need to do it. It feels so good. And, you know, for he's six years old, and for any typical six year old situation, that would be, you know, nothing big to think about. But when we initially started ot, he was only saying two or three word phrases, and he was. He would answer yes and no, but it's kind of like we had to probe him and ask him the questions, and then he would say, yes, that's what I'm saying, or no, that's not. But he was able to completely verbally express himself, and he was trying to help somebody else out. And she was excited to hear that, and I was excited just to see them communicate. And finally it was like this barrier was broke through. So, I mean, it was wonderful, and it's been a big game changer for us.
And he thought she should do it, huh?
Yeah. He was giving her advice, she needed to come do it. And, you know, he's heard us talk about how we've seen improvements with him, and it makes him so proud of himself, and I think it's boosting his confidence. And he tells grandparents and, you know, family members all about his laser scanning.
And he calls it scanning?
Yeah, he calls it scanning. And he thinks it's really cool because he's into superheroes and they have lasers and so does he. So he's kind of working on his superpowers. I love that. Yeah, it's been a really good experience.
That's great. Thanks. So would you recommend it to other people then?
Absolutely. I mean, for people who have this type of epilepsy that he has is called Dravet, and it's really rare. But, you know, for people with Dravet, this. This would be a definite option. Or for anyone with sensory processing issues, even for people who don't have that, I would definitely look into it. It's been a game changer for us.
