It has been some time now since we took the dolphin therapy. It was again a very beautiful, interesting and successful, but also an exhausting time. We will gladly return again and again.
This time our main goal was speech and concentration. Barbara intensively practiced speech with Sandra, and she always had to express herself verbally. The result was that our daughter now tries much more to communicate verbally. Also, her vocabulary has increased enormously. Read the rest of this entry »
Our daughter (7 and diagnosed with Rett Syndrome) grew in alertness, eye contact, disposition, ability to sit up straight (posture)/core strength and her right foot became far more flexible, rather than turning inwards and being quite rigid. Improvements were unlikely to be profound but a small improvement (that we could build upon) was seen.
Our son (4) was encouraged to have a couple of sessions with the dolphins and all sessions of hippotherapy in the Turkish mountains. We believe both these therapies contributed to a PROFOUND change in him: he transformed from a hesitant, anxious and at times quite insular boy (apparently classic symptoms of a younger sibling of a disabled child) to a lively, talkative, imaginative, engaged, inquisitive young lad whose progress has been praised at school – a fantastic ‘by-product’ of a trip that we thought essentially focused on our daughter’s well-being.
At the outset, the team at Antalya stated that this period was not just focused on our daughter – they aimed to help the whole family, whilst working with her. The COMBINATION of therapies and wide-focus across the family allowed ‘change’ to take place…some small progress, some considerable. This is a worthy experience for any child with difficulties and their respective family – especially younger siblings.
We came to Antalya last April and enjoyed two weeks of therapy for our daughter Maya, along with our Son Max.
Maya has progressed a little since we last saw you. At the age of eight now, she’s reduced to a ‘three-session week’ timetable at school. This allows her to sleep and eat as required and then attend school for a 1.5hr session, being taken in by Marzena or me in our car…she’s fuelled, ready-to-go and thoroughly enjoys it. Previously, Maya had to endure a 1¼ hour school bus journey in rush-hour twice a day, five days a week…with inadequate facilities to sleep/rest/eat at school…she was typically ill for the first and last week of each half-term. Now, Maya’s ‘well-being’ is high – she is able to get through the day at her pace and enjoy it and hasn’t really been out-of-action at all since!
Maya is far more ‘conscious’ at present – very happy to engage with eye contact, laughter/smiles – totally aware of what’s going on around her…and her body is far stronger – she is able to sit up well and walk (with full assistance) for some considerable distance now. We’ve yet to have any speech but Maya shows clear signs of wanting to talk and communicate her thoughts that way – that day will come. Read the rest of this entry »
Hello, I would like to say a few words about the Dolphin therapy of my son Dardan. I am really happy that we went with the whole family to the Dolphin therapy in Antalya for the Spring holydays. Everything was good en we were very pleased with everything and the fact that everything went very well with the therapy of Dardan.
The dolphins Flip and Frosia, as the dolphin therapist Barbara, were a real miracle for Dardan. After the first 2 days Dardans fear reduced a lot and in the end he had also lost his fear of deep water. Dardan listened amazingly well to Barbara. She was so good that Dardan gained a lot of trust in a very short time. Because of the therapy, a lot of other things improved as well, for example self confidence, concentration and communication. He has also said so many words, that it really surprised me.
Dardan swam with dolphin Flip, danced with him, stroke him, gave him a kiss. He was so happy with Flip that he didn’t want to let go of him anymore! It was all so good to see. Because of our own experience with the dolphins, I would like to advice other parents to take this step, because it’s really worth for them and their children. Read the rest of this entry »
All children and their families return so happy! Upon their return, they send to “MAKE A WISH” photos and letters of thanks.
From the heart, “MAKE A WISH” and we, want to thank you for these wonderful and unforgettable moments for these children. Read the rest of this entry »
Last year from 04. June 2012 in Antalya we began our Dolphin Therapy. Our expectations were exceeded by far. The planning was super, and we were welcomed at the Hotel in Antalya almost on arrival. We were very happy about that.
The whole fourteen days we felt well cared-for. The therapists are very friendly and every day at Dolphin Therapy was a great experience. Read the rest of this entry »
Maxime has been on therapy in October 2012. Her concentration is better and she moves better. We have in Holland also Cranio Sacral Therapy and her physiotherapist and on school she looks more alert and she understands more. We have bought a small dog for her and she loves it.
My brother had dolphin therapy at your centre in june and he is a totally different child. Both him and my mum met the dolphin while me and a friend swam. I can honestly say it was the best thing in my life and we will definitely be doing it again next year. Thank you so much.
We want to thank you again for the great time with you.
Niklas enjoyed to be with you and of cource with Frozy and Splash too. He has changed a lot since the therapy. His concentration is better and he trys to speak other words…, we are totally thrilled and we want to come again in any case!!
Greetings to everybody, Family Pfeifer
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We arrived back from Turkey a week ago. The Dolphin Therapy was super. The Hotel and surroundings were beautiful and we also had a hotel room suitable for disabled persons, even though the Hotel had informed you that such a room was unavailable.
We found the Therapy most satisfactory. We were cared for by educated personnel who had the necessary expertise, they were very friendly and worked with us perfectly, as also with one another. It was well worth it and we can certainly recommend the Therapy Center. Read the rest of this entry »
