Child Case Study 2D
Autism, Dietary Limitation, Sensory Issues, Sleep Issues, Speech Delay.
"Sleep quality improved by Day 53: not much of running, easier to fall asleep within minutes, no more waking in the middle of the night. Sleep got better. Less active before bedtime.
He can drink from a cup & eat by himself now. Chewing much better. He eats more choices of food now. Food preferences getting better. Dietary habits improved a lot. Taking noodle, rice and even certain meat. Intake of vegetables tremendously improved.
He can go toilet on his own. Can brush his teeth on his own. Hair cut got better compared to previously.
Less staring into space. Less hyperactive. Eye-contact improved.
He is more aware of others' emotions, and can react accordingly. Less tiptoe & spinning.
Imitation better after Sleep Therapy. He can show us more interaction.
His emotions got better. Reduced tantrum. Better cognition.
No more sign language. Responding correctly. No more pulling needed.
More expressive body language. Facial expression very interactive.
More eye-contact. Very responsive. Comprehending more.
He speaks a lot now. Better articulation.
Better at taking lift now. No Crying. Did not jump.
Indeed, I saw his recognition ability. More eye-contact. More aware.
Able to express instead of just crying in the past.
So far, I am happy with whatever he has shown me thus far, for his improvement - his eye-contact & the way he reacts to me."
~ Mdm Soh
"Sleep quality improved by Day 53: not much of running, easier to fall asleep within minutes, no more waking in the middle of the night. Sleep got better. Less active before bedtime.
He can drink from a cup & eat by himself now. Chewing much better. He eats more choices of food now. Food preferences getting better. Dietary habits improved a lot. Taking noodle, rice and even certain meat. Intake of vegetables tremendously improved.
He can go toilet on his own. Can brush his teeth on his own. Hair cut got better compared to previously.
Less staring into space. Less hyperactive. Eye-contact improved.
He is more aware of others' emotions, and can react accordingly. Less tiptoe & spinning.
Imitation better after Sleep Therapy. He can show us more interaction.
His emotions got better. Reduced tantrum. Better cognition.
No more sign language. Responding correctly. No more pulling needed.
More expressive body language. Facial expression very interactive.
More eye-contact. Very responsive. Comprehending more.
He speaks a lot now. Better articulation.
Better at taking lift now. No Crying. Did not jump.
Indeed, I saw his recognition ability. More eye-contact. More aware.
Able to express instead of just crying in the past.
So far, I am happy with whatever he has shown me thus far, for his improvement - his eye-contact & the way he reacts to me."
~ Mdm Soh
Background Info
2yo Boy A (Singapore)
Medical history: Speech Delay
Diagnosed with Mullen Scales of Early Learning by NUH
Visual Reception to be above average
Expressive Language to be below average
Started using koo energy Sleep Therapy on 10.8.23.
21.11.23
After 3 months of koo energy Sleep Therapy, here are the comparisons observed by mother, in terms of the 10 aspects at a glance:
1) Sleep & Energy Level
2) Dietary Habits
3) Toilet Habits
4) Temperament
5) Attentiveness
6) Behaviour
7) Responsiveness
8) Communication
9) Body Language
10) Verbal
11) Other Area of Observation
Medical history: Speech Delay
Diagnosed with Mullen Scales of Early Learning by NUH
Visual Reception to be above average
Expressive Language to be below average
Started using koo energy Sleep Therapy on 10.8.23.
21.11.23
After 3 months of koo energy Sleep Therapy, here are the comparisons observed by mother, in terms of the 10 aspects at a glance:
1) Sleep & Energy Level
2) Dietary Habits
3) Toilet Habits
4) Temperament
5) Attentiveness
6) Behaviour
7) Responsiveness
8) Communication
9) Body Language
10) Verbal
11) Other Area of Observation
Detoxification at a glance
Progress On Day 69
18.10.23 Day 69 Progress Updates
Sleep Quality
1a. About the same active at bedtime. He will play with his toys and do some reading.
1b. More rolling & turning before falling asleep.
1c. Easier for him to fall asleep. Average 30mins.
1d. Waking up less often in the middle of the night. But recently a few nights wake up and cry all of the sudden.
1e. After waking up in the middle of the night, easier or harder for him to fall asleep again.
1f. No night sweats observed.
1g. Less turning & tossing.
1h. No teethgrinding.
1i. More snoring heard than before Sleep Therapy.
1j. Mouth sometimes not fully shut.
Energy Level
1l. Feeling more refreshed/charged up in the morning.
1m. More tired in the day.
1n. Less sighting of dark eye circles than before Sleep Therapy.
2. Dietary Habits
2a. Everyday distilled water with lemon.
2b. These two weeks tend to drink lesser water.
2c. More cranky at mealtime
2d. Appetite got better in the beginning and now he's back to not very interested to eat again.
2e. Recently eating less food.
2f. Chewing his food more than before Sleep Therapy
2g. Feeding time still with tv on.
2h. Harder to feed him these two weeks.
2i. Taking a longer time to eat than before.
2j. No change in his food preference.
2k. Taking more or less fruits than before Sleep Therapy
2l. Eating same vegetables
2m. Snacking more in the beginning and now lesser.
2n. More willing to try new food than before Sleep Therapy
2o. Trying any new food over the past 2 months - dragonfruit, kiwi.
2p. Feedback from school about his eating - Got improvement in the beginning but recently eating less and not interested to eat.
2q. Drinking soy and oat milk. No cow’s milk since start.
2r. Still taking butter/cheese/cake/icecream/vitagen/yakult/yogurt - maybe 3x a week
2s. Still taking eggs/eggs-included dish - maybe once a week or none. In school serve bread, cakes etc may contain egg.
3. Toilet Habits
3a. Upon waking up in the morning or after naptime, diaper heavier or lighter than before Sleep Therapy.
3b. Urine colour darker yellow than before use of Healing Mat.
3c. No expression, will just pee n poop in diaper.
3d. More often going to a corner/less crowded area to poop quietly in his diapers.
3e. Not trying to bring him to toilet for his urination and/or passing motion in the day.
3f. Can pull his pants/diapers up or down, better than before
3g. Farting more than before?
3h. Passing motion more frequently than before Sleep Therapy - once a day. Recently alternate days.
3i. Faeces more smelly than before Sleep Therapy.
3j. Faeces more amount than before Sleep Therapy.
3k. More yellowish faeces texture lately.
Toothbrushing
3l. Better at his grip of the toothbrush than before.
3m. Slightly better at following instructions at toothbrushing but still unwilling to brush properly with our help.
3n. Better at gargling/spitting water at tooth brushing than before Sleep Therapy.
Showering
3o. More cooperative during his showering than before Sleep Therapy.
3p. Resisting less than before when you wash his face/hair.
Hair Cut
3q. Less fuss than before at hair cut, with YouTube as well.
18.10.23 Day 69 Progress Updates
Singapore GMT+8
2yo Primary User
4. Temperament
4a. Happier than before SleepTherapy.
4b. More willing to follow commands
4c. More tantrums/crying than before use of koo energy Mat.
4d. If he wants something but cannot get it, gets more angry than before Sleep Therapy.
4e. More agitated when I stop him from getting/doing something he should not.
4f. Less willing to accept the alternative I offer him.
5. Attentiveness
5a. Faster to get his attention than before Sleep Therapy
5b. Easier to engage him in any activity.
5c. Longer attention span at activity than before.
5d. More eye contact than before Sleep Therapy.
5e. Staring into space or going into his own world less often than before Sleep Therapy.
5f. More engagement with mother/father/helper.
6. Behaviour
6a. More hyperactive than before Sleep Therapy.
6b. Less tiptoeing.
6c. Less stimming actions like handflapping.
6d. Don’t see him spinning now.
6e. More patient in car. Still interested to see movement but lesser.
6f. More interaction with other children in school/playground/public spaces.
6g. More patience in waiting or taking turns than before.
6h. More rubbing of eyes, nose.
6i. Less putting things in his mouth.
7. Responsiveness
7a. Responding better even when you call his name.
7b. Faster in his response to mother/father/helper.
7c. Following instructions/commands better than before.
7d. Changes in the way he responds to your instructions/commands/questions - able to reply in 2-3words. Eg: Don’t want share.
7e. Therapist mentioned has improvement in combining words. Has weak lips muscles so he can’t pronounce the sound M, B, P
8. Communication
8a. Expressing his desire more than before Sleep Therapy.
8b. Will hold my hand and walk towards the item he wants.
8c. Using more body gestures to express than before Sleep Therapy.
8d. Expressing more of his frustration. Will cry and fuss.
9. Body Language
9a. Less scratching his eczema.
9b. Touching his eyes/ears/nose more than before Sleep Therapy.
9c. Pointing his finger to what he wants more than before.
9d. Pulling paren/helpers's hands more often to get things he wants.
Sleep Quality
1a. About the same active at bedtime. He will play with his toys and do some reading.
1b. More rolling & turning before falling asleep.
1c. Easier for him to fall asleep. Average 30mins.
1d. Waking up less often in the middle of the night. But recently a few nights wake up and cry all of the sudden.
1e. After waking up in the middle of the night, easier or harder for him to fall asleep again.
1f. No night sweats observed.
1g. Less turning & tossing.
1h. No teethgrinding.
1i. More snoring heard than before Sleep Therapy.
1j. Mouth sometimes not fully shut.
Energy Level
1l. Feeling more refreshed/charged up in the morning.
1m. More tired in the day.
1n. Less sighting of dark eye circles than before Sleep Therapy.
2. Dietary Habits
2a. Everyday distilled water with lemon.
2b. These two weeks tend to drink lesser water.
2c. More cranky at mealtime
2d. Appetite got better in the beginning and now he's back to not very interested to eat again.
2e. Recently eating less food.
2f. Chewing his food more than before Sleep Therapy
2g. Feeding time still with tv on.
2h. Harder to feed him these two weeks.
2i. Taking a longer time to eat than before.
2j. No change in his food preference.
2k. Taking more or less fruits than before Sleep Therapy
2l. Eating same vegetables
2m. Snacking more in the beginning and now lesser.
2n. More willing to try new food than before Sleep Therapy
2o. Trying any new food over the past 2 months - dragonfruit, kiwi.
2p. Feedback from school about his eating - Got improvement in the beginning but recently eating less and not interested to eat.
2q. Drinking soy and oat milk. No cow’s milk since start.
2r. Still taking butter/cheese/cake/icecream/vitagen/yakult/yogurt - maybe 3x a week
2s. Still taking eggs/eggs-included dish - maybe once a week or none. In school serve bread, cakes etc may contain egg.
3. Toilet Habits
3a. Upon waking up in the morning or after naptime, diaper heavier or lighter than before Sleep Therapy.
3b. Urine colour darker yellow than before use of Healing Mat.
3c. No expression, will just pee n poop in diaper.
3d. More often going to a corner/less crowded area to poop quietly in his diapers.
3e. Not trying to bring him to toilet for his urination and/or passing motion in the day.
3f. Can pull his pants/diapers up or down, better than before
3g. Farting more than before?
3h. Passing motion more frequently than before Sleep Therapy - once a day. Recently alternate days.
3i. Faeces more smelly than before Sleep Therapy.
3j. Faeces more amount than before Sleep Therapy.
3k. More yellowish faeces texture lately.
Toothbrushing
3l. Better at his grip of the toothbrush than before.
3m. Slightly better at following instructions at toothbrushing but still unwilling to brush properly with our help.
3n. Better at gargling/spitting water at tooth brushing than before Sleep Therapy.
Showering
3o. More cooperative during his showering than before Sleep Therapy.
3p. Resisting less than before when you wash his face/hair.
Hair Cut
3q. Less fuss than before at hair cut, with YouTube as well.
18.10.23 Day 69 Progress Updates
Singapore GMT+8
2yo Primary User
4. Temperament
4a. Happier than before SleepTherapy.
4b. More willing to follow commands
4c. More tantrums/crying than before use of koo energy Mat.
4d. If he wants something but cannot get it, gets more angry than before Sleep Therapy.
4e. More agitated when I stop him from getting/doing something he should not.
4f. Less willing to accept the alternative I offer him.
5. Attentiveness
5a. Faster to get his attention than before Sleep Therapy
5b. Easier to engage him in any activity.
5c. Longer attention span at activity than before.
5d. More eye contact than before Sleep Therapy.
5e. Staring into space or going into his own world less often than before Sleep Therapy.
5f. More engagement with mother/father/helper.
6. Behaviour
6a. More hyperactive than before Sleep Therapy.
6b. Less tiptoeing.
6c. Less stimming actions like handflapping.
6d. Don’t see him spinning now.
6e. More patient in car. Still interested to see movement but lesser.
6f. More interaction with other children in school/playground/public spaces.
6g. More patience in waiting or taking turns than before.
6h. More rubbing of eyes, nose.
6i. Less putting things in his mouth.
7. Responsiveness
7a. Responding better even when you call his name.
7b. Faster in his response to mother/father/helper.
7c. Following instructions/commands better than before.
7d. Changes in the way he responds to your instructions/commands/questions - able to reply in 2-3words. Eg: Don’t want share.
7e. Therapist mentioned has improvement in combining words. Has weak lips muscles so he can’t pronounce the sound M, B, P
8. Communication
8a. Expressing his desire more than before Sleep Therapy.
8b. Will hold my hand and walk towards the item he wants.
8c. Using more body gestures to express than before Sleep Therapy.
8d. Expressing more of his frustration. Will cry and fuss.
9. Body Language
9a. Less scratching his eczema.
9b. Touching his eyes/ears/nose more than before Sleep Therapy.
9c. Pointing his finger to what he wants more than before.
9d. Pulling paren/helpers's hands more often to get things he wants.
Verbal Improvement
10. Verbal
10a. More mumbling sound than before Sleep Therapy.
10b. More willing to express himself in words.
10c. More able to copy parent's words more or less than before Sleep Therapy.
10d. More initiative to say words of his own.
10e. Clearer sounds made.
10f. More singing compared to before Sleep Therapy.
10g. Using more words than before Sleep Therapy.
10h. Words used in more context with what he means, compared to before Sleep Therapy.
10i. new words has he been saying lately - daddy, Hazel, Aunty Mary, don’t want, car, teacher Joey, robot
10a. More mumbling sound than before Sleep Therapy.
10b. More willing to express himself in words.
10c. More able to copy parent's words more or less than before Sleep Therapy.
10d. More initiative to say words of his own.
10e. Clearer sounds made.
10f. More singing compared to before Sleep Therapy.
10g. Using more words than before Sleep Therapy.
10h. Words used in more context with what he means, compared to before Sleep Therapy.
10i. new words has he been saying lately - daddy, Hazel, Aunty Mary, don’t want, car, teacher Joey, robot
11. Other Area of Observation
11a. Tiptoeing less at home but tends to tip for more during enrichment class.
11b. Less fascinated by turning objects like gears, fans etc.?
11a. Tiptoeing less at home but tends to tip for more during enrichment class.
11b. Less fascinated by turning objects like gears, fans etc.?
Interviews on Detoxification
"Constant fart. More smelly poop than before using Healing Mat."
"Constipation for a period. Now, it got better. Once almost everyday."
"Ear discharge - more earwax clogging up. Yellow & thickening."
"Cough not really, but on running nose - on-off for the 1st 2 months."
"Dark eye circles lessened now. Not so obvious."
"Eczema on his chest got better. Legs as well. Only left the cheeks. Back too. Back of knees healed.
8 out of 10. Improved quite a lot."
8 out of 10. Improved quite a lot."
"Eye discharge during 1st 2 months. Itchy so rubbing his eyes. Yellowish."
"Fever but it subsided quite fast."
Interviews on Improvement
After 3 months of Sleep Therapy
21.11.23
After 3 months, Mother is happy to share their son's progress in every aspect.
After 3 months, Mother is happy to share their son's progress in every aspect.
Sleep Quality/Energy Level
Past Sleep Issues: Kept waking up in the middle of the night.
"Lesser now. Now disturbed in his sleep on-off. One week a few nights. Would say 'go out' & on TV'."
"Lesser now. Now disturbed in his sleep on-off. One week a few nights. Would say 'go out' & on TV'."
"Recently, taking a shorter time to fall asleep."
"Sleep is on-off. In the beginning, he could sleep better. But recently, he's rolling over to me."
Dietary Habits
"More receptive of vegetables. At least, he still takes. Will eat bread now."
"Opening of his mouth slightly better. Can chew better."
Toilet Habits
Past Toilet Habits: On diapers 24/7. Used to go to a corner to poop.
"Recently, he does not go to a corner already."
"Recently, he does not go to a corner already."
Past toothbrushing issues: He used to struggle.
"For now, he will take the toothbrush. At least, he tries. Before, not at all."
"For now, he will take the toothbrush. At least, he tries. Before, not at all."
Past issues: He used to struggle alot and cry during hair cut
"Now it got so much better. He does not cry any more.
The last haircut, he was sitting on the chair by himself. "
"Now it got so much better. He does not cry any more.
The last haircut, he was sitting on the chair by himself. "
"By Day 69, he was less fussy at hair cut. So far two times over 3 months. "
Temperament
Day 69 Happier more willing to follow commands, but more tantrums, more angry and agitated.
Past issues: He was unwilling to cooperate during session. Very short attention span.
"Grumpy. More fussy. Fake cry. He wants attention."
"Grumpy. More fussy. Fake cry. He wants attention."
Attentiveness
"Longer attention span for activities he likes."
Behaviour
Past issues: He used to stim alot like handflapping.
"Now I don't really see him do that. Tiptoeing less."
"Now I don't really see him do that. Tiptoeing less."
"More difficult to manage his behaviour due to lack of speech to express."
Responsiveness
Past issues: Gesture of not allowing other people to touch stuff. Not sharing things.
"He will let him touch."
"He will let him touch."
Communication
Past Issues: Very limited language. Used more of body language.
"At least, now he will point and say he wants to go out."
"At least, now he will point and say he wants to go out."
"Comprehending better. More responsive. I can feel he is more present."
Body Language
"Looking sideways to express unhappy. Listening now. Now he is more aware of present."
Verbal
"He said 'No Circle' in Mandarin. Before sleep therapy, he was not expressing at all."
"Now he has more language. Not so responsive before. More of two-way communication now. "
"He said 'dinosaur egg'. Child-initiated. Last time, just silent - always mother talking solo."
"Few days ago, he could say W, then turned upside down and said M."
"English teacher said she's not worried of his speech actually. He knows the shapes, he can count."
Other Areas of Observation
Past Issues: He used to be fascinated with gears and fans.
"Lesser now."
"Lesser now."
"He can do more activities by himself. Enjoying more now."
"10.8kg from 10.7kg. He has grown taller 86cm from 80cm."
Conclusion
Expectation 1: for him to sleep better. Very badly affected by itchiness in the middle of the night.
"He doesn't scratch that much already."
"He doesn't scratch that much already."
Consultant: Your expectation 1 was for him to sleep better. Because at that time, he was very badly affected by the itchiness in the middle of the nights.
Mother: He doesn't scratch that much already.
Mother: He doesn't scratch that much already.
Expectation 2: Speech
"He got better by the second month."
"He got better by the second month."
Consultant: The next thing you were expecting then was speech. I told you beforehand: in first 3 months, it would be a bonus if you get it.
Consultant: Did things get better with his vocal capacity.
Mother: Yes, it got better. I think by the second month.
Consultant: So this objective has been met.
Mother: Yes.
Consultant: Did things get better with his vocal capacity.
Mother: Yes, it got better. I think by the second month.
Consultant: So this objective has been met.
Mother: Yes.
"No regrets. Happy with detox so far."
Consultant: Overall, any regrets over the purchase of Sleep Therapy?
Mother: No.
Consultant: Are you happy with the detox so far?
Mother: Yes!
Mother: No.
Consultant: Are you happy with the detox so far?
Mother: Yes!