August 21st, 2025

I want everyone to know about the best kept secret – ACTG

“For the first time, I felt understood,” Joan said. “ACTG offered therapies I’d never even heard of—but they made complete sense. For the first time ever, I knew we had found a better path.”

*Lexi is a sweet teenager with a big smile. She adores her family, friends, and her puppy dog, Buddy. But as Joan*, Lexi's mother, watched her child struggle in school, it broke her heart. "I knew there had to be something to help her, but it wasn't easy to figure out."

School was never easy. Her parents first noticed the struggle in second grade, when simple homework assignments would bring her to tears. When she would write out words, her handwriting looked like a toddler’s. 

Focusing was difficult for Lexi no matter how hard she tried. Despite knowing how bright she was, her parents watched her fall behind—especially in reading and math. Determined to help her, they didn't give up on the long and exhausting search for answers.
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A full neurological evaluation eventually brought some clarity: ADHD and Dyslexia. Like so many parents on similar journeys, they tried everything—specialized tutoring, learning supports, diet changes, medications. But Lexi’s struggles persisted.

By 5th grade, with little progress despite countless interventions, her parents knew they had to look deeper. Additional testing revealed poor working memory and slow auditory processing, alongside with her previous diagnoses. With each new school year, they watched their daughter’s confidence fade, and their hope dim.

“We tried everything,” Joan shared. “Tutors, medications, diet changes, even a private school that promised to change her life. Nothing worked. Every night, I watched my daughter struggle and I felt helpless.”

By seventh grade, the family was out of answers—and nearly out of hope. “I had this feeling something was wrong deep in her brain,” Joan said. “Her neurons weren’t firing, pathways were blocked. Unless we found the root cause, she’d keep slipping further behind.”

Then, one late night of desperate Googling, Joan stumbled upon A Chance To Grow (ACTG). That first phone call changed everything.

Joan contacted Kelly Pittman, Director of ACTG’s Neurotechnology services, and during their first discussion, she knew that she was on the right track. “Talking to Kelly that first time was so refreshing because she totally understood our plight, having dealt with this type of stuff both as a parent and professionally.”

“We tried everything,” Joan shared. “Tutors, medications, diet changes, even a private school that promised to change her life. Nothing worked. Every night, I watched my daughter struggle and I felt helpless.

Jordan began neurofeedback, training her brain to calm, focus, and reset. She started Neuro Integrative Therapy, purposeful movements that rewire the brain for learning. ACTG also did functional vision and auditory screenings—tests most schools never provide.

The discoveries were life-changing.

“We learned her eyes weren’t tracking correctly. She was skipping words when she read, so her brain never had a chance to understand. Learning is 80% visual—and for years this was mistaken for ADHD and Dyslexia. No wonder she struggled!”

She was also diagnosed with an auditory processing disorder. “Lexi could hear,” Joan explained, “but her brain wasn’t interpreting sounds correctly. All these years, the root issues were hidden—and now we finally had answers.”

With ACTG’s therapies, Jordan is beginning to believe in herself again. “I was ready to give up,” Joan admitted.

“But thanks to ACTG, my daughter has hope. Her future has hope. And that means everything.”

Today, Joan wants other families to know: “ACTG is the best-kept secret. I don’t want any other parent to waste years and thousands of dollars like we did. Every child deserves a chance to grow.”

*Names were changed to protect privacy.
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