We have spent a great deal of time at their facility. Their healing principal is based on the foundation of Neurological Down-regulation followed/accompanied by regeneration. This regeneration is coaxed into existence using the CCDT (Chronologically Controlled Developmental Therapy) developed by Ed Snapp. At the core of this is the simple belief I now have that: OUR CHILDREN CANNOT & WILL NOT HEAL WHEN THEY ARE UNDER STRESS!!! This fundamental principal became the foundation of how I proceed with therapy for my son & basically became the TABLE I do the rest of the puzzle (healing my son with Autism=working on the unfinished puzzle).

    They use a three prong approach to basically down-regulate the neurological system so that it can heal. These three stations are: Table work (especially deep pressure massage), Tank time (suspended in water to simulate

the womb) & Tube time (like the picture above only

they use a rubber tire)

    Like everything I learn about, there is a lag be-

tween learning about it & implementing it. We had

a “tube” from IKEA, but it was stiff & toxic. Finally, per Melanie Gentile’s urging I finally made one on our last trip to Mississippi.

    Basically, what you see in the picture is 4 yards of 100% cotton stretch fabric (which might mean some lycra). I washed it 3 times in Oxy-clean, Borax, Baking Soda & hypo-allergenic detergent (1st go thru). Then I took the two ends & I tied them in a knot. I found a beam using a nail & hammer - basically I hammered until I found a spot that had a stud. I screwed in a basic bicycle hook at least 3 feet from all walls. We actually did it over his massage table. There are only inches between the bottom of the tube (with him in it its lower) & the surface below him (ground, bed, low level massage table). Next i gathered fabric at what I determined would be the back & I knotted the fabric on itself. Then I hooked the top knot over the hook.

    To place my son in it...I simply grab the excess fabric at the front & put it under his butt & he leans into the tube. He will sometimes climb out immediately so I will knot the front after I get him in right above his feet.

    More pics to follow...but this is a great tool for multiple purposes: 1.) you can easily move this to the center of any room to get the farthest away from EMF until this can be addressed 2.) This is the most non-toxic sleeping situation I have ever heard of when laundered regularly 3.) when in a dark room this simulates the womb which is the best environment to down-regulate the neurological system for optimal healing.

    Note: the tube MUST be in a situation that when they climb out, which should always be possible except for short periods of supervised time, they are close to the ground & safe. Our massage table is 4 feet wide by 7 feet long & only one foot off the ground & perfectly safe for him to climb

 down onto. I usually sneak in after he is asleep

& untie the knot on the front.