If you're reading this, you've probably already tried a fair bit. And it hasn't gone the way you hoped. That's not because you haven't tried hard enough. It's because most of what's out there works on the wrong layer.
Most approaches manage the symptoms. Our intensive therapy programme for children with autism, ADHD, sensory processing difficulties and learning challenges works at the nervous system level everything else is built on. Mill Hill, London, and available online worldwide. No diagnosis needed. No waiting list.
★★★★★"Dana and Adi are a great team, incredibly knowledgeable and supportive."
Faranak B., London
An intensive therapy session in our Mill Hill clinic
This is a structured, UK based intensive therapy programme for children with autism, ADHD, sensory processing difficulties and learning challenges. Not extra therapy hours tacked onto what you're already doing. We run it in our Mill Hill clinic and online for families across the UK and Europe. Instead of weekly sessions that inch forward, the intensive format gives the nervous system the concentrated input it needs to actually shift. We work with your child across the week, then work with you on how to keep it going at home.
This is not a clinical review of your child's development. It is us helping you implement the home programme, the exercises, the routines, the day to day changes, until they become second nature. Weeks two and three are usually where families need us most, when the initial energy fades and real life gets in the way.
If you also want your child's progress reassessed on a set schedule, our Posture Wellness programme works that way, with a clinical review every 6 weeks across the year. The two are built for different jobs. This one gets the plan running. That one keeps checking and adjusting it.
Book a free 15 minute call with Adi or Dana. Tell us what's going on with your child. We'll be straight with you about whether this programme makes sense for your family right now.
"Even after completing the Intensive week they continued supporting us, answering any concerns with confidence and care."
Most approaches work on the outputs: the behaviours, the skills, the symptoms. We work on the inputs, the nervous system layer that everything else depends on.
Every family that reaches out to us has already been through a lot. Here's what makes working with us different.
No two children get the same plan. Every programme is built around your child, their history and what your family is dealing with right now.
You're in the room for every decision. We coach you through the home exercises so progress keeps going long after the intensive week ends.
We don't just target one behaviour. We look at sleep, movement, emotions, focus and communication together, because in real life they're never separate.
Hands on, in clinic sessions in Mill Hill, London, for families who want to work with us face to face.
Full support from home, wherever you are. Families in the US, Australia, Israel and across Europe get the same level of care.
You don't need a diagnosis to get started. A lot of families come to us while still on an NHS waiting list, or because they know something isn't right but nobody has managed to explain what. If your child is struggling day to day, that's reason enough to reach out.
If any of that sounds like your house, you're in the right place. This programme was built for your child, and for you as the parent carrying this too.
No diagnosis needed, and it's not instead of OT or speech therapy. We work alongside the professionals already supporting your child, at the nervous system level underneath.
Talk to us about your childThis is the question most parents arrive with. They've tried occupational therapy, speech therapy, sensory diets, weekly behaviour sessions. Sometimes things got better for a while, then stalled. It's not that those approaches are wrong. It's that they target the outputs, the behaviours, the skills, the symptoms, without ever addressing what's driving them underneath. That's what intensive neurodevelopmental therapy does differently.
We use the Melillo Method, which works at the level of the nervous system and primitive reflex integration. That's why children who've been through years of weekly therapy can start to shift meaningfully inside one intensive week. It's a different starting point, not more of the same.
Not vague improvements. Specific changes parents notice in real life. Here's what families consistently tell us they see in the weeks after the programme.
We work on the brain body foundations behind attention, so your child can stay on task, follow instructions without constant reminders, and feel less overwhelmed by school.
We work on the processing, sequencing and memory foundations that learning sits on. We're building the platform, not just drilling the skill.
We support the nervous system regulation that speech depends on. Children who communicate more clearly when calm often need help building that calm first.
Not because your child is holding it in more. Because they're genuinely less overwhelmed. We build the capacity to handle frustration, transitions and sensory input without escalating, so your child recovers faster instead of just holding it together until they get home.
The school jumper. The sock seam. Certain foods. These can derail a whole morning right now. We work on lowering the nervous system's sensitivity, so the things that currently cause shutdowns gradually stop hitting so hard. Parents are often surprised how quickly some of this shifts.
We work on movement, balance and body awareness. Something happens when a child starts to feel more physically capable. The confidence tends to spread. Children who hang back at PE, who avoid playgrounds, who find their body unreliable, often start joining in once this piece shifts.
We build the self regulation and processing capacity that independence sits on. Getting dressed, packing a bag, moving between tasks without a battle. These aren't things to nag about. They're things to build the foundations for.
Mornings are hard because switching states is hard. It's not defiance, it's dysregulation, and it's often one of the first things parents notice improving. Once your child can flex more easily, leaving the house stops being the thing the whole family dreads.
"We'd tried everything. Within a few weeks of starting, bedtime stopped being a battle and mornings got so much easier."
"Adi and Dana explained things in a way that finally made sense. We understood why, not just what to do."
"Our daughter is more settled, more confident and finally making friends at school. We wish we'd found them sooner."
We don't run every child through a standard programme. We start with a full assessment, then build the week around what we find. Every session is structured and warm. Children notice they're making progress, and that matters as much as the progress itself.
Parenting a child who is struggling is exhausting in a way that's hard to explain to people who haven't lived it. The midnight googling. The appointments that go nowhere. The guilt about whether you're doing enough. This programme is for you too, not just your child.
Hearing it directly from parents who've been through the programme says more than we ever could.
"Dana and Adi are a great team, incredibly knowledgeable and supportive. Even after completing the Intensive week they continued supporting us, answering any concerns with confidence and care. They always found a way to help our son and gave us the strength to do the same at home."
"After an intensive week of functional therapy with Dana and Adi, and implementing everything we learned at home, we saw improvement in our son's behaviour. He is calmer now, his focus has improved, he's exploring everything around the house which he wasn't doing before, and his sleep has improved."
"Very caring and truly have your best interests at heart. Check ins from Dana help to keep you focused with working on programmes at home and they are always there with support and any extra questions. Highly recommend."
In plain terms, here's the order our approach works in.
Help the nervous system feel safe, so your child isn't stuck in fight, flight or shutdown.
Build balance, coordination and body awareness, the physical foundation the brain relies on.
Gently help early automatic reflexes finish switching off, so they stop getting in the way.
Focus, language and independence can now land, because the foundation underneath them is there.
Our intensive therapy programme is built on the Melillo Method and posturology, two evidence informed approaches to neurodevelopmental therapy that work at the level of primitive reflex integration, brain hemisphere balance and nervous system regulation.
Primitive reflexes that were never properly integrated can show up as poor coordination, constant fidgeting or trouble staying seated. These are not character flaws or laziness. They are nervous system patterns that neurodevelopmental therapy can change.
But the real reason parents trust us with their child is simpler than the method. We are parents of children who struggled. We know what the waiting feels like. Read about Adi and Dana and why we started Hopeful Neuron.
Want to understand the approach before you commit to anything? Watch our free guide on primitive reflex integration.
We get it. You want to be sure this is the right thing before you pick up the phone. Here are the questions we hear most often.
No. A lot of families come to us while still being assessed, or while sitting on a two year NHS waiting list. If you're worried about your child, that's reason enough to reach out.
We work with children from around age 3 through to teenagers. The honest answer is that the approach looks quite different for a 4 year old versus a 14 year old. The underlying nervous system work is similar, but how we do it in the room, what we ask of the child, and what we ask of the parent, all change a lot. We also have a specific strand for older students dealing with concentration and learning pressure around exams, which is its own thing.
Yes, absolutely. Many of our families have never been to the Mill Hill clinic. Families also travel to us from across the UK and from countries throughout Europe, often for a one week Intensive stay, then continue with remote support once they're home. The remote programme is the full thing, not a watered down version of it.
It varies, and we'd rather be honest about that than give you a number that sounds good. Most parents notice something within the first week, usually around focus, following instructions or emotional regulation. The deeper changes build over the weeks that follow as your child practises the home programme. Some families see quick shifts. Others see steadier, more gradual progress. We'll tell you what we genuinely expect for your child once we've done the initial assessment.
We're not a replacement for OT or SALT, and we'd never say that. Both are valuable, and a lot of our families use them alongside us. The difference is the starting point. OT works on what the child can do with their body. SALT works on language and communication. We work on why those things are hard at the nervous system level. A lot of families find our programme speeds up the progress they're already making in OT or SALT, because the underlying foundations shift.
Yes. Our approach doesn't depend on verbal communication. We work with children across the full autism spectrum, including children who don't use speech. Everything is adapted to your child's level and the way they actually communicate.
Yes, and it's something we address fairly often. Low muscle tone tends to improve alongside focus, coordination and emotional regulation as the nervous system foundations develop. They're more connected than most people realise.
You get 3 months of hands on support helping you put your child's home programme into practice. This is not a clinical review of your child's development. It is us working alongside you while the new routine becomes part of daily life, checking in, troubleshooting, adjusting the exercises as your child responds to them.
If you also want your child's progress formally reassessed on a set schedule, that's what our Posture Wellness programme does, with a clinical review every 6 weeks across the year. The two are built for different jobs, and some families use both.
The intensive itself runs across five to seven days, depending on your child. After that, we support you for 3 months while you put the home programme into practice. That ongoing piece is where a lot of the consolidation happens.
Yes, and that's not optional. It's core to how we work. You're not dropping your child off and hoping for the best. Parent coaching is woven into the programme from day one, because the home environment is where most of the real consolidation happens. We need you to understand what we're doing and why, not just watch it happen.
No forms to fill in first. Just tell us what you're seeing at home and at school.
Honestly, and in plain language, based on what you've told us and over 20 years of experience.
If it's a fit, we'll talk next steps. If not, we'll tell you that too.
Book a free 15 minute call with Adi or Dana. Tell us what's going on. We'll ask a few questions, be straight with you about what we think, and tell you honestly whether this programme makes sense for your family right now. No pressure either way. We're based in Mill Hill, London and work with families across the UK, Europe and worldwide online.
1A Hall Lane, Mill Hill, London NW4 4TJ · Remote support worldwide · Mon to Sat, 9am to 2pm
