Ann Kane was introduced to the Neurodevelopmental approach in 1994. She was convinced this was a call for her when she walked in to her soon to be Mother-in-law’s office and saw a severely brain injured boy lying on the floor batting a toy suctioned to the wall. The mere fact he could even do that tiny action was beyond the prognosis given to him by physicians. This was when she knew there was something that could give hope to those whose hope had been demolished by the predictions of life, or lack there of, for their child or loved one. There was something they could do to increase the functioning abilities of their precious one. Her desire was to share this hope with others.

Two years after being introduced to the Neurodevelopmental approach, Ann and her husband gave birth to their first son. They figured it would be fun to implement an ND program for him. He crawled and crept for many months. Not that he didn’t try to walk, they would just put him back down for more floor time. He walked proficiently at about 13months. He processed 2 bits of information at age 1, 3 bits of information at 18mths, and 4 bits of information at age 2. He was completely potty trained, even through the night, at 18 months. He could converse and function at the level of a 4 yr old at the age of 2. It was neat to see the difference specific input and stimulation could have on even a typical child. The opportunities it afforded him were worth the time it took to include ND in our daily routine.

Ann took on an official training position with Hope and a Future in the fall of 1999. She began apprenticing under Linda’s guidance and had first hand experiences with her second son who fell into an autistic category in many areas. In 2000 she implemented long distance family support through email.

In 2001 she flew in from Japan to attend a training course with Linda. In 2002/2003 she made multiple trips to the US and would work as office support for a month’s duration at a time. In 2004 Ann and her family moved back to the US and she picked up all family support through the Utah office. In October 2004, Ann completed the Neurodevelopmental Certification requirements for Hope and a Future. In 2005 she was certified through the International Association of Christian Neurodevelopmentalist and yearly participates in the re-certification trainings.

You can contact Ann Kane via e-mail at HopeandaFuture@hope-future.org