about my teacher, Svea Gold

about my teacher, Svea Gold

Svea Gold is an author, producer of videos, a publisher of books on childhood problems, and a certified developmentalist. She has followed neurological research for the last 40 years, after a motor programme helped her son.

As the programme progressed she realized that the two sides of his brain had not functioned together and the child had lacked space perception. In three weeks her insecure five-year-old became a secure happy athlete. While work with him lasted much longer, he is now a highly successful adult.

As her research continued, she found that even children who are not autistic can have sensory distortions, and once these are discovered can be alleviated.

Working for two years with juvenile delinquents gave her huge insight into the specific neurological therapy needs of autistic children. Now at 80 she has developed an unofficial network of scientists, clinicians and parents, all of whom share their knowledge and learn from each other’s experiences. The conditions that her method treats include dyslexia, dyspraxia, autism, ADHD, Asperger’s and mutism.

This is what she says about me.

"It is impossible to describe Susie Cook in the proverbial 25 words or less. She has a vast educational background that allows her to understand the explosion of knowledge in the fields of brain research that has happened over the last 100 and especially the last 20 years. This knowledge is vital to back up clinical work with children.

But helping children is not like working with controlled laboratory conditions. There is no such thing as a statistically significant child. To guide their growth you also need the kind of maternal instinct and sense of humor that Susie possesses. With me she shares the feeling that once you have a child, you are concerned about the welfare of all children.

She has the intelligence to put her own stamp on the new field that is now known as the neurobehavioral disorders.

She has the keen insight to help not only those with obvious needs, but those children that are most overlooked: The really smart ones who overcompensate so beautifully that no one call tell that there is something wrong that is keeping them back from fully exploiting their intelligence.

As we pioneers in child development are getting old and fading into the sunset, we desperately need someone like Sue Cook to carry on the work and put on their own wisdom to carry on what we have started.

I am delighted to be able to pass on the torch to Susie Cook!"

Svea Gold