My name is Ryan R., Jared R. is my brother. I am the chief architect at over the Unity platform that just launched . I wanted you to know that my son Conor has been on heavy ADHD drugs from the time that he was in first grade. As of late he was taking 54 MG of Concerta, just so you know he is only in 6th grade. Even on his medication, getting Conor to do anything has always been challenge. Putting shoes on in the morning would take 15 to 20 mins if we where not always redirecting him in the process. I don't even want to talk about the horror homework has been. Another side effect to his medication was that he wouldn't eat. Concerta is an appetite suppressant. We were lucky if Conor ate some cheese and tortilla for dinner.
This year we put Conor in a private school that focuses on the Arts. Fresco Arts Academy has been wonderful for Conor. There are no more the 12 students per class and in most cases he has 8 in his core classes. Even still we made sure we opened the communicate to the teacher and let them know how much we love and support Conor. We wanted to make sure they knew what was coming. Even in this great school Conor has struggled.
A few weeks ago I started looking at Q96 as an option. We started to talk to a friend of ours a and amazingly we found out the Heather grew up in the same ward as Tony Stephan family. She recalled the troubles that his son had as a kid and how "different" he was. She also told us that her brother currently visits this same boy, now grown up with a family. Her brother has said it is amazing the difference in this person. He has never seen anyone do such a 180 before.
I know this was not just coincidence. Heather validated the story behind Q96. We started Conor on it that Saturday morning. Conor went cold turkey with form his medication and started Q96 about three weeks ago. We watched him really close and had his teachers also watch him. On the fifth day, after the 96 hours, Conor behaved has if we was back on his medication . . . except he would eat. That night he actually ate two fish tacos that night and a bowl of cold cereal.
We noticed that he started to settle down. The next day I asked Conor to put his shoes on and he went and didn't. I didn't even realize what happened until I started to remind him to get his shoes and he realized they were already on.
After the first full week his teachers have observed that Conor is more mellow and less distracting to his peers. A buddy that Conor plays with told his mom, "I think they changed Conor's medication . . . he was way more easy to deal with today". Today Conor came home from school and had his homework done within 30 mins. Before, even on his medication it would have been a four hour struggle.
I have to say Conor is still only 12 years old. He still has a lot of maturing to do. But for now Q96 seems to have removed some of the major obstacles Conor has been faced with. As parents we have noticed a major difference in Conor. His brothers have noticed it, his teachers have noticed it and his friends have noticed it. It is safe to say that Q96 has changed Conor's life for the better.
Thanks you,
Ryan
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