Very Special Children

Welcome to Very Special Children

Services

It is my priority to give the best possible treatment/intervention program for the children AND support the parents so they can learn to understand their children’s specific needs and create solutions for them with time.

Baby Clinic (pre booking required)
6 week small group movement programmes for young (under 2 years old) children with additional needs
Therapy block integrative movement sessions 3-4 days per month for preschool children (assessment – intervention – evaluation)
Applied therapy strategies to support continuous development/learning at home/school settings.

Very Special Children collaborate and co-work with organisations (educational and non-profit) by sharing knowledge and practical experiences to enhance the work/provision of the specific needs of the setting.

All training is designed and delivered to meet the organisation’s requirements and includes theory and practice on the chosen topic with elements of experiential learning.

Custom made developmental awareness and optimal bottom-up SEN parenting training for carers and staff members.
6-week small group developmental physical/movement programme to meet children’s specific needs (parent/carer-child, nursery/SEN school staff-children group.
6 week multi sensory movement sessions to support neuro-motor readiness for learning (reception, year 1-2, during or after school sessions).

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Hello, I am Agi Palinkas, the founder of Very Special Children. I am Special Educational Teaching and Movement Specialist and proud mother of two children.

I work in close partnership with parents/carers and organisations to deliver a range of services aimed at both helping young babies and children with additional needs to become independent learners and ultimately reach their full potential.

My focus is on movement, self discoveries and everyday functional skills, the foundation for lifelong learning.

Babies/children learn through experience, and experience arises by need. The brain is an infinite vessel of potential, but only when a need for it develops can be assessed.

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Our mission

Our mission is to raise awareness of specialised early intervention from birth and the developmental (re-)habilitation approach for all babies after a difficult start in life, to support development, prevent further developmental delays and enhance a natural organic learning process.

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Reviews

Sindhana ramalingam

8 September 2023

Agi is a wonderful child sensory motor practitioner. She predominantly does CME work. However, she has enriched herself with several other modalities such as movement lessons, child space and more. She is not the kind of practitioner who finds faults with other modalities, she is always open to parents trying different ways of working with the child to achieve a wholistic development.

Julie Knox

4 May 2023

Very good handling skills with child. Therapist achieved good results from session and child showed improved functional skills within session.

Avinash Kang

12 April 2023

We have been working with Agi for 2 years. She is nothing short of phenomenal. Her deep understanding and dynamic way of working with each child really gets results. Agi has studied many modalities (CME; Childs Space; Conductive Education...list goes on). I trust her opinions and ideas. She is such a source of support for my son and myself.

Lisa Greenall

21 March 2023

Agi is simply amazing! We have been working with Agi for over a year now, she is doing a wonderful job with my daughter. To me, Agi is a miracle worker, she has shown me that things are always possible, “you have to trust the process”. And the process is just wonderful. Agi and my daughter have a special bond, you have to be pretty special to have any connection with my daughter as she doesn’t just “click” with anyone, so that in itself means a lot. I highly recommend Agi. I wish I had found her sooner. Thank you for all that you do Agi xx

Sarah Parker

21 March 2023

We found Agi after researching CME and started seeing her just over a year ago for our now 4 year old son Rudi who has hypotonia. We have now completed 5 intensive therapy blocks with Agi and we feel so grateful to have her as part of Rudi’s team. Agi is an amazing therapist with a holistic approach and a wide range of knowledge which she is always happy to share. She is incredibly intuitive and has a really genuine and caring approach to working with the child as well as the family. Rudi has progressed so much since we started seeing Agi with improvement in his movement, strength, balance & control. Since starting CME with Agi we have so much more hope for our sons future beyond what we thought may be possible based on ‘normal’ therapy interventions available to us. We would highly recommend anyone in a similar situation to get in touch with Agi and try CME. Our only regret is that we didn’t find her sooner!

Laura Roberts

28 February 2023

Can highly recommend Agi’s work! She’s fantastic with all the children she sees and is very knowledgeable. We wish we had found her sooner! A very special lady who cares so much about our very special children!

lulu ye

27 February 2023

I can’t recommend Agi more enough. We feel so lucky to have her helping our son Lucas who has cerebral palsy. Lucas has been seeing Agi for CME and movement lessons for quite a few years. Agi is not only a therapist but also a psychologist, a mentor and a friend. Agi has helped Lucas to maximum reach his potential. We have gradually seeing a lot of improvement of Lucas’ movement and postures that we don’t believe it could have happened. We will recommend Agi to any family who has kids need a bit of help with their movement.

Britta Anderson

27 February 2023

Agi is one of a kind! It wouldn't be fair to describe her in just one way because her knowledge and experience with kids is incredibly vast. She's a holistic practitioner who can quickly connect with children and knows just what tools to use to help them. Having Agi in our lives has made such a huge difference, not just for our son Leif but for our whole family. She really helps Leif reach his potential. The support she gives families is endless. We feel super lucky to have Agi in our lives and would recommend her to anyone who needs a little extra help with their child. Seriously, she's amazing!

Szandra Szögedi

26 February 2023

Szép napot mindenkinek! Az en kis lányom 4 eve született, oxygen hiányosan. Elég sokáig tartott mire ujra élesztették, es amikor sikerült meg mindig nehezen vette a levegőt. Egy hónapot lélegeztető gépen volt mire sikerült ujra önállóan lelegeznie. A hivatalos diagnózis ekkor HIE 2 volt. Hazavittuk gondolván innen mar csak felfele lehet menni, gondolván... Az agyi sérülése ellenére 4 hónapos koráig minden rendben volt es fejlődött mint egy 'normális' gyerek, gurult, tartotta a fejet stb.. Elkezdtek epileptikus görcsök előjönni, 3 fajta a legrosszabb köztük az infantilis spasm ami köztudottan leállítja az egy fejlődését. Egy evet töltöttünk kórházban amire sikerült kontrollálni a gorcseit annyira hogy hazavihessuk. Ez volt a pillanat amikor mi is el tudtunk kezdeni nézelődni a mozgás terápiák piacan. Csináltunk minden felet az accupressure terapiatol a Pető intézetes kondaktiv munkáig. En mindennek adok időt, egy ev minimum. Itt sem volt más a helyzet. Volt fejlődés? Szerettem volna hinni, de nekünk személy szerint nem. Egy kedves anyuka által ismertük meg Agit. A kislányom 3 eves volt mar ilyenkor. Oszinte leszek mikor először elolvastam Agi weboldalát mintha Japánul lett ott volna minden, olyan különböző mozgás fejlesztő terápiák es szakszavak voltak ott hogy azt sem tudtam mik azok. Nem az átlagos köztudott terápiák, némelyiket ki sem lehetett ejteni. Na de felhívtam Agit mert úgy voltam vele hogy hátha es mi különleges gyerekek szülei mindent kiprobalunk csak segítsünk a gyereknek. Mai napig örülök hogy nem tantorottam el az ismeretlentől mert Agi csoda. Nem, nem szalad meg a gyerek 3 nap után tehát nem magic történik de folyamatosan fejlődő munka folyik. Es a gyerek is reagál ra, hala istennek. Nem azt akarom mondani hogy semmi nem jo csak amit Agi csinál hanem hogyha olyan helyzetben vagy mint mi voltunk hogy próbálgatsz különböző átlag által ismert terápiát es nem működik, mindenkeppen adj esélyt ennek is es Agi munkájának! Miért szeretünk Agihoz járni a fejlődésen kívül? 1. O nem ellenzi es szidja a másik terapeutakat mint sajnos nekünk volt ebben részünk másokkal. Neki a gyerek a legfontosabb es mi más lenne nekünk fontos mint szülőknek. 2. Jo vagy rossz nap, van megoldás. Például most par hete nagyon beteg volt a lanyom es 2 hétig agyban volt, semmit nem csináltunk vele mert örültünk ha nem lázas 1 óráig. Na most az fontos tudni hogy az en kicsi lanyom az meg nem tud menni es meg nem onallo, tehát amikor azt mondom agyban volt akkor abban nincs benne pici jarkalas hogy az ízületek es a vérkeringés menjen, semmi. Eteteshez felemeltuk meg néha felultettuk hogy a keringési menjen de annyi. Mire jött a terápia het Agival mar nem volt beteg de meg fajt neki itten ottan nem beszelve hogy osszerandultak az izmai mivel nem volt mozgatva olyan szinten mint amikor nem beteg. Vissza mentünk az alapokhoz es konkrétan könnyed mozdulatokkal Agi 'össze rakta' a lanyom az eredeti formába 4 alkalom által. Most folytatjuk ahol abba hagytuk. 3. Fáradt vagy? Normális, nem baj. Agi ad feladatot minden fele helyzetre es a fejlődés megy tovább. Agi által tanultuk meg hogy nem minden az ha nyomjuk a gyereket mintha edzőtáborban lenne. Sokszor egy lagy es könnyebb mozgás többet segít mint ha sírásig erőltetsz valamit. 4. Flexibilis es megértő. Tisztel minket mint szülőket es hallgat a visszajelzéseinkre. Sajnos az utóbbiban megint nem sok részünk volt mostanáig. A lanyom életében először ült meg 1 percet önállóan par honapja. Kinyomja magát a lábáról, megtartja magát négykézláb meg hasonlok. A keze meg a lába kilazult es mar nem feszeng gombócban a gyerek. Ezek apró dolgok másoknak de szülőknek akinek agyi bénult gyereke van tudni fogja hogy ezek fontos es nem apró dolgok. Ez egy maraton nem sprint. Az idegrendszer rugalmas es tanítható, mindenki másra reagál. Ha hasonló helyzetben vagy es nem tudod mit tegyel, garantálom hogy egy telefonhívás Agival nem lesz veszteség.

Catherine Keeling