Describe What You’re All About 

It all started when…

Growing up through middle school and college, my youngest sister was born and diagnosed with Downs Syndrome. She is a cheerful, outgoing young woman now who loves the Lord and wants to share His love and joy with each person she encounters. As a family, we dug into services for her growth and development. She learned to walk at two years old, and was talking in sentences at eight years old. Every child’s journey is different. This is the story of my sister.

I got to see the therapists come to our home and I attended Dr. visits too, and heard the projected outcomes and newest research. When my sister was six months old, one specialist my parents visited was a Neurodevelopmentalist. The specific home activities they recommended were simple enough each of my sisters’ siblings could implement some of them with her. So, my parents shared a set of activities with each sibling and we had a turn to be her tutor daily. Through this, I learned creativity in teaching, how to make learning fun and how to encourage when the student found the learning challenging.

These activities laid a foundation for development to progress. My sister learned to crawl, creep, and walk. She developed good posture and gait. She became a fluent communicator through speech and is clearly understood by strangers. At times her syntax is a little rough, but she enjoys telling stories about her life, and can tell them accurately with a beginning, middle and end.

Seeing this joyful child emerge into an energetic teen, I set out to see how children in other countries fare with similar diagnoses. Traveling to several continents, I was able to observe first hand, the truth that many children near my home and far from my home, struggle with developmental set-backs and emotional obstacles. They are not all given an opportunity to hope for clear speech and academic interventions that would let them grasp their studies.

This launched me into arduous study under the apprenticeship of ICAN (International Christian Association of Neurodevelopment), and Sound Therapy, Energy-touchpoint work, emotional healing work with Rhythmic Movement therapy. Completing a BA degree in Early childhood with an emphasis in abnormal psychology, and free electives in business and management, I set out to educate parents that they are the best teachers and advocates for their children.

My passion is to equip parents, families and individuals with some specific tools to grow and organize their disoranized Central Nervous System, Metabolism and Energy System to optimize their usable potential! Neuro-plasticity research, microbium research and emotional health strategies have cutting edge systems for restoring, recovering and releasing the often masked person beneath layers of built up coping. Step By Step comes alongside families to show a step forward.

HOW does Step By Step Consulting works?

Providing professional individual evaluations in academic, developmental and behavioral areas.  Designing Individualized Neuro-organizational Plans for you and your student to implement at home.  Parent training and support included.  Goal: Release potential in your student, one neurodevelopmental step at a time.

WHERE IS Step By Step  LOCATED?

  With Branches Located in Grand Rapids and White Cloud Michigan and Burnsville, Minnesota, Step By Step serves  Michigan and Minnesota.  Certified Neurodevelopmentalist of ICAN, Miss Stephanie Lankhorst, provides evaluations, developmental screenings and seminars.  She holds her degree in Early Childhood Development from Thomas Edison State College.  Her passion is to serve children so they can communicate effectively with family and friends through conversing and writing.  Visit: www.icando.org for more locations from other specialists within ICAN.

  “Anything is possible with pointed, frequent, and fervent daily activities.”

- Step By Step Consulting

When, where, Why, and How…

• Teach your child at home

• Daily, with succinct, engaging activities that stimulate new neural pathway development

• Using an individualized recommendation list

• Come for an Evaluation and Individualized Home Recommendations

Support for Families

• E-mail list-serve

• Facebook group

• E-mail questions to professional

• Return for an in-person visit every four months to see changes and receive new specific recommendations