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Jul 15 | Interactive Metronome Therapy Works!

We are so grateful we found Kim with Creative Tutors.  Our daughter had been previously diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety.  When faced with a new task, her natural reaction was to freeze up in fear.  After working with Kim and receiving IM therapy, she is much more capable of accomplishing new things without so much anxiety.  Also, she gets much less frustrated with her math and reading assignments.  I see her completeing her lessons more quickly than before.  She is also able to more clearly articulate her feelings and thoughts.  She really enjoyed working with Kim.  She thought the IM was fun, even though Kim always made sure the activities were challenging.  I really appreciate how encouraging and positive Kim is when working with my daughter.  She has so many great ideas to help many different challenges.  Thanks so much, Kim, for all you have done for her!  S.R.

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Kim Ashby | Owner

Meet Kim Ashby | Owner

Kim Ashby earned a BS in Nursing from The Catholic University of America and, when she worked outside the home, was a Certified Emergency Nurse with a special interest in trauma nursing. She lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband and three sons. The Ashbys have home schooled their children since 1999. They graduated their oldest son in May 2007. He is attending UNC Wilmington. Kim continues to home school her younger boys. Her oldest son was diagnosed with ADHD when he was in the public school system in the second grade. Her second son has cerebral palsy which has resulted in multiple/global developmental delays. Her youngest son has undiagnosed, mild auditory processing issues.

Kim has co-instructed graduate level courses at UNC Chapel Hill for ST/OT students and Early Intervention students. She is the founder and President of the Board of Directors of GIFTSNC, Inc., a home schooling special needs support group. Kim has presented workshops at a variety of state home school conferences as well as local support group parent meetings and is often a guest speaker at homeschool conferences and is found on many guest speaker lists including Balancing the Sword. She is a Steering Committee member and former Treasurer for Dayspring Home Educators in Cary, NC. She served on the Board of Directors for the Family Support Network of Wake County. She holds a North Carolina Wildlife Permit for Small Mammal Rehabilitation and enjoys working with orphaned and injured wildlife.

"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." Mark Twain