How to Register

In order to register, you must first sign up for a free screening with Dr. Florance.

As part of the initial assessment, you will receive access to the video Understanding the Maverick Mind, in which you will hear from many parents and professionals about why Brain Engineering has changed their lives.

Whitney's Story

Of course, all the scientific credentials in the world could not prepare Dr. Florance for the birth of her own Maverick Mind, her youngest son Whitney. Dr. Florance is the mother of three children: Vanessa, William and Whitney. Whitney was born different. Even as an infant, he didn't connect with his mother the same way her other babies did. He didn't cuddle or look at her.

Whitney was eventually diagnosed with severe autism, and given an I.Q. of 46. This brain disorder disintegrated his sensory system to the point where his family could shout in his ear and he would hear nothing. Once, his arm was pinned in the door of a truck and he felt nothing. He did not recognize the members of his family as people. He had uncoordinated fine and gross motor systems. He has no memory of his life before age 7 years.

At first, Dr. Florance was devastated by all of these symptoms and the diagnosis. However, as time went on, she began to see patterns in Whitney's behavior that led her to believe he could be reached. Out of these observations, and her years of training, she began to develop the concepts and strategies that are now central to Brain Engineering Labs.

Dr. Florance believed in her son. She saw the visual genius in his every day behavior that she had long-observed in less pronounced ways as a therapist. In Whitney's case, it became apparent that his visual mechanical intelligence was rapidly developing at levels far above his peers. Alone, she faced the dilemma of how to help Whitney achieve as a member of society. He "taught" her how to use his visual processors to create a brain architecture for language.

By the time Whitney got to high school his language abilities in listening, speaking, reading and writing test well above his age level on the national tests given at school. He is an excellent athlete and participated on the division II state championship football team, earning medals in track, lettering in wrestling.

Now an excellent thinker and very high achiever, he is an engineering student in New York City. Dr. Florance credits Whitney with teaching her more than any of her prior experience or schooling.