The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential

"IAHP" redirects here. For other uses, see International Association of Horticultural Producers.
The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential
AbbreviationIAHP
Formation1955
FounderGlenn Doman
TypeNon-profit Organization
PurposeTreatment of "brain injured" children
HeadquartersPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Region
Worldwide
Director
Janet Doman
Websiteiahp.org

The Institutes for The Achievement of Human Potential (IAHP), founded in 1955 by Glenn Doman and Carl Delacato, provide literature on and teaches a controversial patterning therapy, known as motor learning, which the Institutes promote as improving the "neurologic organization" of "brain injured" and mentally impaired children through a variety of programs, including diet and exercise.[1][2] The Institutes also provides extensive early-learning programs for "well" children, including programs focused on reading, mathematics, language, and physical fitness. It is headquartered in Philadelphia, with offices and programs offered in several other countries.[2]

Pattern therapy for patients with neuromuscular disorders was first developed by neurosurgeon Temple Fay in the 1940s.[3][4] Patterning has been widely criticized and multiple studies have found the therapy ineffective.[5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ Evan W. Thomas. Brian-Injured Children. Charles C. Thomas. ASIN B000L3PVNC.
  2. ^ a b "About Us". iahp.org. The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential.
  3. ^ "Temple Fay, MD". societyns.org. The Society of Neurological Surgeons.
  4. ^ "Fay Reflex Therapy". cirrie.buffalo.edu. Cirriel.
  5. ^ Hornby, Garry; Howard, Jean; Atkinson, Mary (2013). Controversial Issues in Special Education. Routledge. pp. 5–7. ISBN 9781134094387.
  6. ^ Kavale, Kenneth A.; Mostert, Mark P. (2004). The Positive Side of Special Education: Minimizing Its Fads, Fancies, and Follies. Rowman & Littlefield Education. pp. 146–57. ISBN 9781578860975.
  7. ^ Robards, Martin F. (1994). Running a Team for Disabled Children and Their Families. Cambridge University Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-0901260994.
  8. ^ von Tetzchner, S.; Verdel, M; Barstad, B.G.; Gravås, E.M.; et al. (2013). "The effect of interventions based on the programs of The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential and Family Hope Center". Developmental Neurorehabilitation. 16 (4): 217–29. doi:10.3109/17518423.2012.739211. PMID 23834196. S2CID 29810390.