NEMO DOLPHIN THERAPY AND REHABILITATION CENTER
- A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF EFFECTIVE TREATMENT AND COMFORTABLE VACATION

Leaving for home with the huge sense of gratitude. We, a Russian-speaking family from Germany, brought our autistic son here for dolphin therapy. After the first session, our boy (who cannot talk) was shouting Hurrah! for about two minutes. Today is our last session, and everything went down great. Our Misha was truly happy all this time. He is changing for the better right in front of our eyes. Our huge thanks to the instructors Zhenya and Yura for their professionalism and kindness, attentiveness and openness! We’d like thank the trainers Anya and Masha for their welcoming attitude! We also would like to thank the assistant Alyona for her tenderness, understanding and responsiveness! Our expectations have been greatly exceeded! We will definitely come back here again. We are going back home, but leaving here a small piece of our hearts.

Hello! My daughter has Down syndrome, and she just completed the ninth dolphin therapy course in Odesa. We came here the first time in 2010, and the result after every course was a significant improvement. After sessions with dolphins, my child became more attentive and calm. Emilia likes to communicate with dolphins very much, and they have developed a true friendship. I also would like to thank the therapists who worked with Emilia – the whole team of professionals who want to help every child. My deepest gratitude to your center!

Thank you very much for the job you do, for good attitude and excellent mood we received from your wonderful team during our sessions! Your dolphins are simply superb!!! Our special respect for them))) And generally speaking, we were very pleased with the professionalism of the rehabilitation therapists Yuri, Olena and Viktoria. Thank you very much!!! In our case, we have achieved not only psychological and emotional but also physical progress, as our Alyosha began to better hold his head and back, and his spastics decreased. We wish you continuing success and prosperity!!! See you again…

Hello! We regularly take dolphin therapy courses, because we believe that this form of therapy produces good results not only for the psycho-emotional and speech development but also for development of movement ability. We have something to compare it with, as we took therapy courses in many countries and cities. The last two years we have been to the dolphinarium in Theodosia, and plan to come there again in 2018. On the positive side, I’d like to mention the excellent teamwork of the instructor, trainer and the main actors – dolphins. As a result, our child waited for every session, and each time, it was an adventure for him. The organization of therapy courses is very competent, and during a session, the child swims on dolphins a lot and listens to sonars. All that takes place in the atmosphere of love and kindness. 23 families came there on our recommendations in 2017, and every one of them were happy with the result and quality! Among the most impressive results are these: after a therapy course, two children from among those who came there with us began to walk unaided, and one child began to talk. Many children showed improvement in the quality of speech; they began pronouncing new sounds, syllables and words, and because they have the desire to talk, their vocabulary began to augment. Our huge thanks to the entire dolphinarium team, and a separate personal gratitude to our favorite instructor Marina! We will definitely come back here again! Respectfully, Kirill’s mother

For seven years, our son Anton, diagnosed with cerebral palsy, has been taking regular dolphin therapy courses. The first courses were at Nemo Dolphinarium Donetsk, but today, it’s no longer possible because of war. Presently, we continue our dolphin therapy courses, with huge pleasure and desire, at Nemo Dolphinarium Berdiansk every summer. We have already taken quite a few courses, and we can tell with great confidence that every course brings positive results contributing to our son’s development dynamics: - in emotional sphere, we note that every dolphin therapy session excites a lot of positive emotions in our Antosha; - in behavioral sphere, he shows activity, i.e. big conscious desire for dolphin therapy sessions. After every course, our child becomes more purposeful and diligent, his interest in playing increases, his actions become more confident, he responds to a contact with the instructor and animals, and listens to communication with him. When stroking a dolphin, he tries to unbend an arm and open up fingers at the instructor’s command; - in communication sphere, his communication and speech skills continue to develop: he pronounces new sounds, his visual contact becomes steadier, and he shows desire for constant communication and attention. After every session, Antosha is visibly relaxed, which indicates the lowering of muscle tone and decreasing hyperkineses, and displays satisfaction with therapy sessions. All that bears well upon his mood, appetite and sleep. We are grateful to instructors and trainers of Nemo Dolphinarium Berdiansk for all their labors! Our thanks to Lidiya Rubtsova, the head of dolphin therapy section, and of course, to dolphins – our friends and helpers! We wish all of you strong health, and are eagerly waiting to see you again the next year! During the whole year, we often watch the photos and videos of our sessions and shows. We miss you very much, because we got used to your company over all these years. Thank you for being with us and for helping ill children!!!

During the first course of dolphin therapy, we performed an electroencephalogram before and after the course. And the result was significant. Today we finish the sixth course, it is 60 therapies and according to our doctor's statement we are 80% healthy. A few more courses and they give us a certificate stating that the child is completely healthy. We are very happy about this!