Hulet Smith, OTR/L, HC/MBA is the founding partner of the Special Need Discovery Center.  http://www.specialneedsdiscoverycenter.com  He and his wife, Megan Smith, PT operate a holistic pediatric Occupational & Physical Therapy practice that specializes in designing dynamic educational, sensory based, nutritionally well-rounded, intensive rehabilitation programs where parents are empowered to be the primary facilitators of change in life of their special need's child.  Hulet spends several days each month performing single-day Discovery Consultations with parents of brain injured children.  "My objective is to empower parents to be the primary facilitators of change in their child's life.  I strive to connect parents with the tools and techniques which optimally affect neurological recovery, brain growth and developmental wellness in the life of their special needs child".

The Discovery Consultation guides families in the process of learning how to use whole organic foods and targeted nutritional supplements as a foundation of the rehabilitation program for the special needs child.  Potent, powerful, and pure nutritional supplements are used to promote optimal health and wellness in the life of the children living with cerebral palsy (CP), Brain Injury, Autism, Down Syndrome and other developmental disabilities.  We explore the most promising current treatment modalities from homeopathic medicines and hyperbaric oxygen therapy to suit therapy to stem cell therapies and then design home based, parent directed, intensive rehabilitation program which focuses on best practice interventions designed to meet the unique needs of each child.  The final objective is to give parents the confidence to use their time and resources on interventions which deliver optimal return on time and resource investment for their child.
 
Hulet and Megan met at a rehabilitation hospital in Texarkana, Texas in 1996 where Megan was completing her physical therapy internship.  They were married in October of 2000 and have four children:  Sophia, Olivia, Ava and Warren.

"Our eldest daughter, Sophia was born in April of 2002.  She has diagnoses of hydrocephaly, cerebral palsy, and cortical vision impairment.  Sophia has made remarkable ongoing progress using organic nutritional supplements, herbs, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, suit therapy and an intensive daily sensory diet which we established for her under the guidance of Glen Doman, founder of the Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential and an expert in maximizing potential in brain injured children. With Sophia, we focus on stimulating her brain in order to help it become more organized. I believe Sophia has made amazing developmental progress because her mother and I have worked intensively with her.  I perform Discovery Consultations with families because I have a passion for sharing the possibilities we have uncovered."
As of January 2009, Sophia is enrolled in a regular 1st grade public school program.  She is learning to read and write and is doing well with her studies.  She is doing well in school and is walking without use of her walker for short distances of up to 500 meters.  Sophia's developmental progress is explained in detail in other blog postings.
 
In April of 2007 Hulet traveled to Pune India to explore the G-therapy homeopathic medicine for special needs children.  http://www.g-therapy.org  Hulet wrote articles and performed case studies on patients receiving G-therapy.  The G-Therapy article is found at:  http://www.huletsmith.com/?filename=gtherapy-a-promising-homeopathic-therapy-from-india
 
The site for the therapy practice:  Special Needs Discovery Center is found online at:  http://www.specialneedsdiscoverycenter.com

Additionally, Hulet is the co-founder and operational partner for Rehabmart, LLC found online at http://www.rehabmart.com.  In April of 2008, Hulet co-founded CPdiscovery which is hosted at http://www.cpdiscovery.com.  CPdiscovery is a place where parents of brain injured children can experience community and discover breakthrough interventions, current research, and best practice treatment approaches in the field of Cerebral Palsy / Brain Injury intervention.   Hulet is a 1993 graduate of the Medical College of Georgia Occupational Therapy program and a 2003 graduate of Brenau University where he earned a Master's degree in Healthcare Business Administration. He is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association, the Georgia Occupational Therapy Association, and the International Association of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.  Megan is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association.