Objectively, yes.
But…
There’s an inherent ambiguity to pediatric development. If you have any experience with children then you know that, in general as a group, they have an amazing level of plasticity and adaptiveness. They change very quickly and sometimes unpredictably.
My son was already quite brilliant, in certain areas. He has a particular and unique way of communicating that I sometimes find difficult to capture because 1) it’s different from me and 2) it’s more about the style than the particular word choices. But the other day, one happened that was so easy to remember that I made sure to lock it into my mind.
I don’t remember what we were talking about, but I was saying some idea or an other to him. And he decided to give me his full attention. He said:
'What exactly do you mean?
Elaborate."
I looked at him like, ‘uhh… okay, Captain Picard.’ And then…I elaborated. But he’s always communicated a bit like that. hahaha.
Anyway, I say, yes, there was an objective improvement, because I actually have the results of his schoolwide and nationwide aptitude testing comparisons.
Yes, the numbers were higher than the previous year’s. Yes, this year’s scores were also in the upper percentiles compared to others who had taken the same tests.
Would this have been the case without exposing him to the stimulus of Limitless? I think you’ve talked about intelligence assessment in some related topics, so I’m sure you know that this is not an adequate grounds to establish any conclusive interpretations, right?
His performance before on that test was pretty good too.
There is one class (foreign language) that he really does not enjoy and with regards to which he tends to have low motivation. I think he was half-hoping to score low enough that he would be placed in a less demanding level in the next year. His performance is getting better in that class too. Though he’s still not that into it. On the other hand, his mom’s really into it and she spends time with him working on it 2 or 3 times a week. So… You know what I mean?
Anyway, to make a long story short, I think that my son could be taken as a reasonably valid example of positive supporting evidence of Limitless’ efficacy with a child.
You asked about intelligence, grades, confidence, memory. They’re developing well, and I’ve seen nothing to make me think that Limitless is either ineffective or negative. As a person, though, I tend to defer judgment for a bit of a long time (as in several decades sometimes).
A subliminal program that I think could show much more dramatic results for my son might be something like Ascension. Or a title for having more calm, easy enjoyment of people. That’s an area where he could really use some help. He’s assertive with his friends, but super-withdrawing with pretty much anyone else. But I need to think for a long time before deciding whether to try any other programs with him. I’ve used two so far: Limitless and Regeneration. He knows about both of them and has approved them but also doesn’t care very much (or openly express any care, to be more accurate).
