Testimonials

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“My 6 year-old son’s reading has advanced at least six months in just a few weeks. Before his reading was painfully plodding, such that comprehension was lost in a sea of error. My autistic 4 year-old’s language has blossomed.

Most surprising of all, I have witnessed my children attend an educational program with excitement and pleasure. Thank you, Mind Matters. I would recommend the program to anyone who feels their child is missing the key to language.” –Marie Drakes

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“Dr. Thompson gave me the encouragement to stand up and say ‘HELP.’ Thanks, Dr. Thompson, for your realistic expectations and examples of real life.”  -- Cathy Gray, Teacher

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“I think I’ve heard most of the ‘clinical’ information in other workshops (about autism), but Dr. Thompson’s presentation of the perspective of an autistic parent dealing with the educational system was most valuable to me. It helps me understand the feelings of the parent, who are already going through so much just trying to accept and adjust to their child’s diagnosis and behavior, and who are looking for their child’s teacher to be both a trainer and an advocate for the family.” – Bev Grillo. Teacher

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“Our family has benefited greatly from the social skills training that our son received at Mind Matters. He is now developing the skill of negotiating and working out problems with peers. I have seen an increased ability to share when that is not what he really wants to do. We did not know how to present the concepts to him in a way that he would be able to relate to and grasp.

Without a grant being made available, we would not have been able to afford the therapy offered at Mind Matters, let alone know that it even existed. We have a family of seven, soon to be eight.” – Geoff and Samantha Cooper

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“Mind Matters has helped tremendously in that we realized our son's issues were not all in our heads, and that there are services available to help him and to help us adjust to the way he sees the world. The playgroup our son was in really helped him to develop a better awareness of how others might perceive him, learn how to cooperate and share easier, and discover the importance of social norms. Our son is doing super well in kindergarten, and we have no doubt that you and your program is a big reason for that. We can never thank you enough for this.”– Travis and Amy Griffin