Dear Friends and Families,
"I feel it is my responsibility not only to my son, but also to other children affected by autism to tell my story. Autism for some is just something that some people see at a glance, particularly when my son and others are out shopping or at school or maybe the pool. But for us, autism is not only a way of life for our children,but for us as well. We go to bed thinking of ways we can help our children and wake doing the same. In my long search these past five yrs. I have finally found a few individuals that care as I do. To name a couple, Kyle Mitchell and Sherry Quinn of the Applied Behavior Center.
They are working on issues and setting goals for Autistic children everywhere. They have touched my families life in many way's. My son participated in the Autism swim group and we both loved it. He was having such fun, he didn't realize he was also learning at the same time. I too was being educated on how to decrease behaviors in my son and increase positive reinforcement. And not to mention it was a great bonding time for my son and I. ABA has been in the news, radio and all over the net. What a great thing. If you really want to help your child or children succeed. There is no place better. Not just for swimming, but they offer other programs as well to meet your needs."
Thank you,
Emili Marling (Garrett's Mom)
of Indiana
Our son was diagnosed with Autism when he was 18 months of age. Since that time we have struggled to find the type of therapy that makes him “click”. Since then he has been attending ABC we have a new son. He has always been social but the therapists have taught him how to focus more and practice “normal” behaviors. No yelling, running around, stemming, all of those behaviors we have struggled to control over the past three years have faded if not disappeared altogether. As any parent with a child like mine would tell you one of the scariest things our kids can do is run off! After just two weeks of applied behavior techniques Jimmy had actually listened when we say “stop”. After just two months he rarely runs away at all. More than anything else I have to share how much he loves going to school. He puts his backpack on an hour early and is pulling me to the car. He leaves school exhausted but satisfied with a FULL DAY of the attention and stimulus he truly needs and craves. My advice is to do whatever it takes to come see the teachers, school, and most importantly the tiny smiling faces we see each and every day when I drop off and pick up my son. To say that ABC has made a difference in his life and our family doesn’t begin to capture how much this therapy means to us. THANKS ABC!
