Testimonials
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February 2, 2018
I hired Pina shortly after my son was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of 2. I hired her as an ABA therapist and she quickly took on the role of Senior Therapist for my son's IBI program. She worked with my son for 4 years - until he transitioned into the school system full time.
Pina quickly adjusted to my son's continuously changing program and needs. She would adapt and implement all the changes that our ABA Psychologist would recommend and frequently used excellent judgement in managing my son's behaviours and challenges. Pina trained ABA therapists to teach my son skills which were outlined in his program and worked very efficiently as a team member and leader.
Pina is an incredibly intelligent woman who truly understands the behaviour and learning needs of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and ABA therapy. She was able to lead and supervise a team of Junior Therapists, ensure that my son was achieving all his learning goals as required by the ABA Psychologist and was very skilled at making any necessary adjustments to his program. She needed very little supervision and was always dedicated, punctual, hard-working and always had my son's best interest at heart. Pina truly cares about children’s progress and is passionate about teaching and continuously focuses on her personal professional development in the field of Autism and ABA.
Without a doubt, I give Pina the credit for my son’s incredible progress and his ability to transition into school without any further assistance. Today, my son is in Grade 12 and in a regular classroom and he will be graduating from high school, and was accepted to the program of his interest from 2 Universities (Ottawa and Carleton University). I highly recommend Pina to teach your child with Autism Spectrum Disorder!!!
February 26, 2018
Our family hired Pina to help support our son's social and school achievement. She has worked with our son for two years focussing on his transition to teen years; and to develop core areas for successful integration to high school. In short order, Pina was able to adjust to our son's learning style and helped establish an individualized intervention plan to set him on the path to success. The plan included focus on communication, social skills, behaviour, and academics. Pina at the same time has also focussed on a number of additional (and emerging) learning goals to meet our son's needs.
We have always been struck by Pina's intelligence, diligence, and commitment to our son's and family's needs. She has continuously demonstrated a keen and natural ability to identify intervention techniques specific to need and in a manner conducive to our son's learning style. She has supported his individual and our family's needs and strategies aimed at collective success (both individual and family).
She is extremely dedicated to our son's progress and his transition to teenage and young adulthood. We can always rely on Pina to provide help and explanation (with numerous techniques/examples) on goals and targets.
The results of Pina's therapy and guidance has led to incredible progress for our son. His social, communicative, behavioural and academic skills have significantly increased. He is much more confident and capable in socializing and communicating with his peers and teachers; his academic skills have increased leading to improved grades. He is motivated to continued self-improvement. We are eternally grateful to Pina for all of this.
We strongly recommend Pina to work with your child and family. This type of work is critical to development of children (on spectrum and related needs) and establishes the necessary foundations to navigate through life. Pina can help get you there.
May 8, 2018
Our son was 1.5 years old when he was diagnosed with Autism. Pina started Intensive Behaviour Intervention (IBI) with our son, 4 months after his diagnosis. Pina’s dedication and belief in our child gave us the hope we needed. Once Pina started working with our son, we noticed positive results right away. Our son’s progress was phenomenal and therefore, was ready to attend preschool at 2.5 years old with Pina's support. She taught him to play with his peers, and to participate during circle time. By the age of 4, he was completely independent and indistinguishable from his peers.
Pina was extremely professional, enjoyed working with our son and always thrived on helping our son succeed. She always informed me about any changes she made to the Intervention Plan and any progress my son had made. Pina continuously gave me guidance to help teach our son throughout his day. She taught me her teaching techniques to help us stay involved which helped my son progress quicker. She constantly helped our child excel with passion, smiles, and a positive attitude. I call Pina “our miracle worker”.
We cannot thank Pina enough for helping our son achieve his potential. Our son is a bright student, is involved in many extracurricular activities, has lots of friends and has a bright future. This was a constant dream we had for our son and Pina helped us turn our dream into a reality!!!