Ohio moms share how the Autism Scholarship has helped their sons blossom in speaking and communication.
Trina Nelson
By his third year on the scholarship my son’s verbal language exploded and we took our signing goals off of his yearly goals as he was improving his articulation so much, he was becoming easier to understand. Now almost 6 years later, he has a vocabulary of over 500 words and he speaks in complete sentences. He can ask questions, he is more social and engaged with others and so happy he can talk.
This is but a small description of the amazing progress our son has seen as a result of the Autism Scholarship Program!!! Without the program I am sure he would not be where he is today. We thank God for our miracle child!
Kelly Lutz
My son’s gains from all the individualized 1-on-1 therapy has made an incredible difference in his progress. He could barely speak when we started, was very delayed in fine and gross motor skills, and had a difficult time sitting still and participating in any activity for more than a few minutes. Since we have been using the scholarship money to pay for his 1-on-1 therapy, he is completely verbal, has age-appropriate skills and is able to stay attentive and participate at length in group and individual activities.
We could not have afforded all of the in-home therapy and speech hours without the scholarship. This money has been crucial for his development.
Nancy March
Because of the availability of the Autism Scholarship, we were able to afford the tuition to enroll Brandon at Helping Hands Center. He started in March of 2008 and now Brandon’s speech has really taken off, and he is talking up a storm. His personality is coming out and he is quite a happy and smart little 5-year-old.
Janie Pendley
Dylan was non-verbal when we began this journey. Dylan began speaking (not babbling) in November 2009. I remember that day so clearly. I picked him up from school and he wanted to go to Target. I said “No,” and he began expressing to me his displeasure with this. Halfway home, I realized I was having an argument with my son. Yay!
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April 16th, 2010 at 11:49 am
reading these inspiring stories on the School of Choice website, gives us a boost of faith that our grandson J.J. will speak one day!!!
J.J. is 4 yrs old now and attends The Rich Center for autism….I cannot express enough how blessed we are to have the Autism scholarship to get him the help he needs..
He is progressing well….sometimes slow baby steps, but, none the less he is moving forward , compared to one year ago when we got on the scholarship and enrolled him in the Rich Center!
again thank you all for your inspirational stories…we are all in this togather! love & Prayers, Pam Wells
April 16th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
We’re hoping with you, Pam!