Testimonials

"Laura was my son Zach’s Kindergarten, 1st , and 2nd grade teacher.  Zach

was born with a rare syndrome called Sotos Syndrome.  All children with

Sotos Syndrome have varying degrees of intellectual disabilities, most

are on the Autism Spectrum, and some have significant health conditions as well. Zach had all three challenges. At the time Zach was in Laura’s class, there was very little information available to us about

Sotos Syndrome, so doctors told us to hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Although Zach had an Autism diagnosis and an intellectual disability, the school district insisted Zach be placed in a Life Skills classroom. I believed this was the wrong placement for him, but

Laura was the right teacher.

Our primary challenge was behaviors. Often, we did not understand the triggers. For  example, Zach loved the Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem, each morning he would stand for the playing over the

intercom, hand over heart, and as soon as it was over, he would walk over to one of the Paraprofessionals and hit her. We never knew why,

he just did. There were various sensory and transition issues

throughout the day that would set Zach off, often with no warning.  Laura never shied away from the challenge. At the time ABA was just gaining traction in society but was not a methodology used in a Life

Skills classroom. Laura naturally had the mindset. She implemented her

own ABA program with Zach and over the three years in her classroom,

his behaviors steadily improved. By the time he entered the third grade, he had virtually no behaviors in school. Eventually we were able to remove the TSS from the school setting and use the hours at home where we continued to experience behaviors.

Today Zach has graduated High School. He can read and write and is a

happy, healthy young adult. He still has intellectual challenges and

limiting medical conditions, but no more behavioral issues.  We are

forever grateful to Laura for what she did for our family.

I would recommend Laura to any family in need of a hard-working dedicated problem solver to help them reach their child, what she did

for our family was priceless!

Mel H., Parent, Pennsylvania