Autism/PDD Software Opens Many Doors
“Our son’s language skills have soared...”
Dear
Laureate,
We would like to express our gratitude for the wonderful software you have
designed for children with Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD).
Your language software has opened many doors for our son.
Tariq is five years old and has autism spectrum disorder, severe oral motor apraxia, and sensory dysfunction. After initially expanding his receptive language with flash cards, we tried several different language development software packages and the experiences were not very successful. It took a lot of positive reinforcement to keep our son at the computer and engaged. Read more
Memories of a 'Good Day' with First Words
It is with great pleasure that I tell you this story even though it took place about 7 years ago. I still remember the feeling of the event but unfortunately do not remember the names of the individuals.
A family who lived on the other side of New Jersey came to visit during the Open Access drop-in hours to see how technology could benefit their son. Their son was autistic and about the age of 7. Read more
"The Best Phone Call We Ever Made"
As the parents of a child with ASD and significant needs
in the areas of language and communication, we are forever grateful to Laureate
Learning Systems for the invaluable support its software and staff have provided.
At almost five years of age, our daughter could sing and recite the alphabet,
but had virtually no meaningful language. It was only when she started using
Laureate's First Words program that she began building vocabulary. Seven
years later, after having worked with Laureate programs throughout that time,
people who knew her at five and see her now remark at how her language has
progressed. Read more
