Testimonials

“The children are all getting off of their IEP’s and we don’t plan on having any services for them in New York.”

“My boys are now 10 and halfway through 4th grade. We were always  a little nervous about this year because we knew that everything becomes more abstract. Luckily everything continues to go smoothly. Math is an area where they are all strong, and they are solid readers!”

“Now in high school, the boys are very determined and don’t give up easily. I credit that skill to your program where you encouraged them to keep trying and never gave them the answer. I think that skill will be one of their greatest assets as they continue through school and through life…”

-Reflections over time from Lisa, mother of triplets and former clients

“Noah is generalizing his gains with the activities in his sessions. At home, Noah tries new board games and attempts  complex puzzles. Noah has increased his independence with visually based games”

-Tracey, mother of a 6 year old client

“Before coming here I wasn’t really comfortable playing games because I didn’t really know what was going on and I didn’t want to show people I didn’t understand. Now I feel more confident.”

-Daniela, a 13 year old former client

“Caden displayed good improvement in his nonverbal and spatial reasoning skills, compared to last year, at which point these were areas of weakness for him. His visual spatial skills improved to the high average range from the 34th to the 77th percentile and his fluid [abstract] non verbal reasoning improved to the average range from the 12th to the 34th percentile. His visual motor skills improved from the 42nd to the 73rd percentile for his age.”

-Neuropsychologist follow up report for a 7.5 year old former client, after 9 months of sessions

“He is a different student now from the student I knew in the 7th grade.”

-Teacher of an 8th grade client

“Graham’s work supervisor tells me that he is “coming out of his shell, in a quiet manner of course”! We thank ILC.”

-Susanna, mother of a 31 year old client

“It is important to note that these scores represent a significant improvement in visual-spatial skills for Noah, which is quite exceptional and unusual. I understand that he has been participating in a program which provides therapy in this area which seems to have very positively influenced these abilities. In my experience, I have not previously seen such a dramatic remediation in visual spatial skills”

–Neuropsychologist follow up report for a 13 year old former client

“Langdon’s been working throughout the past four days on this puzzle, something he   would not have had the patience, stamina or scanning skills for last fall.

Thank you for your continuing good cheer and expertise. It is fascinating to see the skills, the transference of these skills and simultaneously consider ways to help Langdon engage as positively as possible with activities that push him directly into what is hard.”

-Marta, mother of a 9 year old client

“Dylan has an amazing work ethic and knows that he has the ability to super focus when needed to get a task completed. He has learned many strategies along the way, and is extremely self-aware.

I tell you all this because our journey began at the Interactive Learning Center. There is no doubt that the cognitive work that you and your staff provided to Dylan is the reason for his success.”

-Karen, mother of a former client now in middle school

“I’m noticing that he is beginning to make connections between patterns, and remembers them  more than he did before.”

-Elyce, special ed teacher of a 15  year old former client

“You  hit all of the high nails for my kids. They are making gains in all areas. My older daughter is a chemistry major in college! My younger  daughter finds AP math so much easier now than before.”.

-Carla, mother of two former clients

“Ian has changed so much since working with you. He cleans his room and has initiated organizing the kitchen. He’s doing really well in school, all because of your work with him!”

-Jeanie, mother of a 14 year old former client

“I can organize myself in the mornings, picking out clothes and getting ready for the day. I don’t think I could have done that before. I also think my memory is better, particularly for numbers. I make my own travel plans  and easily use busses and trains to get to work on time.”

-Stephanie, a 25 year old client

“Luke no longer exhibits a clear split between his verbal and visual-spatial skills, and his retrieval of newly learned information is improved for both verbal and visual information. It would appear that the past year of interventions have helped to improve specific areas of Luke’s cognitive development, specifically as it relates to his visual-spatial processing and reasoning skills.

– Neuropsychologist follow up report for a 7 year old client

“Since working here, Luke has gained phonemic awareness and fluency, and he is in the middle of the class for reading.  He is now working on addition and regrouping in math. There are no more who’s on first conversations and he no longer loses things around the house.”

–Marybeth, mother of an 8 year old former client

“I took Oliver to a choral concert yesterday, Andra, and I can report that he was able to clap in rhythm with the rest of the audience for a sustained period. That’s new –as was his willingness to do it without being prodded.”

–Father of a 15 year old former client

“I wanted to thank you for everything you have done for me in the key years of my life! Being in Boston gave me valuable insight into just lucky I was to be loved, helped, and appreciated, because not all kids get that.”

-An adult’s reflection of his experiences as a former client

“Alexander is a Junior now and doing really well. He is taking AP chemistry and history. He’s in the band and loves it. His social life revolves around the band. He still wants to be a pilot when he grows up.  I can’t thank you enough for all that you do!”

-Rita, mother of a 15 year old former client

“Most notably, he made remarkable gains as concerns his visual spatial and visual constructional skills, which were now found to well exceed normal limits.”

-Neuropsychologist follow up report for a former client in the first grade

“Reading has gotten a lot easier. It no longer takes a toll on my eyes. I’m getting better at knowing  where to go in the outfield and what to do and I’m catching a lot of balls in the air! The stuff I do here makes it easier for me to figure out how to  get out of escape rooms and I help my friends. I notice more stuff now than I did before, in escape rooms and in general.”

-Nate, a 14 year old client

“I could visualize the cis and trans isomers in chemistry and was teaching other students how to do it. It’s  because of all of those flips and turns we did!”

–Stacey, an 18 year old former client

“Roby has made huge gains since he started his program with you. I attribute this to your work with him more than any other therapy he has had over the years. Early on you mentioned that he was a child who enjoyed problem solving, but had limited opportunities because of his emotional regulation. We are now seeing how much Roby loves to problem solve!! His visual spatial skills have advanced 14 points and he no longer presents as an anxious student.

-Mate, mother of a 15 year old client

“Sammy loves to come see you.  You give him opportunities to problem solve and he feels great about what he can do. Even if he feels tired before his sessions, he always says he feels great afterwards. You are helping him to build his self-confidence as a learner!”

-Nikki, mother of a 12.5 year old client