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My son’s life has changed drastically in the last 2 years. When he was 11, he was diagnosed as high functioning autism. For the longest time, nobody could figure out how to help him. Not the school. Not the pediatrician. Not the local psychologist or psychiatrist. We had so many diagnoses thrown at us as “potential” causes, yet didn’t get the help my son desperately needed. Since the school wasn’t going to help, we finally found a testing psychologist who did a comprehensive assessment and referred us to an OT, speech and language therapist, and Dr Yip. We drove 2 hours a day, several times a week to see Dr Yip, but it was all worth it. The tools my son learned have helped him thrive academically and emotionally. Each task was introduced as a game that my son would have to figure out. Each time he did, his world opened up and he was motivated to do more. He is now 180-degree improved, and a much happier teenager. I am both relieved and proud of his accomplishments, and am so grateful for having found Dr Yip’s center.

Mother of 11-Year-Old James

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We are grateful for Dr Yip and her team for giving our daughter the skills to be an assertive, emotionally well-rounded girl. Our daughter has always been a shy child who had trouble socializing with others or asserting and speaking up for herself. Other kids often picked on her, which made her even more anxious and quiet. After participating in the social groups at Dr Yip’s center, our little girl learned to express herself in healthy assertive ways, which has ended the bullying from other kids. On top of that, she has learned to problem-solve for social conflicts, and has even helped another little boy at school. We cannot be more proud of how much she has grown and developed in the last year, and recommend Dr Yip’s center wholeheartedly.

Mother of 9-Year-Old Suzie

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We are so pleased with Dr Yip’s work with our son. Her dedication, compassion, and expertise have been a breath of fresh air for our family. Our son has gained so much from the “thinking” exercises and has become a much more confident child in both school and sports. His reading and spelling have improved to above grade level and he has a much better grasp of math concepts. Dr Yip matches each task to our son’s developmental level that isn’t too easy where he would become bored or too hard where he would be overwhelmed. She encourages him and gives him the free space to understand the concepts behind each game. When a task becomes too difficult and our son begins to feel frustrated, she modifies it to a level he’s comfortable with and still feels challenged. She has given him methods to persevere in the face of difficult situations rather than resort to quitting. He no longer experiences school as stressful or anticipates soccer games with anxiety. We are so thankful that our son has gained such valuable life skills that will help him in so many ways.

Mother of 7-Year-Old Aiden

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My daughter has always been a perfectionist and exceled at school. She knew her alphabets and was already counting by age 2. She could recall everything she learned or heard at school, and was especially talented in picking up other languages. She even tested as gifted and skipped 2nd grade. We just thought we had a precocious little princess. Then things started falling apart in middle school. She began having trouble with math and science, and even struggled with writing. Her confidence was shot. She didn’t want to go to school. We were at a lost. After being tested, we learned that she wasn’t only gifted, but also had learning disorders. To help her work through this, we began seeing Dr. Yip. After trying out the intensive program last summer, my daughter was able to return to school in the fall with significant improvements in math and science. Her confidence returned and she is enjoying school again. We still go to Dr. Yip’s center every week, so my daughter can continue to learn concepts and problem-solving skills from the advanced thinking games. I am so glad to see my daughter achieving happily alongside her peers, and can’t thank Dr. Yip enough for her expertise and patience with us.

Father of 13-Year-Old Emma