“He learned that he wasn't stupid”

“We first brought our son to A Chance to Grow when he was in third grade. Already, he was having problems with reading and math. For example, he mixed up his letters and couldn't understand 2+2=4 even when he could see the concept played out with pennies or legos.

A Chance to Grow diagnosed him as having "mixed dominance", meaning that he was right-eyed and right-armed but left-legged. He spent just a year with A Chance to Grow in Boost-Up activities, designed to help him increase his hand-eye coordination, balance and visual perception skills.

Now, he has just finished his freshman year at the University of Minnesota where he's majoring in geology and has a 3.7 GPA. In high school, he took calculus. In other words, he's a terrific student mastering classes we never dreamed he would take.

I attribute much of his success to A Chance to Grow. Not only did his reading and math skills improve, but his confidence zoomed. He learned that he wasn't stupid; he learned that he would learn a little differently from the "norm", What a difference"!
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“You're wonderful”
~ Kristin and Bill Leonard

“...we brought you a little boy very much like the wooden Pinocchio... and we're taking home a real boy...”

"We knew that all of his life our eight-year-old son had trouble with any kind of change. He couldn't maintain eye contact, tossed and turned all night talked to himself but not to others, and couldn't do many of the " ordinary " things children do such as swing and run. Our school district in Iowa diagnosed him as having a Pervasive Developmental Disorder ( PDD ), but had no idea how to help him.

Friends told us about A Chance to Grow's Boost-Up Program and the difference they were making for children. After further investigation, we moved to Minneapolis for several weeks just so our son could attend the summer program and clinics.

During those weeks we saw significant improvements - both physical and social.

Now, he can adapt to changes in his daily routine without becoming hysterical. He can look us in the eye and have brief conversations. He's sleeping through the night. He has begun to talk with other people and talk less often to himself. Although he still has difficulty communicating, the desire is there where before it was missing. He notices questions and responds to them as best he can. Finally, he's begun to use the swing in our backyard!

My husband and I feel that we brought a little boy very much like the wooden Pinocchio to Minneapolis... and we're taking home a real boy.”

~ Jeanne Kudrna, Sioux City, Iowa

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