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April 2006:

I am the mother of Ryaisa Armelin who is a student at The Judge Rotenberg Center. Ryaisa has been there for over a year and has made great improvements since her admission. When she was in New York, she was in and out of hospitals for years. She then went into a residential placement called The Woods. Ryaisa came back worse then when she left and within a year she was back in the hospital, where she remained until her placement at JRC. In NYC she was given so much medication that she didn't know who was- all she knew was that she had to take her medication and go to sleep. Counseling was a joke in and out of school and it did nothing to help my child.

Ryaisa required the use of many paraprofessionals- they came to our home, they rode the school bus and were with Ryaisa in class- none of which helped improve her behavior. She couldn't even hold her water and was wetting the bed, biting her lips, fighting, cursing a lot and she would not listen to me or her older sister. There were many nights were she would refuse to go to bed and would be up all night. Since she been the at JRC she stop wetting her bed, she goes on field trips, listens to her family and is able to sleep alone for the first time in a long time. Ryaisa now gets "A's and "B's" and this was not possible in the past. She has made so much progress and should be able to remain at JRC.

Now I can see hope for my daughter’s future and I WILL NOT let my child live that kind of life again! Ryaisa has a chance for a bright future and should have the opportunity to remain in a setting that has helped her immensely. JRC helped her with the problems that NYC couldn’t- they did not want to deal with a child with a behavior problem. All NY seems to do is put a child on meds or put a child in a room and leave them without making attempts to help them. They don’t seem concerned with what a child needs, all they care about is how they are getting paid and when they are going home.

Very truly yours,

Clovis Armelin –Mother
New York, NY

April 2006:

I am writing this letter on behalf of my son Dave Ban who has been attending the residential program provided by JRC since October 31, 2005. Dave is a 13 year old child who was previously diagnosed with Severe Mental Retardation, features of Autism and ADHD. Prior to going to JRC, Dave displayed a large number of dangerous behaviors- both to himself and others. He was violent toward staff, students and the bus matron. His behaviors included hitting, pushing, kicking and he attempted to bite others on a daily basis. Aggression was also seen in our home as he aggressed towards his brother and the family cat. Dave is unaware of danger; he will wander off/bolt from staff and can be easily led off by a stranger. When he is public he will runaway. He can be very disruptive as he has constant uncontrollable outbursts. He would not respond to my directions and was consistently displaying noncompliant behaviors throughout the school day. Dave had to be isolated from his peers while in school for his safety and the safety of others.

Dave has also been hospitalized due to his behaviors and has been on numerous medications cocktails including combinations of Zoloft, Risperdol, Trileptal, Zyprexa, Concerta, Adderall, Ritalin and Seroquel. He suffered from side effects while on different medications so there were many changes made but still no behavioral progress. Nothing in New York seemed to help Dave and he was then admitted to JRC.

On February 28, 2006 I went to visit my son at the center. I could not believe that Dave had made so much improvement in his behavior after being in the program only four months. He sat for more than half an hour without getting up. He was not biting his nails, and he was not covering his mouth with his hands or clapping aloud before responding to a question asked. I am not saying that all of his problematic behaviors have vanished, but at least he has shown some improvement in three of the main ones. These behaviors have a negative impact on Dave because they interfere with his learning ability in the classroom.

I can now hold Dave close to me without him running off or trying to fight me. I would recommend JRC to any parent who has a child with similar behaviors because no other program as help Dave as much as this one. I see a brighter future for my child. I also believe that if he continues to attend JRC he will be able to control his behaviors better in the future so he can go into the community without acting out which draws attention to people around. He will become more independent and if this is possible he would be hospitalize less in the future.

Sincerely,

Loraine Biggs
Dave’s Mother
Bronx, NY

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