nonPareil Institute

This is a wonderful, nurturing and supportive environment for my oldest. The learning and the positive social aspect are so important and well balanced.

My son who is in the Autism spectrum is enrolled at nonPareil. Having an educational environment for adults with autism is extremely important and not easy to find. The staff from Katie to everyone one else have been amazing. We are beyond grateful for everyone at NPI and for Gary the founder and his visionary goals. We are excited to see what's next for him at nonPareil!

My son who is in the Autism spectrum is newly enrolled at nonPareil. The experience so far has been wonderful. The staff from Katie to everyone one else have been amazing. He has been made to feel welcome and my observed interactions between him and the staff have been amazing! My son is beginning to thrive. We are excited to see what's next for him at nonPareil!

NonPareil has made such a positive impact on my son's life. As an adult with autism NonPareil has helped to develop social skills and given him a place to engage with others who understand him. So blessed to be a part of this great organization!

nonPareil Institute has given my young adult son who experiences autism purpose and meaning in life. His life has changed drastically since starting at nonPareil about a year ago! We are very grateful for him to be learning technical and social skills that will assist him in gainful employment and overall healthy happy relationships.

nonPareil was immediately a welcoming, no anxiety environment for our student. After gaining a GED he was stuck mentally from going out into the world and had pretty much remained in his room for a year. He was very brave to try nonPareil but he has fit in beautifully. No trouble at all to get up and get going to nonPareil. We are still new, but so far, so good.

nonPareil Houston has been an answer to prayer for our family and many other families. Our son started there as soon as it opened and it quickly became apparent that this was the place he needed to be. Since computers interest many people with autism, nonPareil drew him in and he became proficient in the training he was given. He showed a side of himself, helping others who were struggling, which then led to the opportunity to be hired as a Computer Lab Assistant. From there he moved on to working as a part time instructor. This job has brought purpose to his life and he is very proud of the work he does, helping other "crew" with their training. We are very thankful for nonPareil and all the fine people who work there.

Hello, my name is Gabriel Caballero I am 25 years old with Asperger's Syndrome I am born in Dallas, Texas I was given birth in Parkland Hospital to a mother with autism Maria Esther Caballero and my father Arturo Cruz Blancas they were in the place where the parents had to work and are usually struggling with many situations where they can`t be outside of their houses without permission from their parents or they had to work from a young age. My mother`s sisters and brothers are abused from their alcoholic fathers and had rough childhoods. My dad is a accountant for a office corporation and my mother use to be a pharmaceutical secretary and had dated many people with professions and making a living in other she has connections. Many friends she has go through the same thing or different situations. I never had a dad visit me but my uncles take care of me so did my grandfather Jesus Vargas, my mother and her friends raised me. My mother was deported after I was born in a airport where she was using when the people who works in visas had her visas expired. So there is a reason she took me in Mexico in late 90s to 2000s when I was a child.Farenheit married her in paper to she stays in US.I am usually a person who do things by the book. I resemble my father more my mother is a crypto jew and so is her parents, grandparents and many others because most came from Europe before they were in Ukraine or other places. I am interested to know my lineage. I only know my grandfather and parents before him came from France in 1800s.Many of them converted to Catholicism but never practice Judaism. My father and his lineage are from Mazahua India in Michoacán before they moved to Mexico City. My older cousin Freddy used to work for tire before he works for Zionist ministry in Denton, Texas. My Older cousin may not have degrees from college or university but they know mechanics my grandfather is also a expert. My dad used to work in brewery warehouse before he became a accountant he graduated from college and university in Mexico City.There is more things I can share with you guys.


Gabriel Caballero

NonPareil has been a place were I can pursue my passions. With it's friendly atmosphere and helpful Staff, I can safely say it is a place made for me.

My time as a crew member here have been the best time of my life.

I've been a student at Nonpareil Institute for around four years and it has been a great experience. Over the time I've spent here I believe that I have grown a lot. As a student you get the opportunity to learn several marketable skills that can help you find employment. I learned about scripting and Photoshop, but my main focus is 3d modeling. The instructors here are really helpful and they want to see students learn and improve. All students have an advisor that they can reach out to when they have questions or just need to talk.
Also, I should mention that one of the staff made weekly appointments with me to give me resume and job application advice. The help he gave me led to a job at Immersive Gamebox in Grandscape, which is one of the best jobs I've had so far.

Just recently I started working at Nonpareil. Currently I am shadowing some of the instructors. Having such a supportive community to be a part of has made a huge difference in my life.

Speaking from my experience, if you are on the spectrum and thinking about joining the program, you won't regret it.

This place is amazing! There is no where like it anywhere else in the world. My son feels accepted everyday at nonPareil and his outlook on life has changed for the better! Thank you staff of nonPareil for what you do!!!

My son has been part of the Houston training program for several years. He loves nonPareil whole-heartedly! He says he feels a sense of belonging and has a purpose because of nonPareil.

I discovered this wonderful organization back in 2012 when it was new in the space at SMU in Plano. My son was fortunate to be accepted into the program right after graduating high school (in 2013) and he has been there ever since. He has grown so much in that time and learned so much. The training and support he has received has been amazing. I am so thankful for this organization and what they provide to persons on the spectrum. Thank you nonP!

nonPareil has been life-changing for me! I was diagnosed when I was 24 and this January I was able to start attending at nP. I've made many friends and I've been learning coding. Everyone works with me and what will help me improve in even everyday life. I'm grateful to be a part of the nonPareil family!

Hi everybody,
it´s a pleasure to say , as a father with a son under spectrum at Non Pareil Institute /Orlando , for the second year now, that my son increase his sociability and knowledges by far than expected.
He is so happy there, so understood. I can only recommend strongly this wonderful institute .
Not to say the incredible effort made during the covid period.
God bless the ceo and all his team !

Congrats,

Jérôme Six

nonPareil has been life changing for our son. While he is classified as "high functioning" on the Spectrum-he found navigating after high school difficult. nonPareil was an answer to prayer for our family and out son!
He is on the digital track and he loves what he is learning. But in addition-he enjoys and benefits from the comradery with the other crew members.
This is an amazing program--I can't say enough about it.
I joined the advisory board in Houston because of my belief in this organization and for everything that I have seen them to for the young adults that attend nonPareil!

For the first time in my daughter's life, she has found a place where she's not the exception. She has found a place to be herself and that has allowed her to grow in ways that I would not have thought possible. The CORE classes she attends provides her the opportunity to learn and safely practice the social skills she will need to succeed in the neurotypical world. nonPareil provides that safe place with a staff that understands her struggles. Although the future will be a struggle, I have hope for her safety and success, something that was definitely running low.

A marvelous outcome for my son. He has grown from a student to a team leader to an instructor plus handling numerous special projects thanks to the development training provided by a dedicated staff at nonPareil. It has been particularly satisfying for me to observe the growth in his skills and abilities during the past few weeks when he has been working from home. Listening to his precise speaking while instructing or reviewing a project, there is no doubt that nonPareil is at the top in its ability to provide training to help someone on the spectrum develop !!

"They just get it," I thought to myself upon leaving my first visit to nonPareil. I'm sure that most parents of children/young adults on the spectrum know what I'm talking about. I knew after talking to the staff and seeing what the "crew members" were involved in that our son's needs would be more than met in this setting. Our son who is on the high functioning end of the spectrum and now 30 years old, has been a "crew member" at nP for 2 years. He has thrived there and gained so much self awareness and confidence. We can honestly say that we've seen improvements in many aspects of his sociability. He was also promoted to actually be a part time staff member (lab assistant) and loves the responsibility that he has. The staff believes in constantly growing and changing the program in order to meet everyones needs. They realize that most parents want their young adults to be able to step into a job at some point so the staff is constantly beefing us the program to reach those goals. Overall it is a caring and dynamic program that is perfectly suited to young adults on the autism spectrum.

A great program for adults on the autism spectrum to gain the skills necessary to be successful in the workplace and life.

I went to nonPareil from 2013 until 2018. There are some issues I would like to shed light on.

1. There was barely any structure for students for students when I was there. Everyone would get "quests", which were assignments to work on. I went into level design and then coding. For the level design quests, I could just throw a bunch of low-effort uses of the application together and get a pass instantly. For coding, I wasn't taught how to properly design code ("inside-out design") and instead made what were basically code structure versions of Jenga towers (too unstable).

I don't blame the instructors for that though. The fact that this happened with all three of my courses tells me that it's not an issue with instructors. I feel that they were doing the best that they could without a system designed to make things easier on two people with Autism. Interpersonal skills such as teaching are much more difficult for instructors when they are on the autism spectrum, and even worse when a system supposedly designed for people with ASD doesn't help them adapt.

2. They let in a bunch of students, or "Crew", who had serious issues on their own. I had not always behaved amazingly growing up, but I had a clean record and did not intentionally cause any issues while at nonPareil. I made it a point to keep my head down, my mouth shut, and my nose out of trouble. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for a lot of people there.

There are a lot of common themes I noticed with many people there: people constantly talking over each other, lack of respect for rules and boundaries, individual obsessions over weird subjects, and especially a lack of emotional self-control. You put two people together with these traits, and the odds of an argument or physical fight are very high. And when you get an entire room full, the same result as someone throwing a lit match into a room full of fireworks. Now just for fun, add multiplayer games such as Smash Bros, Mario Kart, and Mario Party or games that allow for characters in skimpy outfits. Want to guess what happens?

I want to make it clear that I still believe in nonPareil...as a concept. I cannot believe in it the way it is due to the complete chaos there. I believe that the believe that private enterprises are people applies in this case. In this case, this "person" has shown an inability to manage the chaos going on inside their own biological systems.

This place used to have a meaning - to hire autistic people. But some time later they changed that and it's unfortunate that if you work on the projects you're unlikely to get any royalties. You pay to work for free in this place which is almost certainly illegal in so many ways.

Honestly this should've just stayed as hiring autistic adults not building better futures. And even so you won't get any certifications. Sorry to say but NonPareil went downhill around 2018. I only stuck around because I was constantly reminded that the location in Fort Worth was going to open soon... and it never did. So in a way I was lied to by the CEO about this so they can continue having me there for their own personal gain.

Do NOT donate to this place. If you donate here you are supporting apparent human trafficking.

It was my understanding in my combined 3 years at non pareil and belief at the time that alongside other individuals on the autism spectrum, I would learn material that public schools and colleges could not teach effectively, achieve goals that normal businesses would have deemed impossible for me, and actually be a productive member of society with the same opportunity and chance to accomplish great things as anyone else who was not on the spectrum would.

That was what the organization promised to deliver.
That was what myself and my family hoped would happen.
That is why we spent several years as silver sponsors for the Non pareil golf tournaments and hockey team.

It was all empty promises hatched in malevolent lies.
There was no structural organization as is needed in any work environment, no incentive to do anything productive since there were no deadlines to meet and no repercussions for not showing up. As a result, most projects were either delayed or cancelled with no hope for completion or were released years later only to have no one play it. Or even promote it.

I regret to say that I have not even scraped the tip of the proverbial iceberg in regards to the entirety of the mishandling and misrepresentation of the company.

According to a contact of mine who shall remain unnamed for fears of blackmail, there are emails involving senior staff refusing to hire an individual on the autism spectrum because of his/her sexual orientation and their “autism”.

Put aside the blatant violation of the laws regarding discrimination against the homosexual community (regardless of your stance, I am referring to legality.) Let the latter sink in for a moment... an institute for autism that rejects positions to people with autism based on autism as a reason.

Discrimination. That’s what I received at np.
When I recommended that non pareil have more structure and incentives and positive/negative reinforcement with making or breaking commitments to working hard and have it function like an actual business and not a condescending day camp for adults, they simply said, “Well, let’s set you up with essentials. So you can organize yourself.”
Discrimination. Discrimination. Discrimination.

And I am not alone. There are others I know who have received worse from that company.

Make no mistake, non pareil is a scam, a greedy, money grubbing pestilence at its root. It’s founders are crooked charlatans out to deceive and swindle by any means necessary.

Even to this day, the founder himself is continuing to contact my family and looking for funding for a new company. He tried to get me and another friend to build his website for free, and is now paying a former senior staff to np to do the same thing I was.

The only thing I can safely say was a positive about that horrible abyss is the friends I made who feel the exact same way.

I could write a novel, but I have said plenty.

Would have been a crew member at nonPareil for 7 years, but I left because I can't trust one of the higher ups and crew members don't get notified with changes beforehand. I used to enjoy nonPareil, but I now know the ugly truth about this program. Too much toxicity and they are greedy with the money. This place is now nothing, but a joke.

I was a student at NPI a few years ago. The biggest complaint I have is I believe the company creates false hope for students hoping to break into software gaming development. The school is nothing more than day care for adults on the spectrum. Hardly any projects see the light of day and the ones that do aren't something most consumers would be interested in buying. If you actually make it pass the student level and become an employee you are most likely not going to be paid a living wage, even if you have a college degree.

One of my drawings which was of a character from an intellectual property I didn't own was sold without my consent. I never signed a contract that disclosed they could perform such an action, nor did I sign any contract at all for that matter.

A high ranking crew member once made a passing homophobic remark in my presence, assuming I wouldn't have an issue with it. I found it quite upsetting and unprofessional. For the record he has since left the company.

The school was also supposed to be secular based however I recall a time where they encouraged praying before we ate pizza for lunch. There was also a drawing of Jesus Christ on the wall in one of our work rooms. Which again I find to be inappropriate because this was not advertised as a Christian school.

There were students with incredibly unruly and obnoxious attitudes who would hurl insults and couldn't work well in a team. Yet some stayed for months on end when it was clear they weren't going to take this program seriously.

I write all this because I encourage any parent who might think this is a good school for their offspring to to think again. It's an absolute waste of time and money, there is almost zero chance they will see an artistic or financial success working with NPI.

The CFO has spoiled her son at nonPareil to a ridiculous degree.

He has physically struck a neurotypical staff member, and was only suspended for 1 day. Other crew that have struck crew and threatened staff have been suspended for a week - if not expelled.

He has defecated on nonpareil property in front of other crew and assaulted some of the most impacted crew with flatulence and physical assault. A crew member more impacted than him lost bowel control in the bathroom, and was expelled - or as the management diplomatically prefer to say ‘asked to leave.’

The CFO’s son has yelled, screamed, cussed at, bear false witness against, and said ‘I hate you’ to both neurotypical and crew staff and volunteers alike. Other crew would be sent home immediately or have a parent talk for less disruptive antics.
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When staff would notify management, the former and current CEO would lecture the staff more than the CFO’s son. The issue was money. Too bad I didn’t have a family member on the board, or maybe I could act like a self-absorbed prince too! Then I could benefit from nepotism first-hand.

I witnessed many crew that were as impacted as the CFO’s son - if not more so, and do things not half as bad on their worst day. They were severely punished. Then you have someone doing what could get other crew arrested, and he gets the proverbial slap on the wrist.

One of the worst cases of all was when another crew member who was devoid of just about any real friends threw a fit over an emotional episode, and was suspended for 2 weeks. He didn’t even assault anyone. He has an unsupportive family. He was among those who needed nonpareil the most. They gave him penalties that they should have given the CFO’s son; but now he’s going nowhere in life.

The son has gone increasingly absent from activity in the Plano office in recent years. I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen him working with dedication on something without guidance. That doesn’t sound like much progress to me. You would think that with such influence, and proclivity to indulge, the CFO would be able to manipulate the company to steering her son towards more productivity.

There have been several female crew members, who were energetic to be part of the nonpareil program and made an effort to diligently learn and work on self improvement daily. Although they did antagonize others, as the son of the CFO does regularly, they were reprimanded and punished in a much greater degree in comparison to the son of the CFO, who is less than apathetic, when it comes to learning new skills at nonpareil.

This is a perfect example of inequality in the workplace, plain and simple.

The supposedly “official” formal decision in 2010 by the nonpareil board to not discriminate, seems to be having little effect for these female crew members. Smoke and mirrors?

Our son started at Houston nonPareil in 2016. The staff was so warm and inviting and fun for him that he quickly felt part of a family. This is what we saw: His conversation increased; he insisted on attending every day; he made friends; he started talking to us more; he started talking to EVERYONE more, asking questions. Staff challenged him to be more organized and to participate. He felt safe and cared for. The staff is continually working on the program, adding new classes and groups and clubs. This is beyond anything we could have asked for or imagined. We thank God for nonPareil.

This is a story of stonewalling, discrimination, and nepotism.

I had previous experience that would have made me a leading candidate for lab or social room attendant duties. The leadership would have known that to some degree and never really approached me on their own accord until a certain time after "the pivot."

The Director of Operations at the Plano location asked me about whether I'd like to have some attendant hours. This happened close to the turnover of quite a few hired crew left the company. It was uncharacteristic of the Director to ask crew in person the way he did with me. Through gently questioning him, I read between the lines that they were in fairly big need of attendants. This is a unique problem given the many crew that would actively seek such a position.

After some thought, I confirmed my interest with this Director. He told me to contact someone who was at the time part of Program Engagement.

That's where the trouble began...

The young lady that I was instructed to contact was praised by another female member of Program Engagement in front of crew instructors as "great at getting back to people" or "often takes no more than a day." That wasn't exactly the case with me. If anything, I WAS the one who would be prompt with following up as I currently don't recall a single time (if she emailed me) that I didn't get back to her within a day or two. In contrast, she would frequently take from the better part of a week to roughly 2 1/2 weeks to respond to my emails! Our exchange was all regarding her progress on getting me paid attendant hours. And believe me, those on the spectrum typically don't get paid a lot here! It ended just 20 minutes before the day that the office would be closed for a holiday break. She talked about how there was nothing available and would "let me know" soon (she never did).

Since then, the young woman has left the company to work at another company that works with people who are on the spectrum. It is to my understanding that the difference between her starting pay at this new company and her ending pay at nonpareil institute is beyond what many paid crew make in a year (myself included)! The son of the Director of Operations has comfortably over 12 paid hours as an attendant per week. I later hear from my assigned advisor that the Director of Operations claimed (behind my back) that I didn't get those hours because "he took too long to email the Program Engagement contact back." I've never even been told how soon to email someone, yet I'm better with autism at emailing this woman back than she is despite her education and being neurotypical. I sincerely doubt this woman would be so late in responding to the Director, the CPO, or the CEO/President. If she ever has, then I would imagine she'd be talked to. Why am I punished and she's basically put in connection with a better, higher-paying job?!

That's stonewalling and nepotism.

The Director never told me these things and I have no knowledge if he even read the email exchange. Why didn't the Director confirm who took too long to get back to who? Logically there's a handful of things that happened. 2 of them is that either the former employee or the Director lied about me. In one of them, the Director slanders me. In another, the Director shows his incompetence in fact-checking. Or perhaps if an attractive neurotypical female tells him of alleged incompetence that it's damning enough where he figures the autistic staff member's word is not worth hearing.

That's called discrimination.

I was a crew member there for several years. During this time the President - now President & CEO - would ask me to do a variety of interpersonal tasks and jobs because of my relatively high social aptitude compared to many other crew members. With at least one of them, he clearly said that he would talk about paying me eventually - a talk that never came.

When crew members would complain, the President would give me very little guidance and constructive feedback, instead reporting to my parents - the main source of support. I felt like he was essentially blaming me for the very things he was telling me to do. When I would report to him, it would frequently take weeks for him to follow back with me. When I would ask him for what rules he wants put in place, he would say, "we'll take care of that soon" or something to that effect. It was very disenchanting for me to basically "play the bad cop" with crew that saw me more as a peer than an authority figure when the President would pay me little mind and no money.

Meanwhile, I continued to pay tuition (without discount) while working for free (frequently over 2 dozen hours a week) - having to rely on neurotypical staff already well-laden with their own burdens and dealing with the same headaches that the President has been historically guilty of causing. The tasks that he delegated to me greatly cut into my time that I could have spent focused on the technical skills I paid for and get my tuition money’s worth. My "job" - unlike being an instructor - didn't have any formal class, and I had to mostly teach myself how to handle many of the interpersonal tasks.

I honestly lost track of the hours I was never financially compensated for long ago...

From what I’ve heard, the new Director of the Plano office allegedly won’t let crew members work hours beyond what they’re paid to avoid some type of complaints for a government-run labor board. He was hired by the President (who is now also the CEO). I don’t quite understand why it was okay to allow unpaid hours from so many crew in years past; but now recently they suddenly worry about such complaints damaging the company?! The same President has been in position both before and after this was put in place.

This same President has been a part of nonpareil since they started hiring those on the autistic spectrum. The same President has also witnessed at least several crew members work more hours than they're paid while allowing to perpetuate the message that they'll one day "make more money" or "get more hours" at the company. The same President who has "stacked the deck in his favor" by filing the company's board with people he was either friends with before nonpareil, knew, or made deals with (that the former CEO allegedly hasn't). The same President who now has even more power with the former CEO and original neuro typical staff gone. The same President who replaced these ex-employees with relatively technology-illiterate sycophants taking their place. The same President who witnessed - and is far from innocent - of all these misfortunes (thus sharing responsibility and blame whether he'd like to or not). He knew they were going on and he had the lion’s share of power! The same President who points the finger at everyone else as the problem and never facing the "man in the mirror."

That same President now allows his Director to keep "the poor little aspies" from burdening themselves because "we care and we love you." I've lost track of how many times he's said, "I love you" and "I care about you" to someone he's lied to, broken promises with, and otherwise backstabbed. Perhaps he really just cares about the mass of quiet anger directed at the company he leads?! This man is indeed a parasitic charlatan!

Where was the concern for crew working extra hours for free years ago?! I guess maybe I should go to a government-run labor board then!

The nonpareil institute in Plano has taken a Major Turn for the Worse...
It is very scary to think that it is the same place I enrolled my son, almost 8 years ago. From the very beginning he was super excited to be apart of the nonpareil institute and to get to make video games. As a parent, I thought the nonpareil institute was the place for him to have a successful adult life. He always did exceptionally well in school, but college was turning out to be too challenging to navigate.
Intelligence was not the issue, so I thought the nonpareil institute was the answer.
I was correct for many years.
In early 2018, there was a mandatory parent meeting. At this meeting one of the dads who started nonpareil, who is now the Ceo and President, said there was going to be a “pivot”. He also introduced the new Chief Program Officer. They both spoke of a coming change, but didn’t really say what that change would be. This “pivot” is what was probably the beginning of the end for my son’s time at the nonpareil institute.
He did great for many years learning and working with the past Art Director, past Head Level Designer, and past Programming Technical Director, whom all got forced out of the nonpareil institute, because of this “pivot”. He worked on multiple games and apps under their guidance. This gave him the confidence and the ability to make games, which was his dream. He called them the A-Team because they were like super heroes to him.

The past year has been very difficult for my son at the nonpareil institute.
Without the A-Team, he feels abandoned and constantly overlooked.
He asks for tasks to work on and to be included in projects, which are very similar tasks to those the Head Level Designer and the Programming Technical Director had assigned him previously.
On several occasions my son was told by one of the a game project leaders that they would love his help, as he is very capable in a couple of game making disciplines.
Then, unfortunately the next day the Director of Operations approached and informed him that he wasn’t permitted to work on the project, without providing an an explanation to my son.
So after a month of my son coming home emotionally wounded, I met with the President/Ceo and the Director of Operations.
They told me my son needed to move to a beginners course, which he had already taken years ago successfully. They did not really give my son or myself a choice, so I convinced him to give it a try. At my urging he has been trying the course for months now, but is bored by the lack of being challenged and he feels unwanted by the current staff.
Everyday he begs me to let him quit going to the nonpareil institute.
Sadly, I am at wits end with the nonpareil institute in Plano and I’m about to give him his wish.
My family used to love to tell everyone about the nonpareil institute.
Although, really we should have been telling everyone how much of a blessing the A-Team was for my son. Now they are gone and all of the joy and meaning for my son at the nonpareil institute left with them.

My son has attended nonPareil for almost five years. In that time his skills as a digital artist have increased significantly, but even more importantly, his soft-skills and ability to work with other Crew members, Staff members, and everyone that he comes in contact with has seen a dramatic and positive increase. He has gained an increased sense of responsibility and self-worth. He works and trains with amazing Staff and has built a circle of friends with similar interests.

Our son has found such a great community of friends and feels very accepted.

My adult son has Asperger's Syndrome and enjoys working in an environment that is accepting and flexible to his needs. I have great gratitude for nPI.

My son who is on the Autism Spectrum has been a Crew Member at nonPareil since February 2014. non Pareil has done wonders for my son, he has opened up, taken more responsibility for his daily life and handling situations presented to him. Not to mention the computer, writing and life skills training he is receiving. The crew and staff at nonPareil are top notch in their daily dealings with the Crew Members!

My son is not only learning skills to help him obtain employment, he is learning life skills. He has gained confidence in himself. He has participated in career building exercises, social events, and social skills building. When we didn't know where to go for him, we found nonPareil, and it has been a very good fit for him. They understand adults on the autism spectrum and accept him for who he is. The computer skills he is learning will help him get a full time job that can use his potential.

Our family has years of experience with nonPareil. It is a wonderful organization that assists people on the autism spectrum develop technical skills. But beyond that the environment allows friendships that are the real treasure.

nonPareil has changed my son's life. I am SO grateful for the caring staff and volunteers. He now has friends, feels involved in the community and has a place that feels like 'home'. Keep growing and positively changing lives of more people with autism, nonPareil!

My son has been attending NonPareil for almost a year and absolutely loves it! The staff and administrators are nothing short of amazing! You can see they have a genuine love and concern for the Crew. I have been quite impressed with all the knowledge my son has learned and he enjoys telling me all about his work (most of it goes over my head). So blessed to be apart of NonPareil.

My son has recently been accepted at nonPareil-Houston, and we are anxious for him to begin this amazing new journey in his life where he will now be able to have a promising future. After spending a couple of hours with their compassionate and understanding staff, meeting Crew members who are being taught career and social skills, and touring the facility, we knew God had answered our prayers. If other companies recognized and valued the potential that people with ASD can bring to their organizations as nonPareil does, so many others would be able to realize their potential. Knowing that my son will spend his days learning in a place where people care about each other, understand that it is OK to be different, dreams are fulfilled, and your individual talents are recognized and valued, is so much more that we could have ever believed possible.

nonPareil is an amazing organization with truly caring people. Our son has been at the Houston location since it opened. We have seen tremendous growth in him in his time there. Besides the technical curriculum they also have classes on the "soft skills" the crew members need in the real world. Feel truly blessed to be involved with this wonderful organization.

My son has been at nonPariel for about 1 1/2 years. In that time, he has gone from spending most of his time playing video games to becoming involved with creating video games. He has gotten more than just video building skills, he has friends now for the first time in his life at the age of 27. He was hopeless and depressed before nonPariel. Now he sees a future and is learning more about himself and his abilities. Before nonPariel, I was told he was lazy and unmotivated. He now gets himself ready and to nonPariel for his classes on his own. He is developing skills he never would have been able to do without the guidance and understanding of the staff at nonPariel. They understand my son and how autism effects each student.
I have not, in my son's life, seen him so happy and welcomed. The staff at nonPariel are dedicated and focused on giving these very talented but misunderstood young men and women a family and a future.
My son is blossoming here! I don't know where we would be if not for nonPareil. This organization is in a class by itself. My wish would be for each autistic to experience nonPariel and the growth that comes with these caring folks.
They have provided technical skills, social skills and how to handle the work place environment. My son has decided to go with the artistic side to video game building, and has grown his blossoming talent. Others can go into coding, so the program is individualized.
NonPariel has been a life saver and future giver to my son and our family.

Non Pareil Houston is doing an awesome job with adults on the autism spectrum. They provide a safe place where these amazing individuals can receive training for computer related jobs.

Can't say enough good things about NonPareil Institute - an organization that truly understands the needs and requirements of young adults with autism spectrum disorders. They have taught my son valuable work, social and life skills that will enable him to become a productive and independent member of society. Because of NonPareil's unique and enriching environment, my son's confidence has soared and he feels proud of his achievements there and the daily contributions he is able to make to the nP community.

When we were unexpectedly transferred to Dallas, we didn't how our 20 year son, Chris, would adapt. Chris has Aspergers and had a lifetime of routines and friends at home that were suddenly displaced. He spent his first few months playing video games, literally, all the time. Then we found Non Pareil. Wow! We knew it was right the moment we walked in and started talking to the staff. Chris joined and has been a member for over 2 years now. He has blossomed! He has a sense of belonging he never had before. He feels needed. He's learning new things because he works with a team on planning, building, testing new games and concepts. He has a part time job, new friends, and can't wait to go to Non Pareil in the morning. We love this organization!

My daughter began attending nonPareil almost 3 years ago. She has benefitted greatly from the kind instruction of the staff and from the skill building that has taken place. She has actually created a game that has been a great source of pleasure and appears to have market potential. She is now engaging more fully in social relationships and has greatly benefitted from a social skills group that she attends. My husband and I could not be more pleased as we have seen her confidence grow as a result of learning to use her aptitudes. nonPareil is a unique place for young adults who need a unique approach in order to thrive.

nonPareil Institute is a remarkable program that benefits a population of the community that is vastly underserved. They have a vision for the future to help these individuals succeed and thrive! nonpareil helps people on the autism spectrum with work skills, social skills and gives them a sense of belonging. We are so grateful to the staff at nonpareil for the work that they do!

This is just what our son NEEDED! He is 23 year old HFA and smart, yet never fit in until now. He has blossomed and continues to improve in every area of life. The instructors and those working with the crew are AWESOME! They work tirelessly and have a very hard job that is paying off in big dividends for our family and others. Please support this program so more young adults will have a place to learn and thrive!

Our son is 22 with HFA. nonPareil gives him a place to fit in, to interact with others, to LEARN how to work in a team. He has been a crew member for several years and has almost completed the programming courses, so we are excited to see how he does when he is able to join a Team Game Project. The vision of harnessing and highlighting these young peoples' talents, while providing training and life skills, is just awesome.

My son has been a crew member for 3 years! He has grown so much and feels accepted and comfortable here! His Thanksgiving comment this year was "I am thankful for nonPareil for helping me with my autism!" First time we heard him say he had autism!!

My son currently attends Nonpareil Institute. For the first time ever, he loves learning. Recently, he was ill and had to miss class. For the first time ever, he was upset about missing school! He desperately wanted to attend his classes! As his mom, it made my heart so happy that he has found his educational home. The program at Nonpareil has been a blessing for our whole family. The staff is a blessing! The communication, the care, the concern, and the overwhelming support makes this the best environment for our son and for us. Nonpareil is the BEST!! We are thankful to have found them.
The curriculum is fantastic. Our son loves the classes and the one-on-one connections and instruction. He has learned so much and talks about it constantly. It is fantastic!!!

My son has been a crew member at nonPareil for a year and a half. It's an awesome program, and we are grateful for the caring staff and crew. We feel very blessed for him to have this opportunity to learn, grow, and work with others who accept him for the unique person that he is and who respect the talents that he has. As far as we are concerned, individuals "On the Spectrum" do not have a disability; they a DIFFERENT Ability. It's been a blessing to be a part of an organization that embraces these differences.

This is an amazing educational institution that takes care of providing individualized instruction to a group of special and talented people. Really world-class with no equal. My daughter is part of that group and I'm proud of it!

I have been attending the Essentials program at nonPareil for several months. I enjoy being with such wonderful people. There is no place I would rather be. All the other places I have been to weren't the best placement for me. Before nonPareil, I felt as though people didn't understand me, so I tried isolating myself and it didn't work like I thought it would. I had a lot of trust issues, but then nonPareil helped me get over those issues. I now have a group of people I can trust. I still have trust issues, but I trust the people at nonPareil more than anyone else, the reason why is that we're all in the same community and we should all trust each other, that is what I believe in. Out of all the programs I've been to, this one is the most unique. I'd say this program is recommendable to any of my friends as long as they're willing to go. However, I do realize that nonPareil's not the best place for everybody, but it is the best place for people like me. NonPareil is the first organization I've been to that impacted my life in a positive way, because had I not found nonPareil, nothing would have ever changed for me. I would've been stuck going to the same old boring programs every day and keep getting kicked out at the same time. With nonPareil, I know I won't get kicked out because we're all on the same side, and that's what matters most when it comes to building the future.

Our son is a "crew member" here. nonPareil provides a place to learn technical as well as social skills for a unique group of young adults who are very bright but struggle to fit in or succeed, otherwise.

What a blessing for our family!! My son with autism has a wonderful place to attend after high school to further improve his skills. Many thanks to the great staff at nonPareil!!

My name is Keith Black, my son Alexander has Aspergers and goes to nonPareil. nonPareil is like no other place that we've have ever seen for young adults on the autistic spectrum. Dan Selec and Gary Moore have hearts of gold and an amazing ability to work with and relate to the students at many different levels of autistic impact. It is wonderful how they treat the "crew" members with such respect and truly see the intelligence and potential in each and every member. I challenge anyone reading this to try and find anything like this organization, it really is nonpareil.

Totally an AWESOME PLACE!!! We just moved to Texas from PA three months ago. Our son has attended Nonpareil Institute for about a month now and he absolutely LOVES IT!! It was so hard looking at what is going to come next with transitioning him out of high school and into the world. My husband came across an email at work that talked about Nonpareil and he shared it with me. We were currently living in PA and didn't know what would be best for our son with work/career choices. We knew he LOVED to do video games but where we lived at, there wasn't anywhere for him to grow that love of gaming where with his disabilities could thrive and succeed. When I decided to email and just inquire about Nonpareil I found out that they had a waiting list that was very long! With my husbands job constantly taking him to Texas at least monthly, we thought that we would someday consider possibly the move to Texas. We made an appointment with Nonpareil because we knew that we would be coming out to just look around at the area. After they had spoken with my son and myself for a bit they then had him try out a mock lesson. Let me tell you...When I opened that door to the office to meet them back at after his mock lesson and saw the ENORMOUS smile on his face, I was basically in tears. He LOVED the mock lesson so much and they said he did very well at it too! He couldn't stop smiling when we were there and even an hour after we left he was STILL smiling! So needless to say that confirmed to me that we needed to move to Texas and enroll our son there. Like ASAP!!! Awesome place!! Awesome staff!! Such a Blessing to us!!!

Our son has become an independent, mature, self-assured adult with high hopes for his future. At nonPareil, those on the autism spectrum are supported so that they can meet the high expectations of being a crew member. We need this organization which sees autism as an opportunity, not a handicap.

My daughter Chloe is on the Autism spectrum. After high school, she's tried community colleges and volunteerEd in different organizations. But it has always been about finding things for her to do just to fill her time, but we always thought she was either not being instructed the "right" way or she was simply not being challenged intellectually. I always believed Chloe can learn just about anything if she was taught the right way. But we never found any place that can be both warm, understanding, and intellectually challenging. Until we learnt about nonPareil and was lucky enough to be offered a place.

What NonPareil offers is nothing short of life changing. Chloe is thoroughly enjoying her time spent there so much that she wants to go there even on those days that she doesn't have a lesson--- just so she can work in the computer lab on her own! She loves the instructions and she loves the entire staff.

I believe nonpareil should be in every city and in every country. There are simply no enough places for these smart but different young adults to learn and grow. We considered ourselves extremely fortunate to be able to have Chloe in there. I am praying and hoping that nonPareil gets the recognitions it deserves, and I hope it can expand to many parts in the country and in the world. This organization is truly a blessing to all it's crew members and families.

Knowing that our son was not ready for college, we were fortunate to hear about nonPareil Institute just before he graduated from high school, at a time when we were unsure of what the future held for him. He's been a crew member now for almost a year and I can say it's been one of the best things we could have hoped for him. He's very high functioning, but needed a way to channel the knowledge of the things he's passionate about (computers and video gaming) into a way to eventually make a living from it. nonPareil is giving him this instruction he needs to do this. He's always wanted to work in the video gaming industry, so hopefully the skills he's learning will allow him that opportunity one day. He loves that he's learning at his own pace, without the pressure that would be expected in college (as was his struggle all through elementary, middle and high school). I can honestly say that nonPareil has been a true Godsend for us and the vision that Gary and Dan have will ensure that those on the Autism Spectrum will be able to lead fulfilling lives and truly live up to the magnificent potential that is within each of them. I'm hoping to see all of nonPareil's expansion dreams come true. It would mean so much to so many more people. nonPareil Institute is one of the most OUTSTANDING organizations to come along in a very long time!! Thank you, Gary and Dan for being such visionaries!

nonPareil understands. nonPareil cares. nonPareil is hopeful. nonPareil is needed. What a concept! A win win! Help for those who are on the Autism Spectrum that have no other resource but mindless, no or low pay work. nonPareil is allowing these deserving individuals a chance to be productive. To have a purpose. To be creative. To put their talents to use. The concept of allowing individuals to learn and work at their pace with the goal of the Team producing a product that will support their company. nonPareil's Crew will, one day, produce "The App" everyone is talking about. And nonPareil plans to open up more possible careers for those that don't lean toward technology. It's very exciting!

Since finding out about nPI about a year ago, my Son has found acceptance in a workplace setting that truly encourages his uniqueness and God given talents. Thank you, thank you for unconditionally loving these young adults and inspiring them to greatness!!! nPI values my Son as much as I do -- who could ask for more? How blessed we are to have found nPI.

My son, Christian, attends this institute. We visited in Nov. 2012, then he was accepted in Feb. 2013. We are 100% committed to this group, as they are providing trainig for autistic individuals. Founded by men who have sons affected by ASD, training is hands on/computer generated. Need more like this, and they are looking to expand, so support them with funds so we can reach more people. The need is growing exponentially!

My child struggled through school. He preferred to stay home. He did okay in school. He did not have many friends. He struggled with social interaction. Not much time for gossip or petty behavior. He loved lego's, k-nex, computer games and more computer games. College was more of a struggle. The freedom that so many of us enjoy, caused him great pain. A pretty girl, a confusing statement, unclear instructions, or anything that required more effort seemed to make my son withdraw and become very frustrated.
As a child he cleared his throat, he made bubble sounds when eating, he moaned when he got really mad and would not talk. As he got older he began to make hand gestures. The doctor wanted to slow his heart rate down. I refused.
Five years in college 3.8 gpa.....no degree....just so unhappy. Getting a job was impossible. It would take me 3 weeks to convince him he had to get a job. By the time he got the nerve to apply the job would be gone. He finally got a job at a car dealership in IT. The guy asked him if he had Aspergers up front. My son was so happy someone knew. Job went great the first 2 weeks. He was fixing computers, things that most of us don't know how to fix. Then suddenly he was told he had to work in the accountants office. He got immediate anxiety. Hephysically could not go in the door. His fear was so real. He quit and went home. He wanted to die....He came and told me life wasn't worth living!

I started looking on line for colleges for asperger's. I found schools that cost $50k to teach social skills in Florida. Then I found Non-pareil. I emailed a few questions, and this compassionate person called me back. I looked up their site, and their dream for the future. A city for asperger's where everyone can thrive and live. It seemed awesome.

I immediately booked a plane from Columbia, SC to Plano, Texas. We went. My son was hesitant at first, never being away from me much. We were showed around the school. My son saw other people like him, but all different. Another new student was introduced to him and they began to talk about Japanese art, and anemae(????) WAIT A MINUTE...MY SON IN TALKING TO SOMEONE???? A STRANGER??? HE IS SITTING ON FLOOR NOW HAVING A FLUID CONVERSATION WITHOUT FEAR? THIS WENT ON FOR OVER AN HOUR. I CRIED....first time I had ever seen him comfortably engaged with a stranger.
He looked at me and said, Mom I want to come here. You don't have to come. I can do it.

This November will be 2 years for him. My mom could not believe I would move him half way across the United States. I told her if this place was in Alaska, I would be buying him Eskimo boots.

Non-pareil has changed everyone's life from the parents to the adult. For the first time these gifted people feel productive, accepted and worth while. Asperger's people are honest, hard workers, dedicated to their tasks and glad to keep their minds challenged. They do not gossip and get lost in mainstream complaining. Great workers.

As an adult with Aspergers I am truly thankful to Dan Selec, Gary Moore, and the nonpareil Institute for accepting me 3 years ago to their wonderful program. I have benefited immeasurable amounts from the caring workplace and skills developed as a crew member. I Have become a viable programmer and have my Code in Market games such as Space Ape! (Space Ape is available for iPhone, google play, ziosk, and on the OUYA)
nonPareil has given me a purpose, helped me forged new friendships, and has enabled to have a career that I am truly passionate about!
All I know is the last 3 years would have been a bummer of ride without the nonpareil institute.
Thank G-d for the last 3 years and for my bright future with nonpareil!

p.s.

if you haven't downloaded Space Ape please download and show your support.

To offer hope to someone who has no future in a traditional educational setting because autism keeps him from functioning in a way that most people have difficulty dealing with has been nonPareil's greatest gift to my son. To offer practical skills in an area that my son loves in a setting that welcomes him is priceless.

Until we found nonPareil, I had doubts that there was any place for my son in this world beyond our home. But from our first visit to nonPareil, we knew Ash had found his other home. He fit in (which he never has anywhere), he felt productive (instead of frustrated and useless like he did in high school). Instead of the kick in the teeth he has been used to all his life, nonPareil is an embrace. It offers him skills that could not get in any "normal" setting. It offers him the chance to work as a team on projects that he is enthusiastic about. It offers him hope that he can have a productive life, that he IS a useful human being, that he is valued.

Will nonPareil create the next Angry Birds? Who knows. I hope so. They created Space Apes, one of my favorite games. I'd love to see their games take off in a big way so that they can expand and provide the same opportunities to legions of autisitic young adults.

I spent 3 years in depression after I was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. While I now (4 years later) take pride in being autistic, it was very crushing to me at the time. I normally have a very strong immune system, but the depression weakened it enough for me to contract mononucleosis (mono), which then turned into chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). I was pretty much bedridden for those 3 years.

Even now, at 23, I still suffer from CFS. I sleep more than I'm awake, and I'm constantly told by my peers and father that I don't "pull my own weight". For the first time, I finally have a job, but it's 3 hours a week and my peers still don't count it. I feel like I truly have a valid reason to feel worthless.
If it weren't for my new friends and co-workers at nonPareil Institute, I don't know where I'd be. NonPareil Institute is non-profit corporation that trains adults with autism in game development. All the training is one-on-one, there are no tests, no grades, and no deadlines. I'm judged against myself, and not anyone else. It's amazing and so freeing. I now have the strength to brush off the negative comments from my neuro-typical peers.

Sure, I have a long way to go. But now I have a path to get there. :)

nonPareil Institute has completely changed my daughter's life. Her jr. high and high school experiences were filled with nothing but social failure and she struggled with the executive functioning necessary to complete and turn in assignments. She is now a happy and thriving young adult because of the environment that nonPareil provides. She has friends for the first time, a purpose in life, and success like she has never been able to experience before. I don't have enough positive adjectives in my vocabulary to adequately describe nonPareil Institute.

My high functioning autistic son attends nonpareil. He has a BS in computer science but was paralyzed with the idea of finding a job. In the year that he has been at nonpareil my son has had a boost of self confidence that has made an enormous difference in his life. Chris is living his dream of programming games and couldn't be happier. He fits in regardless of the fact that he is not very social. The acceptance and love expressed by the staff and crew is amazing!

Our daughter has been attending nonPareil for a year now and we could not be happier. Of course before we found nonPareil we were uncertain what the future held for her. We were confident she would find employment but knew that probably meant a lifetime of menial labor jobs and that was very upsetting to us. We really wanted her to be able to find work doing something she enjoyed. Thanks to nonPareil Institute she is on her way to doing just that.

The incredible bonus we've received with her attending nonPareil has been her social growth. She has absolutely blossomed in a year. Her fears of crowds and noisy rooms has decreased significantly and we can point to the environment of respect, love and attention that nonPareil Institute fosters as a prime factor in her change.

We look forward to her future with as much excitement as we do our other daughter who is a senior in college. Who knows she may develop the next Angry Birds and buy Mom & Dad their retirement island!

Amazing is an understatement. My son Neal has flourished in this program. He began as a student and continues to learn but has progressed to teaching others as a paid position. The program simply works, it take the strengths of these young indivials and allows them show the world what the can do. It builds character and confidence.
This is only the beginning for this team as there is far more demand than they can currently serve. We are so lucky to live close enough to take advantage of what this program offers and I support the growth strategy and vision that Dan and Gary have as there are so many that need this program yet cannot take advantage until the program expands its reach.

I'm so thankful that nonPareil is available to help our son develop skills he is interested in and possibly provide a position for him later on. He gets exactly the kind of training he needs and the staff gives him the personal attention he requires. This is an answer to prayer.

nonPareil is hands-on! They are not just giving people job skills to people on the Autism spectrum, they are helping them work together in productive design teams by providing a specialized environment for learning and working on REAL products. Their students/employees are extremely talented but find it hard, if not impossible, to function in most workplaces. NonPareil, has given my son a fulfilling career path that takes advantage of his talent, skill, and focus. Without nonPareil, he would have been locked into minimum-wage, unskilled jobs. Now he can take pride in doing high quality work with highly skilled team members. He is on the path to being self sufficient.

My 23 year old son started with NonPareil this past year. He is very high functioning with Asperger's Sydnrome. NonPareil provides such a necessary outlet to instill purpose, fulfillment and a place of belonging to a group of hard-working, bright and sensitive young adults who otherwise are left struggling to find acceptance and success. We have been thrilled with NonPareil, and my son loves it there, and loves even more the road to independence that he is building for himself. I am very hopeful for the future of NonPareil and the possibilities ahead for this extraordinary non-profit.

Bringing purpose and fulfillment to the lives of others, nonPareil and their staff are long on patience, compassion and true understanding in working with autistic individuals and their families who are desperately searching for solutions. The staff and individuals serving nonPareil clients understand because someone in their own lives is struggling to find their way through the maze of autism. They "get" it. Taking a bold risk to start this organization and a major leap of faith, Dan Selec and Gary Moore quit with the "why" and moved forward with the "how" years ago. These men recognized the vision set before them and have acted with determination to surround themselves with an amazing staff who work long, diligent days to make a difference in the lives of individuals who often are given little hope for a future. The program is phenomenal showcasing gifts and abilities of people who are often cast aside. Having worked with nonPareil both as a parent and in a professional capacity, it truly is unparalleled in its scope, goals and results!

I love nonPareil. I started school here in May of 2011, and I've never been happier in my life. I went from having almost no friends to having more friends than I know how to handle almost immediately. The curriculum is great, and I love that we don't have to take any courses that don't directly effect our department. My teacher is really awesome because we communicate relatively similarly, so there are less misinterpretations or conflicts due to communication errors. Dan and Gary, the guys who run things here, are awesome; they take a personal interest in all of us here, and they're really understanding about just about anything imaginable. I've never been happier in my life, and nonPareil is a HUGE part of making that happen. My advice for if you're thinking about sending your kid here, or going here yourself, is to stop thinking about it and just do it! You will be missing out on something unimaginably huge and incomparably awesome if you don't.

My son struggles with Asperger's syndrome. After graduating high school, he found it extraordinarily difficult to attend college or even find work. The nonPareil institute provides a place where he can learn valuable skills writing video games and interacting with others in a collaborative work environment. Traditional higher education could not provide this kind of training, experience and understanding. We see tremendous progress and expect that his experience at nonPareil will serve him well for years to come.

This is an amazing opportunity for a very rewarding career for young adults on the autism spectum. My son attends this institute and really is learning a skill that has real marketable value. The staff is so supportive and wants everyone to succeed at what they do best no matter their level on the spectrum.

nonPareil is a dream come true for my son who is a young adult on the autism spectrum. nonPareil is giving my son a chance at a career, a life of his own where he can make a living doing something he truly loves. Since starting at nonPareil a year ago my son went from a loner who hardly talked to anyone to an outgoing lively adult that feels good about himself. He now has a sense of complishment now that I have never seen in him before. He is happy!

NonPareil has been a Godsend for our grandson. When faced with what happens after high school, there wasn't much choice untill his parents heard about and contacted NonPareil. Now there is hope that one day he can lead a happy and productive life.

Our son started at nonPareil two years ago and it has changed his life! After graduating from high school, he was at a loss as to what to do with his life. His anxiety and Aspergers kept him from starting community college. He was getting depressed as he realized he had no direction. Once we met with Gary and Dan at nonPareil, my son couldn't wait to start there! He felt so comfortable because he could tell everyone knew what his invisible challenges were. He has been very successful in learning the computer skills and his self-esteem and self-confidence have steadily increased. He also has made friends for the first time in his life. Our son is thriving. Our family is so grateful to nonPareil. We can't wait until they have a campus, so our son can meet his goal of living independent of his family. nonPareil is a life saver!!

My son attended nonPareil. NonPareil is so wonderful, I just can't say enough good things about them. The staff is caring and understanding. They understand our kiddos. My son isn't independant enough for their program right now. I am hoping and praying that as they grow, they will have a program that will work for him. Our kids need a future and nonPareil gives them a future. Thank you for all you do!!

Our son is a student at nonPareil Institute where he is learning about game design and 3D modeling. He has found an organization that appreciates him for who he is, helps him use his strengths, and lovingly encourages him to expand his knowledge and expertise so that he can have a career one day. Our son feels accepted & valued in a way that he never has before. nonPareil is an answer to our prayers. The cofounders, Dan & Gary, and the staff, are so dedicated and have such big hearts. They are doing God's work with these students!

My son, age 19, has Asperger's and high school was an awful experience for him, yet we worried what he would do afterwards. Finding nonPareil has been a blessing. Not only is our son happy, he feels he belongs and has thrived in this environment. The staff truly understands these kids. My son is more articulate than he has ever been, partly I believe because he is not stressed and doesn't feel riduculed when he makes a mistake. This is a place that needs to be checked out by anyone with a loved one on the Autism/Asperger's spectrum.

Our son Adam was getting to the age where we needed find the next step for him after high school. Adam being PDD *high functioning austism needed to be challenged and no ordinary program would do. At the this time Adam was in a program called the Transition Learning Center in Garland Texas part of the GISD. His teacher Mrs. Advance found this wonderful non profit program on the SMU campus in Plano Texas and was excited to tell us about it! We were excited too once we went to visit. It was a place that Adam would finally fit in and be challenged to use his gifts that have grown in him since birth. This was an answer to our prayers! Adam loves going and learning and working and now teaching others who don't know as much as he does at nonPariel. Adam has come a long way and we owe it all to this amazing place called nonPariel Institute! The students learn all the aspects of producing a video game from artwork to modeling to code! Adam wouldn't leave this program now if you paid him too! We are so happy for him! Carol & Brian Jeffreys of Sachse Texas

Our son who is on the spectrum with Aspergers enjoys his time away from home learning and training on video game applications. This is what he has wanted to do for several years now. We finally found a place that accepts people as they are and makes no judgements. They take the time to help, teach, and encourage those on the spectrum to become valuable members of society. They help give them a purpose in life, and help them reach for the stars. Thank you for all you do.

We were looking at very few options for our daughter with autism once she graduated from high school. In fact, the options that were shown to us basically set her future as a minimum wage earner with little chance of growth. We knew she was very talented with art and computers but the local grocery store (which was one of the options) just doesn't offer a program that utilizes those talents and the college's had no way of dealing with a person with autism. The future did not look bright until we discovered nonPareil Institute. The fit for our daughter is unbelievable, she has already completed one phase of training and has entered her art training which is what she wants to do. I truly believe the skills she will obtain will enable her to compete with anyone in the app development space. The staff is amazing, from the CEO to the volunteers, everyone at nonPareil has a genuine love for what they are doing and who they are serving. Thanks to God for blessing our lives with this incredible company.

Non Pareil is an incredible institute that gives Autistim Spectrum and Aspergers Syndrome adults an opportunity to learn in the field of technology to help them become more independent. It gives them an environment that sets them up to be more productive in a setting that understands their spectrum. My son is 28 with high functioning autism. We have toured NP and are on the waitlist at present. We are looking forward to the opportunity that awaits for Justin to attend. We are so impressed at the progress these students have made!

My son was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at age 23 after failing college, finishing an EET associates degree,getting a fine job and being asked to leave after the training period ended. He was never told why he was asked to resign. He then spent three years in his room, coming out to eat, shop and perhaps see friends once or twice a year. He lived on the computer. Through the help of a counselor we discovered nonPareil. He was accepted one year ago. His life has completely changed. He has moved to Texas. After 6 months he took over his own finances, paying the bills. Within four months of his starting he became a student-instructor. He is now renting a house with a fellow student, looking forward to a lifetime career, instructing three different courses, and has friends and a social life that was unimaginable just one year ago. The staff at nonPareil have made a new man out of him and there are no words to adequately explain our joy at his new, productive life; and for his happiness.