My Nonprofit Reviews

"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.

Our son is a "high functioning" adult on the autism spectrum. Even though he earned a college degree, can live fairly independently and is muti-talented, we were unable to envision a productive and secure future for him. He had been out of college for about 6 years and had little to no job experience, when we learned about nonParei Institute. Learning to code and develop video games just sounded ideal as he is passionate about them. Much to our surprise he fell in love with the program immediately and now see's it as a potential career path. Without a doubt, the staff at nonPareil "get it." The program is multi-dimensional, including a technical side and a social/life skills side. Both sides communicate with each other and work together to achieve optimal success. The crew members are able to follow and develop their strengths while gaining invaluable team building and social skills. Our son is now a part time staff member serving as a lab assistant. We could not be more pleased and very grateful that we found nonPareil!