Nina works with our son, Joshua.  She is outstanding in how she interacts with and cares for him.  She always takes the time to ensure that he is improving towards all his goals, specifically, socialization and communication.  She is extremely caring and loving with our son, yet ensures his follow-through on important skill-building activities, which is exactly what he needs.  We have noticed great improvement with him since Nina began working with him.
 
Nina always tries to enhance Joshua's independence.  He has his own schedule, and she ensures that he keeps it current.  He is now learning to attend to his own schedule by writing his tasks himself.  She always promotes self-esteem by praising him every time he completes a task correctly, or even when he sporadically initiates a good act.  She encourages his social skills by immersing him into different environments and introducing him to different settings within his community.
 
She is especially skilled at putting theory into practice beneficially for Josh.  Anytime I have difficulties in dealing with specific challenges, she helps us think of ways to conquer these challenges.  Not only is she amazing with Josh, she is simply an amazing human being.  We are all extremely proud of her!  I know that Josh will never forget her and will be a happier and more independent person throughout his lifetime because of her influence.