What Parents
Are Saying

After my son's diagnosis, Karen Sewell's book was an invaluable tool for learning the specifics regarding an appropriate environment and approach to education for a preschooler with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.

A subsequent meeting with Karen assisted our family in identifying the most important goals for our son's early education.  Now, when advocating for other famlies, I find myself continually looking for those components that Karen Sewell identified as vital to an education program and treatment team. 

Bama Folsom Hager, Ph.D.
parent of a 6 year old son with autism and
President of the Board of Directors for the Autism Society of Alabama

Even before Cade was born, God knew he would be special. He also knew it would take some special people to help Cade through life. Karen Sewell is one of those people. I consider Ms. Sewell a guardian angel. She has helped Cade grow not only in the areas of language, but also gross motor, comprehension and social skills.

I remember watching Ms. Sewell with Cade the first time I heard the first word he had said in months. “Blue!” he said as he named the color of a bead. I cried as I stared at my precious son, and the teacher who had broken his silence. It is a moment I will never forget, and I owe that to her.

Ms. Sewell is patient but persistent. She has never given up on Cade, even when he has his bad days. She’s loving and treats Cade as if he’s hers. She’s creative, trying anything that will help the situation. She’s always willing to go the extra mile for Cade and my family. Now Cade is saying his alphabet, his numbers, colors, and animal names. I am so pleased with what Ms. Sewell has done with my son, and can’t wait to see him grow even more under her further instruction.

Ms. Sewell is not only Cade’s guardian angel. She is mine. I know God sent her to help me. As a parent of a child with autism, the sheer fact of learning the diagnosis leaves you breathless and distraught. But, Ms. Sewell has given me more hope than she’ll ever know. She has helped me embrace and appreciate the important role I have, of rearing a special needs child. I am so thankful for her.

Scarlet T.
Mother

Karen Sewell and her instructional helps have empowered David to learn daily. She helped me get started over five years ago when David was a preschooler, but the real validation of her techniques came when I was able to venture out on my own as a parent educator three years ago, and see David continue to thrive. It remains a pleasure to reference her book, to smile at the progress David’s made, and to gain new ideas on ways to fill in the gaps. But best of all, we now have a lifestyle that works for our family, a lifestyle that will keep David learning for a lifetime.

Angie L.
Parent of a child with autism

I saw the video of this book and was so impressed by Karen Sewell, I had to buy her book! It is an excellent resource! My 26-month-old has Autism and I read every book I could find to help her. This is one of the best and I love the three P's, Planning, Patience, and Perseverance, they really have to be the backbone of your world in order to help your child recover. I really recommend buying her video of the same name as well so you can see her teaching methods in action. I found this book follows the Psychological technique called Applied Behavioral Analysis, and is the only proven method to help and ever cure autism.

I like the way this book is laid out. She explains what materials you need to buy, how to setup a plan to help your child or student, and exact step-by-step easy to follow plans to use for Attending Skills, Language, Social Skills, Imitation, Self Help Skills, and Academic Skills. For example: teaching your child or student to imitate your actions by hitting a drum to the same beat. I found this book very easy to use and follow and I am helping my child with it. No other book matches its ability to aide in curing your child. Behavioral Intervention For Young Children with Autism would be my second choice. Buy them both and learn to help your child or student do for themselves. I love that Karen Sewell says, "Have high expectations and they will be met or exceeded by your child" and "Autistic kids are smart, not retarded like some research suggests." I agree with her 100% and she is the best teacher for Autism ever. Follow her proven methods and you cannot go wrong!

Heather W.
Parent of a child with autism
Review from Amazon.com

I watched Karen Sewell's video as I was searching for a consultant for my 3 yr old daughter, who is non-verbal autistic. I purchased both book and video after realizing that she lived in our area and did consulting. She has helped our daughter tremendously and I can't praise her highly enough!

Our daughter has learned to color, enjoy books, obey simple verbal directions (sit down), matching, etc. Our program is set up to be both fun and educational and my daughter enjoys her therapy sessions. I highly recommend her for any parent who is searching for answers about their child.

Kaye C.
Parent of a child with autism
Review from Amazon.com