Testimonials From Kristina's Clients
These comments are unsigned. The names have been omitted to protect client confidentiality.
I get along with my professors much better now. And they don't seem so stupid to me." --Student, age 21
"Thank you, thank you for your support. It's so wonderful to be understood and not blamed. I'm not a flunky mom, I'm a hero!" --Parent of a child with Asperger
"I printed the Asperger Advantage page from your website and posted it in my office for inspiration. Thank you!" --Investor, age 52
"You are awesome." --Professor, age 39
"You ask good questions." --Student
"You really have a way of cutting through the shit and telling things like they are." --Analyst, age 48
"You’re helping us through hard struggles. For me, that’s Asperger’s. I wouldn’t be doing such a good job if it weren’t for you." --Parent with Asperger who has a son with Asperger
"You are good at this stuff. You know what to say." --Student, age 23
"I want everyone to know about Kristina's coaching because Aspies shouldn't have a bad life just because we think differently. We've been through enough already and we deserve to be successful." --Customer Service Specialist, age 35
"You know what you are doing and you know that you do it well with your passion and commitment." --Author, age 57
"Really did enjoy the coaching. You are good at it. If you can coach me you can coach anybody." --Publisher, age 48
"I really enjoyed last night's session. I know now that there is hope, I'm glad that you've understood me so quickly and again I'm glad that we're working holistically. I'm looking forward to seeing how much I'm going to achieve." --Trainer and coach, age 36
"P.S. I really appreciate all the help you've given me." --Student
"I'm just starting to realize how much value you really are. I'm interacting with everyone around me. I'm feeling like a human being for once in my life." --Father, age 50
"I just wanted to let you know that after our phone call on Tuesday, I realized that in many ways my own responses are on the negative side, like when I see behavior I don’t like but is not of a life-threatening sort, or even a movie I wasn’t fond of and being overly critical about it -- he has definitely picked up on this. Finally being alerted to how my own responses have been affecting him – it’s a big eye-opener." --Family member of individual with Asperger
From the Mother of a Teen, Part One
"I am absolutely astounded in the change in Mike’s behavior since you began coaching him just 2 weeks ago. It's truly amazing! Prior to your phone consults with Mike, it was impossible to get him to even make a phone call to a friend, even ones he had known since he was a kid. If one of his friends called him and invited him to do something, Mike might initially say "maybe", but then would come up with every excuse in the book as to why he wouldn't go. Yesterday I overheard him on the phone with a friend (Tom) he plays basketball with at school. Mike had taken the initiative to make the call by himself (a 'first') and asked Tom what he was doing for the weekend (another 'first') and then proceeded to ask him if he wanted to get together and 'hang out or do whatever' (in the past he would only call after lots of prodding and only if he had a specific purpose to call).
"Every day this weekend he has been busy doing things with acquaintances (who I guess now could be classified as 'friends' since he interacts with them outside of school) and they have all happened through Mike’s personal initiative.
"Mike seems happier, more confident, more honest, and more social than I have seen him since he was 5 and his behavioral idiosyncrasies became apparent. We have given advice, support, encouragement, psychological support, pharmacologic support and anything else we could think of for years in an attempt to help Mike communicate and 'connect' with others. But we had very frustrating results. Kristina, I think that you may be the answer to our prayers. The insight and knowledge you possess has been the key to unlock my son’s fear and inhibition and reluctance to come outside of himself and take part in the joy of connecting with the world. Thank you so much!" --Mother of a teen
From the Mother of a Teen, Part Two
It's been a long time since we've communicated. I hope you remember us. You worked with my son Mike during his freshman year of high school. I read my testimonial that you have on your website (mother of a teen, part one) and it was hard to believe that I wrote it. But it brought back memories of how things had been with Mike.
Mike is a senior now and will be graduating in June. He received an academic scholarship and will be attending and playing basketball in Ohio. Kristina, I sincerely hope that you have had success like you did with Mike with many of your clients. In my earlier testimonial, I wrote that I thought you might be the answer to our prayers. Well.. I can tell you now that you WERE the answer!
The past 3½ years have been amazing. After Mike worked with you for a few months, we took him out of our very large, public school system and transferred him to a new, smaller Christian school. There, he was able to completely apply all of his newly acquired skills in a fresh environment where he couldn't get lost in the crowd. He met and developed close relationships with a large group of friends almost immediately. Most every weekend our house is full of his friends who are all great kids that we love to have over.
I remember you teaching
Mike skill in having conversations with girls. The confidence he
received from those sessions gave him the nerve to ask the prettiest
girl in the school out. She accepted and they dated several months.
Last year he met a beautiful, lovely girl whom he has now been dating
for over a year. They are completely in love and he spends hours on
the phone with her. That whole "phone phobia' is a thing of the past.
Mike still is the more quiet and reserved guy in his group of friends,
but he is well liked and very popular at school. He is having a lot of
fun, he is happy, he is able to make and maintain relationships, and he
continually is improving his communication skills.
It is strange to think that someone who has helped my son so much is a person we have never met, who lives halfway across the country and has only communicated with us by telephone. You have a special gift and I am so grateful for all you have done for us.
May God continue to bless you and the work you are doing. --Mother of a teen (above, 3½ years later)