VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN 6) — A very basic video is making a huge impact on some children with autism — and it was created by a mom right here in the Northwest. A Vancouver family told KOIN 6 News how it has helped their son make big strides.

Laura Kasbar, a mother of 7, created a specialized filming technique that is showing remarkable results in teaching language and reading to special needs.

To help her twins, Kasbar created a learning platform called Gemiini, which offers educational videos for people on the autism spectrum and others with brain injuries, Down syndrome and other types of learning disabilities.. click here to link to news article.

At first glance, they could almost pass for masterpieces by Monet or Renoir.

But these impressionist-style paintings -- which are changing hands for thousands of dollars -- were painted by a five-year-old girl who is unable to speak.........According to Carter-Johnson, systems like Gemiini, for instance, have made an immeasurable difference to her ability to communicate. Click her to read full article

“Brilliant!”

That’s what Heather O’Shea, executive clinical director of the Comprehensive Educational Services’ Irvine center said when she saw a video made by a mom whose twins are autistic.
Videos like that one taught Balboa Island resident Laura Kasbar’s son, Max, and daughter, Ana, not to just talk and read but to get ahead of the curve and into college at age 16.
“The video did a lot that helps autistic children learn,” O’Shea said. “It cuts out the external factors that can be distracting. It zeroes in on the specific thing that the child is learning.
These videos O’Shea is talking about are part of a learning platform called GemIIni, created by Kasbar out of sheer necessity...Click here for link to article.

A five-year-old girl with autism has garnered praise across Europe, Asia and America for her astonishing artwork.....Iris's mother said that her daughter had great success with play therapy, music therapy, and now a new form of therapy which uses video, created by a company called Gemiini. Click here to see the article