What parents Say About Gemiini

We've almost completed our first day with the program. And I've been wiping away happy tears for most of it. My 2 year old son who is mostly non verbal (his only functional word is bye bye), sensory processing disorder and we are waiting for our autism evaluation. Did 3 (count em 3!!!!!) Imitations today. I can't belive it! What a wonderful day!

HE SAID BIRD!!! And what sorta sounded like cat, but definitely BIRD! Second time watching the video for my non verbal, almost 3 year old and when it was covering bird he turned and looked at me and said bird a couple times. I almost died!!! He's been trying sounds for a long time but nothing that ever makes any real sense. I'm so excited!

We just started Gemiini yesterday and I too see an increase in genuine eye contact and mouth watching. He smiles easily and seems to want more interaction. It is interesting. I am still amazed that he watches so intently, even at the faces. It's so unlike him to look at faces like that. I am so pleased with the small steps of progress I've seen in just 4 session.

C... (7 years old with Down syndrome) just read me the printed version of QuickStart book 1 in its entirety without picture cues (no pictures, just text on the page). I am over the moon! She is a very reluctant reader, and she viewed the book well under the recommended number of viewing times because I was still trying to figure out what would hold her interest when I customized it, and it was starting to really tick her off. We switched to book 2 a week or so ago, and until tonight, she refused to attempt to read book 1. Normally, children with Down syndrome are visual learners, and they learn to read easily, but C...... has some oculomotor issues that make it extra challenging. I'm so grateful for the large print books at Gemiini! We may finally be getting somewhere!!!

2.5 month into Gemiini, time to have a review on our progress: I'm sure a happy and excited mom ever! My boy, B.. is somewhat autistic (still waiting for diagnosis, probably in Nov this year) and he will be 3 in a month. Ever since we started this journey, we've found he has improved a lot in eye contact, social interaction and joint attention that already impressed me but that was just a good start. My boys (35 month and 18month) watch the video together and I feel lucky they both like it (my youngest won't sit too long though). So, I keep tracking on how many words B... says, before Gemiini was around 40 but he gains more than 100 words in 2.5 month!!! I have to have my ears open everyday as there are always new words coming out, I really can't believe my luck!! These few days, he keeps showing me kitchen items and says 'spatula', 'sauce pan', 'can opener' and even 'refrigerator' (he is saying ri-ger-ta, but it's ok for now) and many more..... I keep practicing the animals (the sounds they make); color; shapes; body parts; food etc with him and he can still remembers most of them!! And we play follow instructions as the one @ Waiting in line (respond when called), both of my boys response well. Oh, not just new words but also have clearer words too, e.g. B... starts to say milk and before he only gets the last syllabus (sounds like the phonics of L & K) And since last month, he started two words phase too: drink yogurt, go down, go pee/poop, turn around, try again etc. Someone told me that B... will have problems having 'normal' conversation with people but I have faith that after we finished the QSL then some conversational speech and QSR, he will catch up well with peers!! Honestly there are some videos B..... tends to watch with hands covering his eyes but when the video runs again and again he seems no problem with it. Parents with kids not interested, please keep playing the videos and hopefully your kids will click in. I really want to thank Laura again for creating such a wonderful program as it's like the lost key to unlock the potential from Bryan and I'm glad we started right away when my friend referred it to me!!

Ethan is two years old and has never imitated much. Here he is after just one week with Gemiini!