Joyette Bourdon
GBOT improvements My daughter was 15 months old when she started getting in home therapies through SD Regional Center. She was getting OT with Radiant Kids Therapy and has worked with Jackie for about 8 months. Jackie is a wonderful person, very patient and compassionate. She’s always ready to listen to any concerns that I have with my daughter. She’s very knowledgeable and informative I have learned a lot of techniques and strategies from her on how to help my daughter continue to develop her skills. She always comes prepared with fun and creative activities that kept my child engaged during their session. They met once a week for an hour for 8 months straight (we moved and had to pause services) and I have seen a lot of improvements on my daughter’s fine motor skills and social skills - She started with not making eye contact, not responding to her name, doesn’t say Hi or Bye, sensitive to anything new to touch and that completely changed in just a few months of OT. She’s now more sociable and independent, likes to feed herself using spoon/fork, brush her teeth, wants to dress up and put on socks/shoes, likes to paint and scribble. She used to not like playing outside because of sensory sensitivity to sand, grass or just concrete and now she has made a lot of progress and started to play outdoors. Jackie has helped my child and my family so much. We’ll always be grateful for the the help and care! She’s amazing and my daughter absolutely loved her and I miss seeing my kid happily running to her at the door whenever she sees her.
Sarah Rendina
GBWe see Marissa Thornquist once a week… We see Marissa Thornquist once a week for speech and could not be happier with the service we have received. Marissa is an incredible therapist! I constantly find myself saying “she is so good at her job!” She is so sweet, engaging, smart, and is amazing with my little one. The progress we have seen in just a number of months has been amazing and our little guy is talking non stop. He (and we) absolutely LOVE her! She truly is the best.