Achimota Centre for Children with Autism Barrie -

“Recently my daughter Ally attended a Sibling Workshop at Achimota that was facilitated by Janice Bell from Kerry’s Place.  Ally found the workshopto be very helpful to identify her feelings that she has about having a brother with autism.  She also could relate to how the other girls felt about their siblings with autism.  Thank you Achimota and Kerry’s Place for such a wonderful workshop.  We hope in future there will be more opportunities for our children and others to learn such valuable tools to cope wth autism.” 

The Truen Family

“I commend Achimota Centre’s commitment to autism awareness and the great work they do each and everyday with the children in the Centre.  I appreciated them taking the time to meet with me to discuss important issues that are relevant to our community.  We are fortunate to have the Achimota Centre in Barrie.”

Patrick Brown
Member of Federal Parliament for Barrie

“Everyday can be a new challenge for our children.  There is nothing more gratifying than to be a part of a child’s success and to be able to share in that success.  The last five years has been an incredible journey.”

Ashley Gurr
Senior Therapist, Achimota Centre

“As a founding member of the Achimota Centre, I have been part of the incredible growth and success over the last several years.  The Centre started with only 2 children and is now the largest centre based IBI program north of the GTA.   I am proud of all the children and their continued successes!”

Gail Quansah
Administrator, Achimota Centre

“In less than one year we have seen an incredible transformation in our son.  Achimota Centre has provided us with hope for our son’s future and most importantly RESULTS!!!  He is gaining life skills at a remarkable rate and we have no doubt that Achimota Centre is a big part of that progress.”

Cheryl & Steve Spicer
Parents

“After touring the expanded new Centre and talking with the staff it has become obvious to me just how pivotal this service is for the City of Barrie.”  Glenn McKee – Owner/Operator McDonald’s Restaurant

“We are very grateful to everyone at the Achimota Centre for their continued commitment to our children.  Our sons would never have achieved the drastic improvements in their development without such hard work.  We know with hard work, they will continue to achieve new goals.  The Achimota Centre has made an incredible improvement in both our sons’ and our lives.”

Kyla & Gratz Vavala
Parents

“Over the course of the past three years, Jacob has been attending the Achimota Centre for Children with Autism. During that time, he has developed a number of life skills that he now uses daily, such as, learning how to ask for the things he needs and how to prepare toast (his favourite food). These skills make a real difference in Jacob’s daily life and have an enormous impact on the lives of his siblings and all the other people who care about him.” Bill & Nadean Dunlop – Parents

“Hearing Devlin say Mommy and Daddy for the very first time was indescribably emotional event after only a few short months at Achimota. Devlin is now actively able to communicate with us thru verbal language and we cannot express our pride and happiness. ” Sean & Michelle Crooks – Parents

“The Achimota Centre for Children with Autism was an intricate component of our child’s success.  Much of the success was through the Centre’s dedication, hard work and willingness to work with our family.”

Cindy & Serge DeCarlo
Parents