My name is --- and I am the mother of a daughter that had severe behavioral problems since the age of 3. Over the years, we have had many diagnoses and medicine trials. I also tried many different behavior modification techniques either researched on my own or suggested from family, friends, professionals and even the occasional stranger. Nothing seemed to work and over the years my daughter’s behaviors became increasingly violent both physically and verbally. Her physical aggression was usually aimed at the house resulting in many holes in the walls but that changed at the age of 15. She started to throw objects at me or anyone who got in her way when she was mad. I had to have her placed in a residential treatment center. While in the center she was given a new diagnoses of Asperger’s disorder. She also kept a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. A new medicine combo was started. It didn’t take long to see improvement and the center reported no out of control behavior. I thought, we finally got the right medicine combo and she was cured. After three months, she was released from the center and came home. The first week home everything was good but after that things started to change. Her old behaviors rapidly came back. I called the treatment center and told them what was happening and they referred us to Behavior Basics Inc. I received a phone call from Fernando and we set up an appointment to meet and discuss my daughter’s behaviors. This first meeting was very informative about my daughter’s diagnoses. Fernando was so good at helping me understand what Asperger’s was. It all made sense after he explained it. He also explained her need for structure and set us up with a daily schedule and point system for rewards. I now understand why she did so well in treatment. It was because her time was so structured. My daughter was at the second appointment and Fernando got to see firsthand her physical violence. She was not happy with the changes and showed it by slamming furniture around and cursing at both of us. He remained very calm and even invited her back to join us when she was ready. She did and that really surprised me. I was wishing that I could speak calmly like him because I am a screamer. Fernando also explained to me that he would be working with me and not my daughter which was another surprise but once again he made me understand the reason. Every week I gave him a scenario and he would explain the reason behind it and how I could handle it. I soon started seeing positive changes in her behavior. The physical violence totally stopped. There was still some verbal stuff but we were working on that too. I worked with Fernando for about a year when we decided that my daughters behaviors had changed for the better so much that I no longer needed to work with him. It was a sad but happy day. I learned so much from Fernando about my daughter and how to keep a peaceful home. It has been about 4 months since working with Fernando and things are still great. I am forever grateful to Behavior Basics Inc. for sending him to work with us.