Grateful Journey

17th October, 2025.

Dear Maria,

We are writing to express our deepest gratitude for the knowledge, guidance and unwavering patience you’ve shown while working with our son over the past 10 weeks. Your dedication and insight have made a profound impact, not only on his reading and writing skills, but also on his confidence, motivation and self-esteem. When we first began this journey, we felt uncertain and overwhelmed. Watching our child struggle with something as fundamental as reading and writing was incredibly difficult. From our very first meeting, however, it was clear that your expertise and compassionate approach were exactly what he needed.

Despite the efforts of mainstream schooling, essential foundational skills were not being attained, and the curriculum simply didn’t allow the time or flexibility for students like our son to catch up. The combination of his learning challenges and these systemic limitations was leading us down a discouraging path.

But you stepped in and met him exactly where he was, without judgement and with great care. Through your structured, methodical and collaborative approach, you began to build not only the skills he lacked, but also the confidence he lost. We are deeply appreciative of the way you guided this process so thoughtfully and intentionally.

Your deep understanding of the ways dyslexia and convergence insufficiency affect children was exceptional. Before starting at the Alison lawson Clinic, we struggled to find a specialist who could holistically make sense of our son’s challenges and offer practical, effective support. Working with you has been a turning point.

We have witnessed a remarkable transformation, not only in his reading and writing abilities, which have improved significantly, but also in his overall attitude. He no longer approaches reading with fear or frustration. In fact, he now engages with books and homework with pride and growing curiosity. That shift is a direct result of your support, encouragement, and belief in his potential.

More than reading strategies, you have given him something far more enduring: resilience, self-belief, and the knowledge that challenges can be overcome with the right guidance and effort. These are lessons that will carry him through life, long after the sessions have ended.

Thank you for being such a steady source of support, insight and hope during a time when we truly needed it. You celebrated every step of his progress, big and small, and helped him recognize his own potential when he was struggling to see it himself. We honestly don’t know where we’d be without your involvement.

On behalf of our entire family, thank you. Thank you for your time, your dedication, your compassion, and your unwavering commitment to helping children like our son not only improve academically but also begin to believe in himself. We are incredibly grateful to have had your help on this journey.

With heartfelt appreciation, Archer’s parents.