Nonpareil

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• April 2023 by Ash Coursey
  I have attended the school/ workplace since April 2012 and I gotta say it’s been worth it. But my friends and fellow students are the reason I have stayed. Also about the many classes here they have changed drastically throughout the years since April 2012 too. So when you join the program and I hope you do please be concerned on what you really want to achieve at nonpareil Plano. If you want to graduate. Or just move on as this school currently doesn’t have a degree program.In conclusion should you join the crew at nonpareil Plano or other locations. That is a very speculative yes.Thanks for your time and have a nice whatever day it is.
• February 2023 by Austin White
  Not really a good place to go if you’re on the spectrum. you wont learn anything and all the staff could really care less about your situation. The owner only cares about the profits he’s raking in, such a shame. also they’ll try to drag you in especially if you’re not on the spectrum, clearly desperate these folks are.
• December 2022 by Janet Crews
  My grandson attends this vocational college he seems to get what type of education he needs
• December 2022 by Alex Berghorn
  I've been a student at Nonpareil Institute for around four years and it has been a great experience. Over the time I've spent here I believe that I have grown a lot. As a student you get the opportunity to learn several marketable skills that can help you find employment. I learned about scripting and Photoshop, but my main focus is 3d modeling. The instructors here are really helpful and they want to see students learn and improve. All students have an advisor that they can reach out to when they have questions or just need to talk.Also, I should mention that one of the staff made weekly appointments with me to give me resume and job application advice. The help he gave me led to a job at Immersive Gamebox in Grandscape, which is one of the best jobs I've had so far.Just recently I started working at Nonpareil. Currently I am shadowing some of the instructors. Having such a supportive community to be a part of has made a huge difference in my life.Speaking from my experience, if you are on the spectrum and thinking about joining the program, you won't regret it.
• December 2022 by Diane Jacobs
  After hearing about nonPareil for years, I am now working at the Plano location. What an amazing program! The impact that they have on adults with autism is changing the trajectory of their lives. Gary Moore, the President/CEO has a heart to help these young adults to grow and thrive. I love that he knows the crew members by name and interacts with them on a daily basis. I am honored to be a part of this organization.
• December 2022 by Michelle Hector
  I had the pleasure of speaking with Wendy (director of operations). She was very courteous and answered all of my questions. Her explanation of the program was very transparent and she didn't "sugar coat" anything. --Thanks again Wendy!
• December 2021 by Evie Osborne
  I love that nonPareil provides a place for adults on the spectrum to feel important and serve their purpose! CEO, Gary Moore has a passion to build better futures for adults with autism! The staff of this organization have such big hearts and want to help adults with autism reach their full potential. With four locations in different cities throughout the US, nonPareil continues to grab the interest of people all over the world and as a supporter of this amazing organization - I can't wait to witness how many more lives are changed as more locations open.
• December 2020 by Anonymous
  NonpareilSix words may, in most “other” cases, suffice to explain the mediate purpose of an organization such as Nonpareil: party-colored consciousness subsisting in a void.I should like to say a few words. First, it is not the instructor’s poor judgment per se. Rather, the somewhat apparent issue with Nonpareil, if there need be one at all, is a resulting effect of the particular development of a conscious unity, a definite conscious sine qua conscious in terms of each pure Ego. That is, in so far as the instructor attempts to fashion each particular sensuous certainty with some kind of definite concrete content, whether in recreational time or in times of instruction, each consciousness seemingly repels itself from itself, but without any self-awareness of such a moment. Second, the shaping/training of each consciousness —wherein the instructor intends to form the particular apprehension— has knowingly neglected to traverse space and time, both conceptually and comprehensively. Thus, apart from an indifferent dealing with the delimited concrete content, the consciousness is fashioned in such a way that, in nearly every case, its Ego undermines itself, negates itself, and therefore undermines its true ability. It here becomes superficially plain that the development of the Ego has followed from a connection to a manifold of possible modes, such that the relations and varieties of connection constitute the mediated sense-certainty of its pure immediacy. Hence, as a consequence of this point in fact, the delimited, definite concrete content prevents the Ego from aspiring beyond the universal; something which, to be clear, inevitably results in the mediated simplicity, namely the linguistic simplicity, and thus it (sense-certainty) becomes the essential element for the characteristics of each consciousness. For me, it remains to say that, in dealing with this, we ought to allow for more understanding, self-awareness and self-consciousness; as directly opposed to the subliminal, given, and delimited. From my point of view, each consciousness, as a mere universal unity, can become so much more than this kind of self-cancelling, self-negating aspect.
• December 2019 by Debora Griffin
  I have been a supporter and donor of non-Pareil for a very long time and cannot say enough about the wondeful work they do. Their tireless work and commitment to what they do is outstanding! It is hard to imagine a world without a place like this that provides so much genuine support, care and opportunites to the these wonderful indiviuals on the spectrum! Providing them a place they can truly grow and learn. No wonder they are so loved and appreciated by so many across the country!
• December 2019 by AJ McLean
  The President/CEO has carried on a quiet campaign to gut the technology component and staff while still selling the programs to donors and parents as nothing has changed. While it is true that the games have not sold and little revenue is seen for sales, the blame can rest solely on him for not getting any marketing or serious development people in the right places. Fundraising has been an abysmal failure at every turn, as competing programs like My Possibilities and 29 acres has rocketed passed nonPareil in the last few years. No one of real depth has been hired to seriously push the program. This no doubt has a purpose. He wants no one there to question how scripted and stupid his approach is. He is bereft of any ability to manage a schedule much less the staff around him who he antagonizes to belligerence on a daily basis.This same President/CEO is currently in the middle of a complete staff turnover seeing some 15+ employees leave in the last 2 years. And what is the answer to this? Hiring those on the spectrum to replace them. This sounds great in theory and practice until you realize the real reasons why. Aspie staff are never paid competing wages with the neurotypical staff. Simply put, an aspie staff member will make on average 1/3 of the wage per hour as an equivalent neurotypical colleague. This is around $11 per hour. And it is hardly a livable wage. See the point here? They can be hired with much fanfare from parents and donors but in reality it is only because they can be paid far less while making the company look good. Unfortunately, this is accepted because parents and Crew are desperate and naive. What is shocking is that the President/CEO is being paid nearly $170,000! This is publicly posted on the 990 form filed with the IRS and no parents say a word...they just keep writing tuition checks.The Director of Operations, who manages the Crew and some of the day-to-day, is highly bureaucratic and incompetent, with no background in technology or business. He is petty and throttles the engagement of many Crew staff, excluding them from company Christmas parties and deceiving others leading them to believe they have a future career there. His only contribution is to be highly rehearsed and plastic, calling everyone a "subject matter expert" so as to not give away the realities of a business that is failing. But he has "skin in the game" as his son is employed with the program and is a Crew member. He apparently coerces subordinates behind the scenes to give his son more paid hours, regardless of merit.The Chief Program Officer is hailed as a "dr" in a world of superficial degrees. He is yet another example of a failure to staff a company in desperate need of professionals to assist in the cognitive health of its clients. Do not let his slick, used car salesman demeanor belie his true intentions. He cares nothing for the Crew but only his self-advancement. He simply steals and repackages the ideas from those around him to make it appear he has anything to offer of actual value. Case in point is the ridiculous roll out of the new "program" which is based on quarters and is to be completed by the average Crew member is about 3 years. This model requires a curriculum so shallow and vapid it makes training at a McDonald's look rigorous. It has no even been completed before the new campuses came online recently. But he will run around pretending to be smart and take credit while using impressionable women who work for him to do any of his work. He is at best a low IQ womanizer with no real experience in management or psychology, aside from being a Chipotle barista...if you consider that a profession.The technology component is quietly being phased out. It is only left to sell seats to the program and keep it open long enough to open another location with similar hopes to end in manufactured false success. The board has been seeded with sycophants who will vote in lock step with the President/CEO's agenda. And that has one end: make those in in corporate a good livin
• December 2019 by Lindsay
  Nonpareil truly desires the best for their students. As the needs of people change they try to adapt, and as you may know, change is never easy or welcomed -especially when you're on the spectrum, but it's always done with heartfelt consideration and long term goals. It's a great place to learn, challenge yourself and get the feel of what a true work environment is all about.
• December 2019 by GamerWolf1994
  Would have been a crew member at nonPareil for 7 years. Ended up having to leave because I can't trust one of the higher ups that was rude to me and the program itself is very greedy with money. On top of that, they keep on having low functioning autistics in the program and all what a few of them do is sit around and do nothing! This company used to be really good, but now, it's gone downhill. Didn't have a choice, but to unfollow and unlike their social media accounts moments ago. I didn't enjoy it anymore like I used to. Crew members don't get notified beforehand with the new changes.
• December 2019 by Autumn Raine
  This is an amazing program and I feel beyond blessed to know that it exists for people exactly like my sister. There is no other program like nonPareil, and if you are even close to a NonPareil institute and you have a loved one that can benefit, don’t hesitate. NonPareil changes lives and it’s definitely one of the best investments my family has ever made on behalf of my wonderful older sis.
• December 2019 by Paul Lawrence
  Non-Pareil is doing such an awesome thing for these individuals. Helping them to learn and grow and experience life in a way they probably never would have had the chance to do! Kudos to Gary Moore and their staff and team for all their hard work and commitment for such a great cause. You guys rock!
• December 2019 by Betsy Elliott
  Our son has been a part of NonPareil since 2017. This has been an AMAZING experience for us and for him. The quality of the teaching, the mentoring, and day to day life skills has been truly life changing for us. I highly recommend NonPareil Institute!