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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, For more than a decade, Michael Conteh has helped to |
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| 6 | 7 | | provide quality education and care for special needs children in |
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| 7 | 8 | | the Greater Houston area through his work with Tangible Difference |
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| 8 | 9 | | Learning Center; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Conteh founded TDLC in 2005 as an in-home |
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| 10 | 11 | | community resource for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy |
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| 11 | 12 | | programs, and a few years later, its first clinic-based center |
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| 12 | 13 | | opened its doors; today, it includes three locations, in Houston, |
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| 13 | 14 | | Katy, and Sugar Land, offering ABA as well as speech and |
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| 14 | 15 | | occupational therapy to children diagnosed with autism; |
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| 15 | 16 | | recognizing that autism affects families of all races and |
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| 16 | 17 | | socioeconomic levels, TDLC also features a medical billing |
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| 17 | 18 | | department to help clients navigate their financial options, and in |
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| 18 | 19 | | 2012, Mr. Conteh established a foundation, Project Autism, to |
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| 19 | 20 | | further support and assist families in need of additional |
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| 20 | 21 | | autism-related services; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Before starting TDLC, Mr. Conteh gained experience |
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| 22 | 23 | | working with children and young adults with severe emotional and |
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| 23 | 24 | | behavioral challenges as a staff member at a residential facility, |
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| 24 | 25 | | and he has had the opportunity to apply his skills to the treatment |
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| 25 | 26 | | of patients with autism spectrum disorders, as well as children |
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| 26 | 27 | | with ADHD and Down syndrome; in his role as executive director, he |
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| 27 | 28 | | takes pride in personally training his staff to ensure that clients |
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| 28 | 29 | | receive the best therapy possible; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Michael Conteh's outstanding leadership and |
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| 30 | 31 | | commitment to his work have made a significant difference in the |
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| 31 | 32 | | lives of many young Texans in Greater Houston, and it is indeed |
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| 32 | 33 | | fitting that his noteworthy efforts be recognized; now, therefore, |
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| 33 | 34 | | be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby honor Michael Conteh for his service as founder |
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| 36 | 37 | | and executive director of Tangible Difference Learning Center and |
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| 37 | 38 | | extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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| 38 | 39 | | further |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 41 | | prepared for Mr. Conteh as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | House of Representatives. |
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