The Autism Center at Hospital for Special Care is the first of its kind in Connecticut and only one of 10 in the country. The Autism Center is the nation’s first and only Patient Centered Specialty Practice for autism recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for its responsiveness to patients and medical colleagues, cooperation and integration with other healthcare groups and dedication to continuous improvement.
I am a teenage young man who has Asperger’s syndrome and every time when I chill by the sunset I get inspired by drawing pictures because someday I want to inspire lots & lots of children with my creativity Autistic Mind.
Stories of Courage and Inspiration
Sebastian has taught me the real meaning of patience!
My son was diagnosed with autism little after his 2 year old birthday- he will be 3 in July. The hardest part for me was that Sebastian was eating everything and talking by 1 years old, and all of a sudden everything stopped. I was worried, I didn’t know what was going on, took him […]
My two angels
I have two special Kids Bryan 5 years old and My princess kristhel two years old. They both have autism but I am happy with my two angels. They change my life, I am a single Mother but everything is possible when you deposit Your heart to Lord.
A friend called Frank
When I started my job at Walgreens I was starting over and excited for a new adventure. I didn’t realize I would be meeting a friend that would change my life, a friend called Frank. When I started my job I was a little hesitate to telling others about having autism but when I told […]
Special Teacher
After school I received a call and I saw that it was Leo’s teacher Ms. Frederick. My first thought was “Oh no! What now?” She explained that Leo had forgotten a Pokémon card that he had received at school and was terribly upset as he got on the bus. She told him that if he […]
Baby Girl Eryale
I knew when Eryale was about a year old she wasn’t like most kids her age. She liked to play alone and wasn’t trying to talk. I was told to wait until she turns two to see what she was doing. When that time came she still was talking so her doctor recommended therapy. She […]
My son loves Disney
My son, John, was diagnosed with Autism at age 2 1/2 years old. They told us he was severely Autistic. We were sad and scared for his future. John was non verbal until about 4 years old, then he started repeating phrases from Disney movies. We call it video talk. He has memorized every date […]
Learning to Understand Patience
My son was diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder in December 2016. He did not have the symptoms of a baby with SPD . It wasn’t until about 9 months we noticed he wasn’t eating solid foods or clapping. By his 12 month doctor visit he wasn’t answering his name or giving eye contact. His doctor […]
Our little Destinee
August 14, 2013 we gave birth to a beautiful amazing little girl. She was our fourth child, but she was our only girl. Destinee was diagnosed at 13 months and she showed a very significant developmental delay. My husband and I were very heartbroken not knowing what was going to happen next, but we found […]
Go Shunnar!
I am a mother of a two Special Need Children one with ADHD and on with autism. I don’t regret being a Mom of children with special needs. I am very flexible and at time very overwhelmed, there is a lot of appointments and patience. I research a lot, and I have found a lot […]