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I am the proud parent of two children with an autism spectrum disorder. When my son reached the age to start little league we knew the mainstream little league would be a challenge for him to navigate and that is when we found our local Challenger League. Aidan was apprehensive (to say the least) when […]
One year ago we found out our son is on the Spectrum, one month after our second son was born. He has since had a full year in our local preschool program and has at least eight professionals on his team. Last winter was very tough in terms of having him be comfortable with his brother. […]
My son Joseph is 22 now. When he started high school he couldn’t take the noise in the hallways or the crowds. He had no friends but he loved gym class. His teacher Mr. Stango took him under his wing, made him his assistant in class and made him feel important. It made me proud […]
My son Joshua Bonilla is 17 yrs. old and he is my oldest child. His sister Denise Bonilla is 14 yrs. old. When Joshua was born he seems perfectly fine but at age two we noticed that his speech was delayed. He isolated himself and would not let me participate on his play. Joshua started […]
Taiga is 4 years old and has autism. It has been a challenge for him and his family; however he has made some amazing progress over the years. I have been his nanny for the past year and before that I was his teacher in preschool. When I first met Taiga I was immediately drawn to him. […]
My name is Shamarr Baldwin. I’m a case worker for the state of Connecticut and a small time documentary maker. I just completed a film about a 75-year-old woman who is raising her 37-year-old autistic son. The object of this documentary is to reveal not only her struggles to raise her son, but to go against what at […]
Ryan goes to church every Sunday with his parents and family, always sitting in the back with the adults. One Sunday the choir director approaches his parents and asks “how can we get Ryan involved”? So starts Ryan’s move to the front with the other kids in the youth choir, where he finds friends, acceptance […]
Eight year old Ryan gets a chance to see his favorite singer, Stevie Wonder, when a friend of his grandmother’ comes through with front row tickets. But it gets better as this friend takes time from his job after the show to get an autograph from Stevie Wonder himself, a prized possession to this day!
We are Girl Scout Troop 62086. We consider ourselves sisters to every girl scout with each one of us having her own individual voice. As a group, we celebrate our talents and support each others’ needs. This month, we celebrate our sister, Amanda, who is one of our most active and friendly scout members. While […]
A father takes his son every weekend to the mall to have some “father-son” time and learn about the world while hanging out. They begin stopping in “The Build a Bear” store and get to know one of the staff who greets them every visit. As the father relates, even though they never bought anything […]
