December, 2008

With with millions of acres of pure woods, Riley’s life is at risk

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

From mother, Maggie Van Vliet: Our son Riley is the coolest little boy and he deserves to be the free spirit he so desires to be. Riley lives with Autism Spectrum Disorder, GERD, and a bleeding disorder. He is five years old and has a twin sister, Brooke, and a little sister Lindsay. Riley [...]

Asperger’s devastates Riley O’Neil

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Riley O’Neil is an eight-year-old girl with Asperger’s (a form of autism). She is a bright, sweet, lovable child who has a lot of anxiety. She often becomes overwhelmed and melts down, causing social isolation and much self loathing after the fact.
Riley is extremely hard on herself, expecting to automatically know things instead of gradually [...]