Last May, Kyle Daggett died. I never got to meet him, but he was the beloved cousin of my friend and colleague, Jennifer Muench. Her descriptions of Kyle brought him to life. Later, I sent a small donation to the nonprofit Kyle’s parents founded. Here’s what his mother wrote to me:
…Our commitment is to [...]
I thought The Blue Sweater would be a long read, but surprised myself by reading it much as I do a novel. I read of a young woman who dared to introduce new ideas to complete strangers culturally, geographically, and politically, because she believed that those ideas, implemented, would empower women and families and regions [...]
The Google Photography Prize is a global competition for students to create themes for iGoogle. Run in collaboration with the Saatchi Gallery London, the Google Photography Prize is open to students across the world.
Enter your portfolio of five digital photos that together will make up the iGoogle theme.
* The shortlist: 36 [...]
Andrew Johnson is a non-verbal six-year-old with autism. He was born with a left sided arachnoid cyst. He attends our local public elementary school. With the assistance of a device called Dynavox, he is able to spend one quarter of his school day in a typical kindergarten classroom.
He is very smart, however he doesn’t have [...]
Cassandra or Cassie to her family is a beautiful three-month-old girl. Unknown as to exactly what occurred, Cassie went into distress and suffered trauma at birth. Cassie spent the first two weeks of her life on a ventilator, and the next four as well in Children’s Hospital in Little Rock. Upon leaving the hospital, [...]
Written by Marvel McAmmond
Didsbury, Alberta, Canada – May 5, 2009 Seven-year-old Dawsyn Harke of Didsbury, Alberta has a rare form of Epilepsy called Dravet’s Syndrome. The seizures Dawsyn endures, often many per day, have caused a variety of developmental delays that make her life challenging. Dawsyn has very little awareness of personal safety. She [...]
Hi. My name is Zachary Findall. I am a warm-hearted typical active 6-year-old boy who enjoys swimming, drawing, and playing trains with my two little brothers. The difference between my peers and myself is that I am extremely sensitive to loud sounds, sights, and touch.
If I’m out in public when one of these meltdowns [...]
No offense to cat lovers out there, but this Russellville Family needs some help that only a furry canine can fulfill, and they need YOUR help also!
Jason and Dea Shatterly of Russellville, are raising funds for 4 Paws for Ability in honor of their son Matthew to qualify to receive an Autism [...]
It has been quite the roller coaster ride for the Bondarewicz family. Logan was born in October 2002 and has been misdiagnosed from the most basic to the more complex situations.
Logan has been seeing some kind of doctor or therapist on a weekly basis his entire life. At 10 months of age Logan [...]
Written by Patty Sorrell
Thank you for visiting the 4PawsForAbility website. The children and parents on this site are wonderful and we thank you for considering a donation to this worthy cause.
My son, Woody was diagnosed on the autism spectrum at the age of 2. Until then, Woody had been developing typically. He would [...]
