Assistance Dog Needed to Help Emily Manage Disabilities
Emily Lowe suffers from multiple disabilities ranging from autism, mental retardation, frontal lobe disorder, to sensory overload. And she often acts out by having temper tantrums and throwing herself to the floor.
She is a sad little girl who has trouble keeping in tune with the world around her. It took us some time to find out that her brain was misfiring every two minutes.
Emily is an active 10-year-old girl who adores animals. However, she does not talk to many people, and will not make eye contact with people. She has generalized anxiety disorder when upset or overwhelmed, she lacks social skills, becomes easily frustrated, has meltdowns, and tries to hurt herself by pulling her hair, slapping herself, biting, and tearing off her clothes.
Unaware of danger, she couldn’t tell you whether something is hot or cold. She would not be able to cross a street by herself. And she would never be able to call 911. She seems at time to be living in her own little shell and needs a best friend.
She has a sister who is 13 and is sometime overwhelmed because of Emily’s disabilities. That’s true of Mom and Dad as well, but we all love and support her. We the family made a communication breakthrough when we truly realized that there is a normal girl inside this special mind who just can’t get out in typical ways.
Now we are asking for help in getting Emily a best friend to go everywhere she goes. We hope to turn her frown upside down. There are so many ways a 4 Paws for Ability Assistance Dog will help Emily that it’s difficult to know where to begin!
We are fundraising for that special dog. All donations you make are to be designated in honor of Emily Lowe and are to be made to 4 Paws for Ability. And since 4 Paws is a nonprofit agency, your donations are tax free.
Note: I highly endorse 4 Paws for Ability as a source for extremely well-trained service dogs. The organization is sound and its goals exceptional. Judy Vorfeld.