By Denise Smith
Leanna Michelle Smith was nine months old at the time we found out there was something going on, but we did not know she was autistic until two years of age. She is now eight years old.
She also has mental retardation, and school is a serious problem because, among other things, she has [...]
by Jeannie Cornett
Ryan Thomas Cornett, was born 12/9/02. He was a fussy baby (we called him “Cryin’ Ryan” jokingly) who came home after a normal vaginal delivery with a murmur that we were told was a mild PDA (patent ductus arteriosis), something to follow up with in a month.
Since I was breastfeeding, the pediatrician kept [...]
By Sherri Mendez
Marilyn Rose Mendez was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder when she turned four. From age two on, she began changing, avoiding eye contact, being overly hyper, and not crying out when she hurt herself by accident.
Taking Marilyn on a simple trip to the store has become difficult for us while we are with [...]
Allison Krupp is 4 years old. She is the middle of 3 girls. Her sisters Emma 6 and Chloe 3 think the world of her!
Ally was a very happy, laid back baby, but it was obvious something was wrong early on. She began having seizures at 8 months, but it wasn’t till she was 21 [...]
By Cameron’s mother, Lauren Webb
Cameron Lee Quinn is eight years old, and was slow to develop his milestones when he was a baby. No one seemed to think it was anything serious. He started First Steps therapy program when he was 11 months.
It wasn’t until he was two-and-a-half that we realized he was having [...]
By Corrina’s mother
Our fifteen-year-old daughter is named Jahayra Corrina Carlos, but she goes by her middle name, Corrina.
Corrina was a fine and healthy young girl, got good grades in school, and her teachers enjoyed having her around. I did notice when she was a toddler that she walked late. She also didn’t speak, so when [...]
By Massimo Nardi via his parents
Hi! My name is Massimo Nardi. I am 4 years old. When I was eight months old I began having a serious form of seizures called Infantile Spasms. I went through two very painful rounds of treatment in order to stop these from continuing because if we couldn’t control them [...]
These are some of the people I work with and for as a board member. Last year I sat next to Staff Advocate Donna Powers for a lengthy seminar. She’s an amazing woman. She’s extremely savvy, very knowledgeable in some areas in which I work, and has incredible energy. And working with Peri Jude Radecic [...]
