Judy Vorfeld’s Office Support Services

I’ve known Cathy for perhaps five years: we’re both on the board of Arizona Center for Disability Law. And we’re both on Facebook. Here’ a recent video of an interview with her.

By Christina Oens
I am a single mom of six kids, two of which have disabilities. We are applying for a seizure alert dog for Lilly Apryl Oens, age 20 months.
When she was about six months old, I noticed she was weak in her legs. As time went on and she started to crawl and pull [...]

By Trevor’s mother, Leanna
Trevor Davidsen began having seizures at the age of four months, and by the age of three had very pronounced developmental delays. Shortly after his third birthday, he was diagnosed with Autism.
In the intervening years, we have undergone testing, training, failed attempts at controlling the seizures through medication, heartbreak, joy, and all [...]

By Tina Wilder
Our son, Nicholas Wilder, is five years old. He was born with Down syndrome. At age three, he was given a dual diagnosis of Down syndrome and Autism.
While he is able to walk and loves to climb, he is not able to talk. He cannot yet do many things a typical five-year-old [...]

This message from my friend Donnie Kanter Winokur:
About.com (a New York Times Company) has chosen our new book, Nuzzle - love between a boy and his service dog, about Chancer and Iyal, as one of the finalists in this year’s Award for Favorite New Special Needs Children’s Book. Please help us move our issue forward [...]

By Cameron & Jeremy’s mother
Cameron and Jeremy are very close in age. When they were adopted, I was unsure to what extent their prenatal drug exposure would affect their lives. As the years pass, their difficulties are being revealed!
Due to the drug exposure, both boys suffered brain damage. Cameron was diagnosed with Sensory [...]

Monday morning, my brother, David Crook, friend Martha Retallick, and I, went to the Phoenix Zoo. We had a wonderful time.
Retallick recently published a book, Bike-tography. “When I was in my early twenties,” she says, “I set the goal of bicycling through all 50 of the United States. I accomplished this over a twelve-year period, [...]

The four youngest Wynkoop children have DOWN SYNDROME. They are a joy and a challenge! They live with many medical needs.
In addition, Ella has classic non-verbal AUTISM and Joel is also on the spectrum. It’s become hard for the family to go out because they never know how long Ella will hold a hand [...]