By the time their son Braylon was nine months old, Carmen and Ordale were starting to suspect he wasn’t following along with typical developmental milestones. “It was very apparent there was something going on. He wasn’t sitting up or crawling. He screamed and cried. He would rock back and forth on the floor and stare […]

Where is the reset button?  Whenever I would think about my son, I would find myself asking this question. What a journey it has been with my son Marley, who has autism. On St. Patrick’s Day, he turned 12 and I spent the majority of the day in deep reflection over the last 12 years […]

Colton’s parents Dominica and Justin first thought something was different about their son when he started whispering at about 14 months old.  By 15 months, he didn't speak at all anymore and they were certain that he needed to be checked for autism. He was officially diagnosed at 2 years old and will be turning […]

Shortly after the murder of Trayvon Martin, John, a 26 year old young man with autism, was walking in a shopping center not far from RDIconnect. I have known John since he was 10 and at that age, although able to think about things, his expressive language was quirky. Sometimes he still expresses himself in […]