Stories of Hope

Today Chloe is a happy, enthusiastic second grader who enjoys art, play dates with friends, and going to school, thanks to one determined momma who refused to give up. Chloe was diagnosed with autism at age 3. Her mom Amy says by 2 years old, they noticed that Chloe was having difficulty communicating compared to […]

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 […]

Our family moved to Tacoma, Washington, in the summer of 2007.  It was soon after our move that our son, Bode, started showing certain signs that were worrisome.  He was tiptoe walking, lining toys up and not sharing them, and he also lost eye contact.  The few words he had learned early on just vanished.  He […]

The long term benefits of insurance appeals;  In 2005, my daughter Angelina Irene was born. Her name means Little Angel. As new parents, we were fascinated with everything she did. We spent every moment gazing at her, completely in awe of how tiny her feet were, how blue her eyes were, how curly her hair […]

Story of Hope:  Arthur At 16 months, Arthur was not responding to his name, making eye contact, sharing his attention with us or following simple directions.  He lined up toys with mathematical precision, flipped through books at lightning speed, had an unusually long attention span for letters and numbers, and seemed disconnected from the world […]