Stories of Hope

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 […]

     Jay and Jan noticed around 18 months of age that Tyler was different from the other children that were at the mother’s group that Jan attended. He had about a dozen words in his vocabulary and did a lot of lip-reading to understand what they were saying to him. After a while, Tyler must have […]

Inspiration behind Washington Autism Alliance & Advocacy

Young people with ASD who completed program achieved employment at 87 percent A Virginia Commonwealth University study¹ shows intensive job training benefits youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), one of the most challenging disabilities in the world where only 20 percent find employment. Published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, the study demonstrates that nine […]

If you have autism or you care for a person with autism, we recommend making and carrying an emergency ID card.

“I honestly didn’t think the progress would be made in time for my children to benefit from it. But it has.” It was not long after Eric’s 15-month checkup that Amanda and James Loaris began to notice that their son was showing signs of being a “late talker”—an early lack of speech development that is […]