When Mom Crosses the Finish Line
When Mom Crosses the Finish Line Raising a child with autism is very much like running a marathon. However, participation in my particular 26.2-mile event required even more endurance than...
Proud Moments
Proud Moments: Matthew’s Endless Possibilities
Matthew’s Endless Possibilities As I drove with my son, Matthew… for the first time, he was the driver and I was his passenger (what an ironic metaphor for our journey)....
Proud Moments: Vibe’s Accomplishments
Vibe’s Accomplishments My Son Vaibhav… Every turn, when people said he couldn’t, he said, “ YES, I CAN. WATCH ME”! Listen and find out more about the great accomplishments...
More Than Friends: Sammy Callari and Parker Seward
Our Proud Moment this issue is from Sammy Callari. Sammy is a personal trainer in Naples, Fl., who has been working with a young man named Parker Seward. Sammy explains...
Proud Moments: Sammy and Parker
More than friends Sammy and Parker Parker has had such an impact on me… My name is Sammy Callari. I am a personal trainer in Naples, Florida. I have had...
Sharing “I CAN!” Attitudes: Jada
Sisterly Support Jada is a stroke survivor with low muscle tone, significant developmental delays & visual impairment. In this photo, Jada was a fairly new walker and we didn’t know...
Real Moms Share: Joshua’s Success Story
Joshua’s Success Story: The Words I Didn’t Want To Hear Some times, I am still stunned where he is in life. I watched as Joshua opened up his recent book...
Michael Lincoln-McCreight
Michael Lincoln-McCreight Have you ever heard of Supported Decision Making? Attorney Amanda Heystek (Director of Systems Reform Disability Rights Florida) was kind enough to explain in greater detail what it...
Hewitt’s Heroes
Hewitt’s Heroes As a young child, our son, Christian Jack-Douglas Bennett, always loved fire trucks and going to the fire station with his daddy. So, as he grew into an...
Sharing “I CAN!” attitudes: Gigi & Matias
Proud Momma Moment My name is Angela Ramirez, and my daughter, Giovanni “Gigi” Ramirez, made last year’s (2012) Mother’s Day a very proud day. I had gone to visit her...
