Special Artisan and Crafter Adam Flasterstein
Adam Flasterstein Age: 26 Disorder: Autism/Intellectual disability Style of Art: Shell painting As told to us by his mom, Elaine Adam Flasterstein, 26, is a multi-media artist. He uses collected...
Advocating
Special Artisan and Crafter Kodie Smith
Kodie Smith Age: 22 Disorder: Duplication of Chromosome 16p.11.2 -12 Style of Art: Multi-Media As told to us by her mom, Kristy Kodie Smith, 22, is a multi-media artist. She...
Special Artisan and Crafter Lila Morrow
Lila Morrow Age: 7 Disorder: Down syndrome Style of Art: beading – ID lanyards As told to us by her mom, Lainey Lila Morrow Lila, our youngest crafter at seven...
Special Artisan and Crafter Austin Bruder
Austin Bruder Age: 14 Disability/Disorder: Dysgraphia and ADHD Style of Art: Woodworking As told to us by his mom, Lynn Austin Bruder, 14, is very much into woodworking. He learned...
Mikey’s Wish: Hard Work Makes a Wish Come True!
Hard work makes a wish come true! I am Mikey, I’m 19, and I live in a village just outside Birmingham, England in the UK. I live with a diagnosis...
The Day I Found Out….
Hello my amazing parents. It’s me, a young adult who managed to make it out on the other side of early intervention and what felt like a lifetime of special...
Advocacy: What Does That Word Mean to You?
The word “Advocacy” can mean a lot of different things to different people, however, Advocacy, by definition, is any action that speaks in favor of, recommends, argues for a cause,...
Applying for SSI Benefits for a Child With Special Needs
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) If you are the parent of a child with special needs, you will know how much added cost your family experiences, from therapy, medical bills, house...
Lifting Others: Julie Hornok
Meet our first mom, Julie Hornok, Founder of United in Autism, award winning author, and most importantly, a Mom to her daughter, Lizzie. When her daughter was diagnosed with autism,...
Lifting Others: Kate Swenson
Meet Kate Swenson who started the blog, Finding Cooper’s Voice, after her son, Cooper, was diagnosed with non-verbal autism. As she began to share her life, she discovered that she...
