Vinay D’Souza Integrated Living Opportunities Register to Ride Vinay D’Souza’s Success Story: Sharing the Whole Life Model Vinay and his brother Vijay researched apartment developments in the DC area and put Vinay’s name in a lottery to try to get an affordable housing unit. His Christmas present was finding out he won the lottery and…
Rachel Goldschmidt Integrated Living Opportunities Register to Ride Rachel Goldschmidt’s Success Story: ILO Helps Support the Whole Life Model When it comes to the trials and tribulations of moving into adulthood, ILO self-advocates are as normal as any other young adults. There is usually no glorious “Hallelujah,” just a series of small steps that can…
Gregory Shaw Integrated Living Opportunities Register to Ride Gregory Shaw’s Success Story: Progress Through ILO’s Community Based Network of Support Gregory is a happy and enthusiastic young man with Type 1 diabetes, intellectual disabilities, and a severe speech and language disability. He had been working on improving some life skills that would help him live…
Febo Family The Flying Point Foundation for Autism Register to Ride Camp Flying Point has become a summer staple for my family in the last few years. Originally introduced to the 8-day program through our affiliation with East End Disability Associates, the experience has become an irreplaceable part of the lives of both my children. …
Eileen Mother The Flying Point Foundation for Autism Register to Ride My children have attended many Flying Point Foundation events. They were well cared for and provided with interesting outings such as the Aquarium, mini golf, gymnastics and a family sail/surf day. It’s not easy to take a child with autism out into the community.…
Deborah Lukasik Camper – Camp Flying Point The Flying Point Foundation for Autism Register to Ride In addition to being certified in art, I have a master’s in special education, specializing in serving individuals with autism. The very first year of camp, I was the visual arts specialist. I couldn’t believe my good…
Jack Crossroads School Register to Ride Jack started attending Crossroads School in 2003, when he was just 5 years old. He has reached many milestones during his 16 years at Crossroads, but his mother views his recent trips to the dentist office as his biggest accomplishments. Crossroads School’s Medical Desensitization Program helped Jack develop patience…
Ben Jenga Crossroads School Register to Ride Ben started at Crossroads in 2017 and enjoys playing games with his friends during social skills groups at school, as well as at home during family game time. The Speech Department at Crossroads created language boards for students to practice communication while playing their favorite games, such as…
Valentino Crossroads School Register to Ride Valentino enrolled as a student at Crossroads School in March, 2018 and quickly started making progress towards his goals. Every day, he practices following a schedule using the application Choiceworks. Following a schedule is an important skill to promote independence for all students, especially those with autism and other…
ChristopherClient Family to Family Network Register to Ride Christopher’s mom bought him a bike for Christmas when he was in second grade. He jumped on it and immediately started riding! Today Chris enjoys working at Walgreens and at Aspire Accessories and his family contributes his success to the knowledge and support they gained at Family…