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…
Vaughn Celebrate the Children Register to Ride “My son Vaughn is a delightful and sometimes strange, 18-year-old on the autism spectrum… he is also the light of my life. Although he is just now learning to communicate better, interact appropriately with peers, and control his impulses, I still learn something from him every day. I…
Josephine Celebrate the Children Register to Ride “Our 10-year-old daughter, Josephine, started at Celebrate the Children in March of 2018. We were so nervous about starting a new school, especially after being in the same school for 6 years. However, from the moment we took our first tour of CTC, our nervous were quickly replaced…
Maddy Blakeslee Client – Quest Autism Foundation Quest Autism Foundation Register to Ride Quest is a small growing community of autistic adults learning to work, live and grow independent. It provides guidance and training and job opportunities that gives meaning and purpose to this community. With my daughter Quest has helped develop her social interaction skills…
Riley Advocate – Achieve Kids Achieve Kids Register to Ride Riley has been at AchieveKids for a year and a half. When she first started she struggled with using her words to ask for things, express herself, and interact with her peers. She would resort to yelling, screaming, or physical aggression. This led to an inability…
AlbyAdvocate – Achieve Kids Achieve Kids Register to Ride When Alby first came to AchieveKids a little over a year ago at age nine, he had never spoken at school and his academic level was virtually unknown. He was anxious, often avoiding school or fading to the background. Alby was slipping through the cracks at public school…
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…
Ibby Client Family to Family Network Register to Ride Inclusion is very important to Ibby. Not just at school, but in his community. It’s also important for those around him (and all of us) to learn that having a disability doesn’t mean you are invisible, helpless, or belong in a separate place. Ibby is a Boy…
Michele Anastas Rider – Team Crossroads The Crossroads School Register to Ride Michele Anastas recently completed her first ever Bike to the Beach! It was a tough 100 miles full of hills and obstacles to overcome, but it was all worth-while to receive a certificate of participation from one of her former students, Alayna. Alayna is…