He is an intelligent smart loving son. He loves to play LEGO and Xbox. He is a blessing for us.

My son is 15 with autism, nonverbal and epilepsy.

His name is Aladdin , he is 10 months old , he was born with a rare disorder called te fistula and severe reflux . He spent 3 months in the Nicu at Winnie Palmer . He is a miracle baby . He is happy all the time, just a bundle of joy ! He loves to watch Disney jr and laugh.

Alexa loves farm animals. She like to make their sounds. Her favorite animal is a duck.

Alexis is an energetic 8 year old who has been diagnosed AD/HD with oppositional defiant disorder and dissociative identity disorder. She is believed to be on the spectrum, but we are still awaiting approval from medicaid for testing. She loves all things gaming and can tell you the flag by site of over 200 countries. She loves to draw and create graphic novels, but does not like to read so much. She is physically on track with children her age. She would be on track academically if her behavior would not interfere with her learning. Her mental state and emotional age is several years younger than her chronological age. On a good day she is a sweet child that plays well with the dogs and other children, but on a bad day is combative, destructive, foul mouthed, defiant and a threat to her own well being along with those around her. Alexis has lived in our home for roughly 15 months. Our plan is to adopt her once all legal issues have been finalized.

Alivia is a wonderful 23 year old lady. She loves her flag, music, and food. She attends Special Hearts Farm (ADT). She helps take care of animals on a farm. Alivia has been attending Discovery Church for about 4 years. She enjoys the 4&5 year old class.

She is a great kid, just has some trouble keeping her self under control. She loves school. She plays softball and does Cheer

Amaris is a sweet girl. She cares about people. She loves to play with her siblings and she loves babies.

Amelia was born with hydrocephalus, a cleft palate, Pierre Robin, and she is also deaf, but she has overcome all but the deafness. This has not stopped her from becoming a wonderful little girl. She loves to play with her siblings, cousin, and other kids her age.

Andrew has Autism and very limited verbal skills. He has a bright smile and is full of kindness. He attends Able Academy now, and will age out at 22 years.

Andrew does have occasional seizures and wears a helmet. He also has some sensory issues, and prefers a more calm environment. He loves numbers and music. Andrew can play the piano by ear. He also has a gift of writing numbers in any form. He is a pure joy and our gift from God.
Andrew also follows a special diet that we can accommodate.

ANGEL WAS BORN AT 27 WEEKS, 2 POUNDS 8 OZS AT BIRTH HAS HAD 9 VP SHUNT SURGERIES. ANGEL IS PARTIALLY BLIND. ALSO HAS CEREBRAL PALSY IN HER LEGS. SHE IS THE MOST LOVING & CARING YOUNG LADY I KNOW!

She amazes me every day!

Arianna struggles with comprehension in school and needs a lot of extra help to succeed. She is super loving and caring and adores her siblings!

Armani is a very loving child. He loves to have a lot of attention. He has a thing for dinosaurs. His favorite is the T-rex.

Axel is very shy. He’s not very social, but a very, very lovely boy.

Brandon is 24 years old, has an outgoing personality, and loves to participate in Special Olympics.

My daughter has a rare diagnosis, similar to Parkinson’s, as well as rare epilepsy, and on the ASD spectrum. She’s a happy kid who loves to encourage others and give back. Girls started online group, smiles for families for sick kids, where they do a lot of that. They help with Make a Wish and Give Kids the World when able. The trials have not made her bitter, such a loving person who teaches me daily what love truly looks like, and such simple faith.

Caleb is non-verbal, Autistic and has Down Syndrome. He has Celiac Disease and must not have any gluten foods during his time with your group. He does enjoy kicking or throwing a ball and playing with floppy objects like his hoop ribbons. He does use a iPad to communicate and his brothers do a great job with him to look after his needs. Caleb does wear a GPS tracking watch because he is a flight risk and will need 1:1 supervision to ensure he stays with the group and does not escape and wander away.

My daughter Camila is a great girl. She is super loving and caring and even when she needs help she prefers to help others instead. She always tries to make the people around her happy. She loves school even though she has struggled for so many years. She always is willing to keep trying and learning new things everyday, even if is something simple. I’m super proud of Camila and the young lady she is becoming. Also she is a great athlete from Osceola County Special Olympics (A GOLD MEDALIST) 😀 She loves music, her phone and youtube. She is a super outdoor lover and loves all sports.

Camilla is 4 years old, and she was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was 3 months. She is currently diagnosed with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome at 2 years old. She doesn’t walk, but she uses a wheelchair. She doesn’t communicate by language, but by eye contact and pointing. She is very smart, and she loves playing with her siblings, and dancing to music she knows. She knows who her siblings and mother and father are, and she makes eye contact to communicate with us. Her seizures sometimes are 15 to 20 a day. Sometimes we have to be in the hospital with her to control her seizures, but she’s so beautiful and smart. We love her so much! She’s such a trooper and we have faith she will overcome her condition.

Caroline is 7 years old and loves all things Disney. She is non verbal for the most part, she loves to sing disney songs. She has difficulties with new situations and will sometimes elope from unwanted tasks. Caroline loves to do arts and crafts projects. She is very smart so don’t let her fool you, she is capable of more than she leads you to believe. Caroline likes to be independent and not participate in group activities. She is a player for the second year in a row on the Unstoppables Baseball team.

Cattaleya Villanueva is already a VIP and I created her bio about a year ago I’m updating adding 2 of her siblings as VIPs

Celeste loves drawing and coloring,and water and jumping..she is so lovely and a Beautiful Girl of God

He is the most loveable adult there is in his classroom and wherever he goes to work through the blast program they people love him. He has a very kind soul. He loves people that are happy and his favorite thing to do is to read to the children in the day care at his school. He is a very giving child and very smart when it comes to electronics.

Christian, goes by his middle name, “Jacob,” and is the most loveable, cuddle bunny. Jacob loves to be outdoors on the trampoline or slide. He loves music and bath time. Jacob is so very loved!

Chris has a good heart and is very loving. He loves swimming and cats. He enjoys doing things with his family. He likes to build Legos and likes to play Mine Craft.

Colin was diagnosed with CMT (Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease) at age 5. This is a progressive/degenerative neuromuscular disease. It causes him daily pain in his feet & hands. He was diagnosed with hEDS at age 7. Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome is a connective tissue disease. It also causes daily pain. He is very bendy (hypermobile) and can dislocate his bones easily. It has also affected his heart (enlarged aortic root & ST junction). Not listed on his 504 are his other diagnoses of Crohn’s disease. Diagnosed at age 9. This causes him daily pain (abdominal). He also has EoE (eosinophilic esophagitis) which causes him to aspirate/choke on foods. He also has a primary immune deficiency, but we are currently trying to figure out what type! Overall he is a happy kid who has a lot of pain! He does well in school and can’t wait to go back to in-person learning! He loves football (particularly the Tampa Bay Bucs). He loves his dog, Scrappy more than anything in the world! More than anything, he wants to be a normal kid.

So loving, and always caring about others. She loves NorthBridge Axis youth group, art, crafts, and playing outside with friends & family. I’m very blessed to be her Mom!

Dakota is our sassy spunky 3 year old

YAIR is a lovely smart guy that fills our life with joy and love. He loves to read and sing. Sometimes he is not able to communicate well with others, but in this process we all learned how to best meet his necessities and understand most of his behavior. YAIR born on January 7 of 2013, he was diagnosed with Autism at 18 months and from there we started our journey. He knows his alphabet, numbers, shapes and colors before he was able to say “Mami” or “Papi”. He was able to read and also match words with pictures, amazing!!! He also learned the alphabet in Russian and French (why? not clue) He start getting at home services of Speech, Ocupational, ABA and much more therapies since 18 months. He had a great team that never give up and help him a lot. He finished with the services at 3 years old, and it was time for him to start school. He was getting special education services at school but only 2 hrs a day. Then at 4 year old he was diagnosed with ADHD, and I changed him to another type of Daycare program where he also get Special education service, more one to one and it was a fullday program, in less than 3 months he start talking more and clearly, sometimes more with the echolalia, but it was a great improvement at that DAYCARE. Sept 2018 he start Kindergarten and he was accepted in one of the Magnet Schools (NASA EXPLORER SCHOOL). He is doing a lot better now at school, interacting and talking more, I am very proud of him.

David is a wonderful son. He suffers from asthma, severe narcolepsy and cataplexy which cause him to have depression and anxiety with occasional panic attacks. I currently homeschool David because he cannot follow a routine and has difficulty focusing. He is currently using psychiatric medications to control his anxiety and depression and asthma medication. However, he does not tolerate Ritalin or Adderall given to him for narcolepsy and his insurance will not cover narcolepsy specific medications until he is 18. David loves traveling, his pet cats, woodworking and playing video games. He hopes to be a car mechanic and woodworker and own his own garage one day.

Drew loves puzzles and Disney movies. He loves to swing. He also loves to eat. He does have some food alergies. We will bring his food.

Edgardo Torres Jr is a happy 8 year old with autism spectrum. He loves to play with legos and puzzles.

He is loving, respectful and very observing!!

We call her Noa. Noa loves music and books. She is learning Korean and English. She currently loves getting piggyback rides.

My son is a fun loving little boy who love’s singing and dancing. He has ADHD goes to Beyond Therapy for occupational therapy lack of coordination, oppositional defiant behavior, slow processing in school and has also anxiety. Elijah is now in first grade

Elijah is high functioning. He loves music, dancing and singing. He loves to laugh and make people laugh. When he gets overwhelmed or excited he skips and clinches his fists to his mouth. He is an all around loving boy.

Elle is a social girl with Down Syndrome. She loves swimming, dancing, singing, playing tennis and taking care of her many baby dolls. She is fully included in her kindergarten class, and is excited to start summer break with camps, beach outings, swimming, and spending more time with friends.

He is such an amazing little boy with a lot of energy. He is currently in therapy due to being non verbal.

Ethan loves Toy Story, PJ Mask and is very loving. He is Pre-verbal with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and GDD.

There is not enough love in the world compared to the amount of love that is in Ethan’s heart. He knows nothing but pure joy. And he does his best to share that love and joy with everyone he comes in contact with. And as much love as he has in him, he is that much more tenacious. He will not let anything get in his way or stop him from achieving what he has set his mind to do. He is definitely my sweet-tart of a 2 year old and he is amazing!

Faith-Christina is a Sophomore in college at Valencia. She loves to study hard, doing her cardio workouts, and driving her car. She works part-time at Chick Fil A. She has an online business, www.imperfectcreations.net
She makes and donates baby blankets to the Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida and the Down Syndrome Foundation of Florida. She makes all kinds of quilted items, from quilts to placemats and embroidered items too. Her major in college is American Sign Language. She is studying to be an interpreter.

Garrett just turned seven. Garrett has CP. He’s a sweet little dude!

My daughter Hazel has autism and speech delays among alot more.

Heidi is outgoing and friendly. Need encouraging to try new things.

Henniel es un niño alto rendimiento, pero su condición afectó su área social el no habla en oraciones completas . Recibe terapias de habla , comportamiento y ocupacional y es un niño muy alegre y amoroso

Hudson was born four weeks premature at North Central Baptist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Two days prior to his birth, I received a phone call from an agency called Special Angels. The previously selected adoptive couple had backed out when the ultrasound showed hydrocephalus and other possible medical complications. The birth mother saw my profile and said she just knew I was the one to give her son the best life, filled with love and joy. I hopped on a plane, took an extended leave of absence from work, and our journey together began.

Hudson was in the NICU for 40 days. He was given an EEG and a head ultrasound immediately where they found out that he not only had hydrocephalus, but also Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum, septo optic dysplasia, ventriculomagaly, arachnoid cysts, and fetal retinal vasculature. Additionally, he needed a Gtube, as a swallow study indicated he was silently aspirating when eating. The neurologist also began multiple medications to control his seizures. Finally after going 48 hours without any “events” (desats or seizures), he passed his car seat test, and we were on the road, headed home to sunny Florida. Now, as an aside, Hudson had to be suctioned either down his nose or throat regularly in the NICU to clear secretions, so he wouldn’t aspirate or become cyanotic or stop breathing from a mucus plug. Let me mention, I also took the CPR class multiple times. However, a bulb syringe (which is what I was sent home with) does not reach the back of the throat, and one cannot perform CPR to get rid of a mucus plug. Needless to say, Hudson stopped breathing multiple times a day or would have shortness of breath because his throat was blocked and he could not cough yet.

Once home in Florida, it was a steep learning curve. We did not have a suction machine or a pulse ox or nursing. After going to the local ER multiple times in two weeks for suctioning and seizures, the ER doctor sent us to Pensacola Children’s Hospital and told me not to come home until everything was in place. It took 6 months to establish nursing. In the interim, I slept (if one can call it that) with my hand on Hudson’s chest to make sure he was breathing and not seizing.

Hudson spent his first two years inpatient every month or every other month for seizures. EEGs, MRIs, labs, new medications… He had his VP shunt surgery in July of 2015, and his adenoids out and hernia repairs in December of 2016. During this time, he also received in home physical and occupational therapies and feeding therapy at the hospital. He was also diagnosed with cerebral palsy and global delays and Lennox Gestaut Syndrome (refractory epilepsy).

At 18 month, Hudson entered the epidiolex study and was 8 months seizure free. He has never experienced such a reprieve again, as at baseline he has 5-10 seizures a day and is on 4 antiepileptic medications plus a rescue medication. Every few months, growth spurts or the end of the drug’s honeymoon period would mean another hospital stay, and still does, but fortunately now he is much stronger and I am much more experienced and our relationship with his epileptologist allows us to do most, not all, medication changes at home until an inpatient visit is unavoidable.

Hudson started prek at the age of 3 at our local elementary school. It became quite apparent they did not have any experience with children as medically complicated as Hudson. It also became clear that his therapists were also unable to provide the equipment or treatments he required. So, after much research, we relocated to Seminole, Florida, where they have multiple opportunities for special needs schooling, activities, therapies, sports, equipment and more. Hudson has therapy 5 days a week and now uses an eye gaze to communicate. He is getting stronger every day. The child who took two years to hold his head upright and 4 years to give a hug is now able to take steps in a gait trainer, peddle an adaptive tricycle, and sit unassisted for a short period of time. He works so hard and is always so happy. At therapy they call him “put me back in coach” because after seizures he’ll give a thumbs up immediately that he’s ready to work again after being told it’s okay to take a few minutes to recover. He is now a part of a buddy baseball team and an eye gaze group with 3 other boys. Even during this pandemic, he’s been able to experience new adventures and continues to make progress.

Hudson is a miracle in every aspect. He brings light and love to everyone’s lives. His smile is like no other and his laughter is contagious.

Ilan was hit by a car when he was 7. Was not expected to live. When he survived the night we were told he would remain in a vegetative state the rest of his life. He now plays baseball, bowls, does Thai Kwon Do and loves life. He serves at church and is an inspiration to me.

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My son has Sensory processing disorder He is a very smart boy that understands but it takes time for him to respond. He loves Disney cars. Isaiah is very sensitive to texture foods such as fruits -strawberries, mango etc …. he is taking speech, OT, physical therapy. He has come a long way since he has started last year.

My son is very intelligent, and he has advanced classes, but has problems making friends because of his conditions, OCD, and a little Autism. He started therapy at 4 years old until now. He doesn’t like noise, and is afraid of germs and bacteria. He also doesn’t like bad words and actions, or people breaking the rules. He has a little dog named Rusty, who he considers to be his brother. I speak Spanish, but his first language is English. He was born in the Dominican Republic and came here at 1 years and 7 months. He lives with me and his brother.

Jaaziel is very active and loves running around.

El es un niño tranquilo..le gustan muchos las cartas de Pokémon y cosas de dibujar y cosas electrónicas como aviones o algo asi

Janiell is my special baby , he is a very avtive little boy, he loves playing with cars. he likes to go to parks.

Javian is a happy child, who tries so hard to keep up with his older siblings. He loves Mickey Mouse.

Jeanette loves the annual Nathaniel’s Hope event!

My son Jes

Joaquin is a very happy boy loves to sing, see other people laugh, loves to swim and run, his verbal language is very little but he does everything possible to know what he wants

He is curious, funny and very smart.

Jordan is 7 years old, and has a condition called Pitt Hopkins Syndrome. He is non-verbal, and doesn’t walk, but he is a really happy, lovely boy. He loves music, coloring, and his family.

Joshua is a sweet boy with a big heart. He has been diagnosed with ADHD and General Anxiety disorder.

Joshua is a sweet caring little boy who loves laughter and anything that lights up. His smile can brighten anyone’s day. He loves fire trucks, Monster’s University, and Arlo from The Good Dinosaur.

He loves video games and anything adrenaline oriented. He likes to play paintball and go swimming. He has a crazy imagination. Loves to haveh is dog, Angel, close by at night. She tolerates his hugs of love. He has amazing talents in the arts of drawing and impersonating different accents. He’s a hoot!

He loves paint

Kenny is 17 years old, and he is a senior this year. He loves making YouTube videos. He has two wishes in life-one is that he will get a play button from YouTube, where he has his own channel. He unboxes Monster Jam trucks- he has over 489 of them! His second wish is to work with Monster Jam.

Kristina is 6 years old now. She was first diagnosed with delays and autism when she was 2 and a half years old. She is being homeschooled for kindergarden this year and we are trying to get her into a private school next school semester. She is on the Gardiner scholarship. Kristina was adopted when she was 3 years old and we have had her since she was 2 days old. We have 2 foster children one is special needs also but we are still trying to get him diagnosed. He does have an IEP’

KYLEN IS A NON-VERBAL AUTISM CHILD. HE IS VERY SHY BUT SWEET AND GENTLE. HE COMUNICATES WITH GESTURES, NOISES OR THROUGH HIS SPECIAL DEVICE. HE LOVED TO DO ART, PUZZLES, PLAY WITH BLOCKS AND PLAY OUTSIDE.

Active, Smart, Sweet, Caring, Strong Willed.. Liam participates in Miss Florida Sunshine Prince/Protégé program. He loves marine biology, and is in the gifted program, but also EBD classroom.

He is an extremely affectionate child.

He has a love for all animals, lions are his favorite! He love snuggles and big hugs.

Lorenzo is a caring, loving boy. He loves trying to help people. He enjoys playing sports, Pokemon, and watching anime. His smile will brighten a building & his laugh is more then infectious.

Lukas always has a song to sing and loves movies. He enjoys pretending to be characters from his favorite movies and dancing. He’s very good at gymnastics and soccer.

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Marshall is very musical and sings in perfect pitch. He also spontaeously harmonizes when singing along with others or recorded songs. He is very charismatic and can befriend anyone. He especially loves smaller children and is very kind, loving and helpful with all people.

Mason is a fun-loving, happy little boy who happens to have ASD, ADHD, SPD & Microcephaly. He loves anything space related, and making sure we see all the rocket launches. He is an animal lover.

Matthew is a fun, sweet, & caring 3 year old boy. He loves his big brother, Thomas, and loves hugs, his mommy, & Mario from Super Nintendo. He had the biggest connection to his Pa that he lost on 4/3/2020, but it hasn’t stopped him. He loves to draw and make others laugh. His laugh is contagious and his unique and spontaneous personality keeps his family persevering forward, and looking forward to the young little man he is becoming.

Matthew is a very social young man, who loves to have fun with friends. He is normally working his dream job with Disney, but he is unfortunately currently laid off due to the pandemic, and waiting to be called back.

Matty has a joyful, fun loving, and energetic spirit. He loves his family, making new friends, lots of hugs, playing outside and DINOSAURS!!

She is the sweetest and most honest girl I know. Tries to help others more than herself. She is funny, makes me laugh. But she is also sentimental.

She is the sweetest and most honest girl I know. Tries to help others more than herself. She is funny, makes me laugh. But she is also sentimental.

At 2 weeks old my son caught a few viruses from his big sister that caused him to go into respiratory failure. He spent 3 months in the hospital and 5 weeks in PICU on a ventilator. He later experienced complications with aspirating while eating and had to undergo surgery to have a G-Tube placed. It has been an up and down ride with his respiratory issues, repeated hospital stays, oxygen, high flow air, CPT vest, but he is 1 years old and will be 2 January and I am truly Blessed that he is prospering well with his therapies. He is such a energetic positive soul… Everyone loves him!

Loves superheroes, swings, video games and dancing.

My little angel is my wonder baby. Nathaniel is 3 years old, non-verbal but very sweet, energetic and intelligent. He is incredibly smart and happy. He is also very sociable and loves dancing and music.

Nehemiah is a true gem, never a dull moment in his presence. Neyo loves basketball whatever is round he is making a shot. Nehemiah loves his older brother, they are glued to the hip. Lets not forget about our love of dancing. He is a daily bundle of joy to have.

He is a special little boy and itÂ’s my live miracle. He born with a congenital condition called hypotonic and then he was diagnosed with ADHD but no matter what he always try to do the best, and give love for other people.

Nicoya is very outgoing and a free spirit. She is a lovable individual and she makes even the grumpiest person smile. Her passion in dancing and singing. She overly loves dogs and her brothers. Nicoya is very unique, she will always have you on your toes.

He is a happy boy with a lot of energy and love!

Noreliz Is A sweet Girl, Friendly And Lovely Princess. . .

Perla is a very sweet, brave and happy girl. She has a charming personality that teaches us something new every day, and every day with her is an adventure.

Sweet 5 year old with Down Syndrome, loves his baby brother and his friends from school. He loves to swim, play instruments, and play outside. He is very communicative and interested in exploring new things 🙂

Richard is caring and loving, and loves basketball, wrestling, and loves his family. He loves to be very helpful to others, loves to cook, and has such a big heart. He loves God and church.

Roan is a very bright little boy. He is filled with joy and loves people. Everywhere we go people comment on his beautiful smile.

Samantha also known as Hosanna is a wonderful, loving, creative child who loves animals and one day wants to help and work with animals. Samantha is a great help with her baby brother and cleaning around the house. She is a great organizer.

Thaddeus has the most beautiful smile that warms your heart. His sweet easy going disposition makes him a pleasure to be around. He loves cars, being outside and playing with sisters. He is also very independent and adventurous.

Timothy is a sweet and energetic child, who loves his friends and family! Always smiling and willing to help out – his Mom loves him so!

Victor is just a fun loving boy! He has a smile that steals the room

Wesley loves to sing and dance. He has a big heart and loves being around people.

He was born premature at 25weeks, has ADHD, also possibly autistic. Loves to play video games and play with cars. Loves pizza, chicken nuggets, and cheeseburgers

Xavier is a very sweet boy. He is diagnosed with ADHD, and a learning disability.

She was born with a severe hydrocephalus, also had bleeding from her brain when she was born. Due to her severe condition, suffered from seizures, but now she has been 10yrs free from them, when she was diagnosed with autism spectrum. She loves to read about yeaokuo.

Hes turning 2 now January He likes lights and things he can spin he likes spinning things things that have noise .

Zahra is in special education at Boone High school. She has autism spectrum and severe ADHD and Has an IEP… She is in chorus and active and friendly and artistic