July

She is very very very joyful, loves to laugh alot, has such a child’s like playful heart. She is very very energetic. Loves to play w kids!!!!! She likes to dance n sing!!!! Draw pictures.

Alex is 16 and loves Thomas and Friends. He collects the minis and knows all the engines.

Angela has struggled since childhood with mental health disorders which have affected her in her family, school and community environment.

Arthur is learning to speak, as he doesn’t communicate very well right now. Arthur does not play with other children, and prefers to play alone. He likes the letters of the alphabet and numbers.

Ashlyn suffers from a mood disorder, and as a result has trouble maintaining friendships. Having a group to belong to will be a great benefit for her.

Bodie is a cuddle bug who loves to snack and play dance party. He came home to his forever family from Ukraine in late 2017!

He’s 9 years old and his name Brody. He has severe psoriasis, asthma ,PTSD, and anxiety. He likes Electronics , video games and action figures.

Curious, brilliant, amazing sense of humor, big heart, tons of energy, endless questions, big imagination, loves mathematics and animals

He is very active kid, he like sports a building thing, he love robots. When He control himself he can construct wonderful thing, but he need to learn calm and concentrate, because he easily distracted.

Chris is the oldest of four. He is a very smart and loving child.

My daughter is about to turn 13 years old and is full of life. She loves sports and her favorite super hero is Captain Marvel.

Damonee was born at 29 weeks. When he was born we spent 46 days in Aultman hospitals nicu unit. Our family was told on a July 30th that Damonee has PVL ( perventricular Leukomalacia ) I had no clue what it meant I was just told that if the bleeding from this went to or pass stage four he would have to get surgery. Damonee was then diagnosed with spastic Cerebal Palsy on 5/18/2019 Damonee is now in a therapy at Akron ChildrenÂ’s and help me grow. Damonee has trouble sitting up ,walking, and standing on his own.

Daniel loves video games, and is learning to program them. He hopes to one day own his own video game company. He also loves anime, manga and superheroes, particularly DC superheroes. He enjoys drawing his characters, as well. His favorite activities are visiting with friends: playing video games, visiting comic book stores, and discussing mutual interests.

Daniel is 12 years old and he is on the autism spectrum. He is verbal and very social! He loves to be with friends! He is wonderful and respectful!

Daniel was born with mosaic Down syndrome and attended special education classes throughout his Schooling. He worked in sheltered workshop settings in Oregon until moving to Ocala, FL. He loves to draw super heroes, watch movies and listen to music. He attends church regularly and loves the Lord.

Dean, also goes by his nickname of Dino. He is happy little boy who loves his family, especially his brother and sister, Vince and Gwen. He enjoys listening to music, loves dancing, but sometimes gets embarrassed if he sees others watching him. He also loves to look at books and be read books. His favorite characters and shows are Mickey Mouse, Snoopy, Peppa Pig and Toy Story. He really loves to play in water.

He is ten years old. Very sociable and friendly kid. His autism never has stopped him from getting his goals. He always leaves a mark in every one he meets.

Ellianie Marie Jimenez was born with some medical issues, and was in NICU the first 54 days of her life. I’m very thankful to have her home now.

Finan is the youngest of three siblings. He is a fun, loving, energetic boy who likes to play outdoors and swim. He enjoys reading books, coloring and watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Max and Ruby.

Gabriel was a micro preemie and suffered episodes of apnea for about a year after birth. He had developmental delays and has significant learning disabilities. He was diagnosed with Specific Learning Disorder and Central Auditory Processing Disorder. He has participated in Special Education since 1st grade.

Garien is a bright and loving young man. Everyone who meets him falls in love with his personality and positivity. Garien is on the Autism Spectrum, so communicating and understanding emotions is extremely difficult for him. He wants to be friends with everyone he meets, and he makes it his personal mission to know your name. Garien also struggles with anxiety, but he does his best every day, and I couldn’t be more proud of him.

Hazael is a little boy who is very intelligent. He likes to help others. He is very loving.

`I have Cereal Palsy and seizures. I have attended all of the events from Nathaniel’s Hope since I was 4 years old.

I am diagnosed with CPD.

Izzy was recently diagnosed with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. She is such an inspiration to us because despite the pain, hospital stays, daily injections and the many many tests she has the most positive attitude and the strongest spirit.

He is a wonderful boy. He comes to this life to teach us that we have to love everybody no matter what. He is a gift of God !

Jahziah is a sweet and loving boy, who loves to play, spend lots of quality time with family and he loves to draw. He has an amazing personality and great sense of humor.

Janiyah is a beautiful miracle baby born at 28 weeks old weighing 1 lbs 8 oz..spent 3 months in the NICU. Surgery to her intestinal tract at 1 month 1/2.. 4 blood transfusions.. Janiyah loves to sing, and dance..she loves music and helping others. She loves being a role model to her baby brother Nathanyal, who is autistic.

Jaxon is a fun-loving 8 year old boy! He loves movies, dancing, singing, and Disneyland! He loves the beach and any type of swimming. He plays baseball with a Challenger League. He is my best pal and the light of my life.

Jaxson has faced many battles since he was born. He currently sees 10 different specialists for all of his medical conditions and has been hospitalized 12 times in the last year and half. He has a feeding tube and suffers from many different conditions including sleep apnea, gastroparesis, hypothyroidism, airway defects, a liver condition, and an immune issue just to name a few. He is also developmentally delayed and nonverbal. Despite all of this, he is the happiest toddler you will ever meet. His smile and laugh lights up the room. He loves cuddling, his chewy toys, and watching his favorite Disney movie, Coco.

He is very sensory to new things. Loves to play with cars and goes to school. He also does aba therapy and speech because he is not speaking full words yet.

He Is a very Smart kid and very sweet. I’m Proud of him.

Mi hijo tiene actualmente 9años de edad está en una escuela especial se llama UCP bailes está en cuarto grado va para quinto grado se supone que fuera para sexto grado pero no paso ya que no estába en un buen nivel en la escuela coje terapias de habla y ocupacional y IEP en la escuela vieron cambios en el yo había visto algunos síntomas de autismo y los maestros más se distrae mucho en el salón y fui al pediatra le dije a la doctora y me dieron referido para un Neurology y actual mente está con florida child Neurology y le dieron medicamento el toma Focalin XR 15 MG Capsule y me dieron un formulario para llenar y los maestros tan bien y Florida child Neurology le diagnosticaron autismo spectrum disorder

She is an amazing 4-year-old who strives to live. She didn’t speak for 2 years and a hard time communicating. I have been through different milestones taking her to speech and ot getting her ready for preschool to transition into kindergarten. She is in a pre-k ese classroom with her teacher and paraprofessional on her days. She makes my day seeing how far she is now. I am very grateful for the therapists and teachers working with my child.

Johnny is a sweetheart. He is always looking for someone to help. He is a twin and he loves his brother dearly. Johnny does not let his disability hold him back and he looks for ways to work around his learning issues.

Joseph is outgoing and kind. Joseph is a twin and they were born 2 months premature. Joseph struggled for his life in the beginning but he stands strong now. He is the older twin and he definitely shows it. Although he struggles with learning he does not let his disability hold him back.

Joshua is a fun and energetic little boy!! He loves playing games that involve any kind of ball, reading “Pete the Cat” books, or listening to most kinds of music. Music time usually ends up in a dance party 😉 Joshua can often be a little bit of a stinker pants!! He likes to tease, play chase, and will steal a popsicle out of the freezer any chance he gets. He couldn’t be more loved by his family, immediate and extended 🙂

Josiah is a loving boy who loves to play outside. Josiah likes robots, cars, dinosaurs, and sports.

Smarter than average. Serious and quiet when shy.

He is a happy kid with problems

He is a good kid, has disability problems adhd

Kiana is a sweet young lady who is very social and loves to play the wii and play on her tablet. She enjoys playing with her sister and family friends. She tries to be independent as much as possible.

Lawrence is 13 years old. He was born in the Philippines and was adopted into our family when he was 5 years old. Lawrence enjoys being with people, he loves to help others and he is very special to us. He is in 6th grade and enjoys reading and building things. He has some cognitive delays and also some attention/hyperactivity issues. He does well with reminders to stay focused, on task, quiet down, etc. He enjoys meeting new people and reading the Bible.

Leighton is 10. He is the youngest of three boys and is legally blind and has developmental delays . He has mutated gene pack and his older brother same condition. He loves playing dress up, loves cops and the military.

I love Paw Patrol & Ryan’s World. I love to play outside on my swing set. My mom is my best friend. My favorite color is red. My favorite food is spaghetti.

He is very smart and sweet. He loves to learn everything but more about planets or science, but he has a problem to express his emotion and he thinks a different way than others. He was diagnosed Autistic Spectrum Disorder (Asperger).

Luna was born with a condition called septo optic dysplasia means the pituitary I her brain was not fully developed. This also caused her to be born blind.

Max loves animals, worship music, dancing, the beach, legos, movies, adventures, playing in water, playgrounds, camping, etc…

He is a very social, lovely boy with a heart of gold!

Nathan loves numbers/math- he is super smart!

Nathan nacio de 38 semanas al años nos percatamos que no gatiaba mucho y camino a finales de los 2 años . Es bien sensitive a Los ruidos le gusta todo por colores. Tiene problemas de atencio y retention. Pero sobre todo es un niño dulce y amoroso.

Very friendly and sweet.

Nick likes bowling, metal detecting, participating in Civil War Re-enactments. He is a very sensitive kid who has a huge heart.

Owen is a funny, loving young man. He loves his family and his “fur babies” very deeply. He is compassionate and caring – a true joy to be around. His innocence and pure zeal for life is refreshing and invigorating. His unbiased views of our world are encouraging and motivating. OwenÂ’s creativity and passion for his art and building projects are inspiring to say the least. He is full of faith for his walk with the Lord and very sensitive to GodÂ’s leading in his life!

Pasha is an amazing young man who was born in Ukraine, and came to live with his forever family in 2016. He loves to eat Goldfish and watch Ice Age.

She’s a very sweet girl, but has autism and sensory issues.

Robert is a very smart boy. He loves to read and play with cars.

My child has a plethora of conditions from birth, he will never think, act or rationalize as an adult. Nevertheless, my son is a special kid with an awesome attitude. He’s loving and emotional towards his family.

My daughter Rosa suffers from social emotional skills, ADD/ADHD and ODD. She loves arts and crafts, music and games. She gets 504 accommodations and MTSS plan in school.

Roy is a very energetic, kindhearted, loving young boy. He enjoys video games including Mario and Minecraft. He loves stuffed animals and character plushes from his favorite games. He collects beanie babies and he likes to make houses for them out of cardboard boxes. He loves being outside, riding his bike, playing in the pool and just spending time with family.

Royal is a social butterfly and always laughing, smiling, and talking. He loves to give hugs and share his toys and he has a caring heart. He keeps mommy and daddy busy and everyday is a new adventure with him in our lives.

He loves Paw Patrol, Hulk, Icees, and Happy Meals from McDonalds. His favorite color is green. His big Sissy is his best friend.

Sean has DS and suspected Autism. His physical abilities are outstanding given his diagnosis and he is very verbal. Overall he is very high functioning but could use some assistance in the area of socialization.

My son is about to turn 4 years old and is the shy kid in the room. He loves to keep to himself and his favorite super hero is Spider-Man.

Selena is very energetic, fun, and loving little girl. She likes to play outdoors, she loves her baby dolls, and she is very outgoing.

Serenity is so smart amazing beautiful outgoing funny loving and just a joy to be around she makes my world complete

Seth is super smart and has an obsession with numbers and Blaze and the monster machines. Seth has 3 older brothers. Seth’s daddy was in the military. He loves his mama like crazy, loves to dance, And loves school. He is my unique boy and has so much to offer. He is our world in our family.

Shannon is so loving, sweet, funny, kind and smart! She has been such a wonderful blessing and a gift from God. She has taught our family so much and we are still learning. We adore this precious soul!!

Solomon is a very sweet yet inquisitive child who loves math and cars. He is very helpful and love learning new things.

Tate is the sweetest little guy ever and LOVES cars and superheroes!

Thomas is 4 yrs old with asd and cognitive delay! He loves trains and coloring. He is very affectionate and making strides every day.

Our sweet Violet was born July 2019. We did not expect any of her conditions at birth, and it has been a long road with a lengthy NICU stay, discovering her diagnosis, and receiving treatment/surgeries for her many symptoms of her diagnosis. She was born with a condition called Acampomelic Dysplasia, a very rare skeletal dysplasia. Among her many challenges with this syndrome are feeding trouble requiring g-tube feeds, cleft palate, recessed jaw causing airway difficulty, bilateral hearing loss with hearing aids, polydactyly (extra toe), and overall development delays, just to name a few. She sees dozens of specialists and regularly sees four therapists. She is only 14 months old but we are amazed at her bravery and resilience and we are so proud of how far she has come.

Xabdier likes to play the video game, Mario and Luigi. He loves also to play with his brother. Xabdier likes to make silly faces, and create houses with Legos, and sleeps with his plushies. Xabdier likes to jump everywhere, and loves cookies.

Yandiel is an amazing 8 yr. old who is on the Autism Spectrum. He loves elephants, and his ABC’s. We appreciate and love him unconditionally, and he has giving our family a new meaning of true love.

She is a very sweet, loving, respectful girl, and she likes to help.

Yaxiel wants to be a Game Designer or a automobile mechanic. He loves cars and videogames. Has a very noble heart, likes to do home made handy crafts almost always about cars, war, or buildings. Because he has ADHD and Asperger’s Syndrome, he has a lot of troubles with the classes in high school. But he still has a dream to fix all kinds of sport cars, including the antique ones.

Zahir is a very loving child, who has a beautiful smile. There are days when his confusion makes him very anxious. He is very special to everyone who knows him with his condition. Zahir is the sweetest and most loving child that God has been able to give me.

Zaiden is a super sweet, loving, caring, full of life child! He loves to build things, play outside and play his Nintendo 2ds. His little sister is his best friend!

Zarah is a spunky 4 year old who loves to cheer. Prayer is her super power!