grace foundation new york: Announcing the "Our Special Place" Center for Special Needs Picnic: Bucks Mill Park, Colts Neck New Jersey
- 05/19/10 10:53 AM
We're excited to announce the 2nd annual Our Special Place Picnic. What is "Our Special Place?" Diagnosis Day -- You Lose Your Breath On April 19, 2004, our youngest son was diagnosed with autism. At the time I reached out to a dear friend from Wall Street who shared a prescient view: "Once you get your son squared away, you and Liz are going to help a lot of people." I dismissed the prediction. We had immediate problems: teaching "E" to talk, use the toilet, dress himself, make eye contact, share, take turns, understand life and death, love, overcome frustration, regulate (12 comments)