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I am the mother of four (4) year old twin boys. The oldest twin (by a minute) was diagnosed within the spectrum of autism. I first observed a change in him at the age of 2. We were devastated when my son stop talking and we lost eye contact communication with him. Since that realization, my husband and I been researching and implementing many of the therapies we discovered during on-line searches. We have tried whatever made sense to us at the time, including change in diet – all organic, eliminating certain foods and adding others. We believe that a holistic approach would be best for our son. We are determined to help our son overcome the challenges of Autism by attacking the symptoms early and consistently. Some of the therapies tried are: OT, BA, Speech, gluten/dairy free diet, swimming, etc., you name it we have tried it.
In the past 2 years we have exhausted every penny of our saving (we have two others children) paying for the therapies tried in an effort to help our son overcome the challenges of autism. Our goal is to help our son become a healthy well adjusted adult that will be able to make a positive contribution to his family and society. We don’t know how long we are going to be around, but we are determined to help him reach his full potential.
Someone I met through “Parents of Children with Autism” `told me about the horseback riding program/therapy and how much it helps her son. Financially, we couldn’t afford to pay for the horseback riding lesson as another tool in the multi-faceted approach in my son’s therapy/program. As I mentioned above, currently, we have him working with a speech therapist, ABA, OT and swimming for which the total cost is the equivalent to my monthly salary. Through online research I luckily discovered AUTISM SPECTOM DISORDER FOUNDATION. I immediate wrote to them and was happily surprised to receive a quick response to my email. I requested help to pay for the Equine Therapy and thankfully received the financial assistance necessary to afford my son’s therapy. This help was a God send, within a week I could see positive results. My son was able to say a few words, for example, he was asking for the horse, and even requested to go horseback riding. “Mommy, let’s go ‘diggy dap, diggy dap.” Those few words gave me hope that one day my baby will be able to fully communicate. I would like to thank this organization from the bottom of my heart for the financial help they have provided for my precious boy. I cannot express in words how grateful I am to the Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation for your scholarship, support and the work you do to assist my family and other families with Autistic Children. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your financial assistance that has helped my son gets the necessary treatment which helped him to utter those few words.

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