Our featured child of the month is Jawad. Jawad is a wonderful spirited 10-year old with autism. Prior to coming to our center, he had never had any type of intervention. He could not sit for more than 2 seconds and at home they even fed him while he was standing and running around the house. He would climb on the furniture and out the windows! Our first months of sessions involved running around the outside of the house and working to get him to sit and engage in any type of activity.
"At about the 9-month mark, he started picking up pompoms and putting them into a container. I cannot express the amount of joy I felt at that small task!" said director Laura Sharpe.
He is now able to verbally express himself and his needs, sit and engage in activities for a full hour, and ask his mom to bring him to the center. We love Jawad and his progress is such an encouragement to us! It has been totally amazing to see him grow.
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