California

The Friends of Children with Special Needs Dream Center in California tackles the sometimes stigma that children with autism face in the Chinese community.

The Anselmos of Temecula, CA, originally founded Our Nicholas Foundation to help their son with autism continue therapies at his school.

Faith Haven of New Mexico, along with her family, is on her way to Surfers Healing in California.

The Menlo Park, CA, school district has created a special needs preschool for the children with autism and other developmental disabilities who required early education.

The GRAMMYS are more than awards; there is the GRAMMY Foundation that recently awarded funding to UCLA to study how music can help children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) learn to recognize e

The Learning Game, in California, is also an online educational superstore.

Riding Emphasizing Individual Needs and Strengths (REINS), in CA, provides equine therapy for children with autism and other disabilities. 

Cool Cuts 4 Kids in California provides special care when cutting children's hair, but particularly those kids with special needs like autism.

"Hockey game," typed Bellie on her assisted communication device.  The California girl with autism wanted to go to the Kings ice hockey game.

"Bar Mitzvah is the most important part of my life. . . . Tell people that people like me love to learn because we are a lot more like you than you think."