Bianca's Story of HopeBianca, a sweet 4 ½ year old girl, loves to make fairy houses out of leaves and eat the crust off her sister’s pizza. But she wasn’t always the affectionate, inquisitive, communicative child her parents know today. She almost never spoke at all....
Duke, who has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), lives in a rural area. When he was first diagnosed at two years old, no therapy services existed in his area. Without medically necessary therapies, Duke would never achieve his fullest potential. Duke’s doctor delivered...
As a young boy, Luke pulled his mother's rotator cuff. He didn't mean to, of course, but Luke has a nonverbal form of autism and bipolar disorder. When he could not communicate, he would lash out. "Without proper treatment, he could be dangerous," his mom says....
Beginning in early 2019, Austin Williams was a student at Hope Vocational Academy. After learning many skills that have prepared him for his current career, Austin is now working as a Clerk in Hope's Training Department. We asked him a few questions about what led hum...
The first time Jaquan read a billboard, it brought tears to his mother's eyes. She discovered her son’s learning disability when he entered kindergarten. Letters, numbers––he couldn’t retain them. None of his teachers addressed the issue. He struggled. In first grade,...
Jonah is a prankster. He has a fantastic sense of humor, and he’s always trying something new. Right now, through the Hope Vocational Academy, Jonah works at least 3-4 different job sites and loves them all. But it wasn’t always this way. Jonah has autism. Before...
What would you do if your eleven-year old son was asked not to return to school because his extreme behaviors were putting the teachers and other children at risk? Where would you turn for help if your son was so aggressive to his siblings that you had to seclude them...
Imagine, as a parent, not feeling safe when alone with your child because they have severe emotional outbursts. Imagine being confined to your home because these outbursts make you fearful to take your child into the community. This is how 16-year-old Miguel’s family...