Subject: Spectrum Spotlights: Meet Jeffrey W.

From	Autism Speaks <[email protected]>
Subject	Spectrum Spotlights: Meet Jeffrey W.
Date	July 22, 2022 5:29 PM

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=99m Stephanie, and I=E2=80=99m proud to talk about my 10-year-old son, Jef=
frey, during Disability Pride Month. My son is amazing because he=E2=80=99s=
accomplished so much since being diagnosed with autism at 18 months. While=
it might not be Little League or Boy Scouts or the more =E2=80=9Ctradition=
al=E2=80=9D childhood achievements, they=E2=80=99re big accomplishments non=
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tever they choose to do. I know it's going to be harder for Jeffrey to find=
a voice in this world because of some of the struggles he faces. Until the=
n, I will speak for him, I will make sure his needs are met and that he is =
pushed hard to achieve his goals. I will not allow anyone to sway me from t=
hat course of action because his fight is my fight, and his voice is my voi=
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yle:normal;text-decoration: none"><span style=3D"font-size:14px"><span styl=
e=3D"font-family:Open Sans,Arial">They=E2=80=99re essential. Intervention s=
ervices afforded my family time to adjust to therapies, services, learning =
what treatments Jeffrey responded to, how he preferred to learn, and what p=
otential challenges school would present. In Connecticut, there are service=
s called "Birth to Three" which allowed us to immediately have a team of th=
erapists working with Jeffrey, but also working with and educating my famil=
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l"><span style=3D"font-size:14px"><strong>Please describe some of the thera=
pies and services that Jeffrey receives. How have those services positively=
impacted his life?</strong></span></span></p>
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style=3D"box-sizing: border-box;white-space: normal;font-family:Arial,Helv=
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yle:normal;text-decoration: none"><span style=3D"font-family:Open Sans,Aria=
l"><span style=3D"font-size:14px">Jeffrey gets speech therapy, occupational=
therapy, social-emotional therapy, applied behavior analysis (ABA therapy)=
and special education. These therapies are designed to assist Jeffrey in h=
is growth, allow him to advocate for himself and help him to interact with =
his friends and classmates. What is remarkable is how much these therapies =
end up teaching his dad and I about what he responds to.</span></span></p>

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px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;margin:0;word-wrap:break-word !import=
ant;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration: none"><span style=
=3D"font-family:Open Sans,Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:14px">Speech ther=
apy has given Jeffrey the ability to really let us into his world. I think =
of the times I've asked him to "use your words," and he pauses, thinks abou=
t what he wants to say, and is able to articulate more clearly. I think it'=
s important to remember that this isn't perfection, and we'll continue to w=
ork on gains and improvement. But we are in a place where we can have sever=
al interchange conversations, something I never thought I'd have with him.<=
/span></span></p>

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Occupational therapy has given Jeffrey independence, which is a very powerf=
ul word. Think about all the little things you may take for granted in your=
day to day, such as being able to dress yourself, make your own meals, tie=
your shoes, all of the general activities of daily living that are habitua=
l for many people. The independence continues to grow, but today, Jeffrey n=
ot only can dress himself, tie his shoes, make his simple lunch and pack hi=
s snacks for school, but he also knows other general motor skills, such as =
how to type with two hands, how to hold a pencil or crayon properly, and wh=
at he needs from a sensory experience.</span></span></p>

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px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;margin:0;word-wrap:break-word !import=
ant;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration: none"><span style=
=3D"font-family:Open Sans,Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:14px">Social-emot=
ional therapy has been a major game changer for Jeffrey. He's worked so har=
d to understand the social situations a child would be placed in. Again, th=
ese are many things that people take for granted: how to read a room, or wh=
en it's okay to yell out an answer versus raising your hand. He's always be=
en a wonderfully positive and pleasant child to be around, he's always smil=
ing and winning people over with his bubbly personality, but now he's able =
to play games with friends, take turns appropriately, understand when it's =
okay to stop and say hello, and has learned safety measures regarding talki=
ng to strangers.</span></span></p>

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px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;margin:0;word-wrap:break-word !import=
ant;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration: none"><span style=
=3D"font-family:Open Sans,Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:14px">ABA therapy=
has been in his life since he was 18 months old. Currently, we have an ABA=
therapist assist in the classroom, as we had a short instance with somewha=
t aggressive behavior and we wanted to understand the cause and teach Jeffr=
ey the consequences as a result. In short, we experienced this in kindergar=
ten, and have not had that level of aggression since. However, we keep the =
ABA therapist involved as part of his team because we still get great insig=
hts, suggestions and alternative approaches to therapy that maybe we hadn't=
considered.</span></span></p>
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style=3D"box-sizing: border-box;white-space: normal;font-family:Arial,Helv=
etica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.4;color:#000; word-wrap: brea=
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yle:normal;text-decoration: none"><span style=3D"font-family:Open Sans,Aria=
l"><span style=3D"font-size:14px"><strong>Did you realize something was dif=
ferent about Jeffrey before their diagnosis? If so, please share some of yo=
ur experiences and how the diagnosis came about.</strong></span></span></p>
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<td width=3D"568" class=3D"text-block-container"=
style=3D"box-sizing: border-box;white-space: normal;font-family:Arial,Helv=
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yle:normal;text-decoration: none"><span style=3D"font-family:Open Sans,Aria=
l"><span style=3D"font-size:14px">My husband and I had our daughter, Victor=
ia,=C2=A0before we had Jeffrey, and some of the milestone achievements that=
we expected seemed delayed. In fact, we appeared to have had a setback in =
some instances as well. When you take your child to well visits, there's a =
milestone questionnaire that parents fill out. That was the easiest way to =
see that there were delays starting to make themselves more prevalent.</spa=
n></span></p>

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ant;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration: none"><span style=
=3D"font-family:Open Sans,Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:14px">I really re=
commend all parents to be honest with their physician. It's not necessarily=
going to lead to any diagnosis, but it will lead to education, assistance =
and a more honest conversation about what you can do to help your child pro=
gress. These are not report cards on you as a parent!</span></span></p>
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<td width=3D"568" class=3D"text-block-container"=
style=3D"box-sizing: border-box;white-space: normal;font-family:Arial,Helv=
etica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.4;color:#000; word-wrap: brea=
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0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px;"><p style=3D"font-family:Arial;=
font-size:11px;color:#272f37;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:normal;text-ali=
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yle:normal;text-decoration: none"><span style=3D"font-family:Open Sans,Aria=
l"><span style=3D"font-size:14px"><strong>What were your initial thoughts w=
hen you first received your son=E2=80=99s diagnosis?</strong></span></span>=
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<td width=3D"568" class=3D"text-block-container"=
style=3D"box-sizing: border-box;white-space: normal;font-family:Arial,Helv=
etica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.4;color:#000; word-wrap: brea=
k-word !important; white-space: normal; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: =
0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px;"><p style=3D"font-family:Arial;=
font-size:11px;color:#272f37;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:normal;text-ali=
gn:left;margin:0;word-wrap:break-word !important;font-weight:normal;font-st=
yle:normal;text-decoration: none"><span style=3D"font-family:Open Sans,Aria=
l"><span style=3D"font-size:14px">My initial thoughts are not my current th=
oughts. I'll admit I was devastated at first, which I'm not proud of today,=
but you cannot help a gut reaction. When you are raising a child, you get =
a preconceived notion of who that child will grow up to be, and getting a d=
iagnosis of autism immediately changed that notion. I did cry and I did hav=
e a moment of denial, which quickly morphed into feeling completely overwhe=
lmed. The overwhelmed feeling was because from the moment of getting the di=
agnosis, the testing agency immediately set up services, put together a tea=
m of therapists, and scheduled meetings to help us cope with the news, and =
get intervention started immediately. There was no down time at all, and it=
was clear that time was of the essence and Jeffrey's autism diagnosis was =
just as important to them as it was to me. That overwhelmed feeling fades r=
ather quickly, and I cannot stress this enough, it has gotten easier as eac=
h year passes.</span></span></p>
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style=3D"box-sizing: border-box;white-space: normal;font-family:Arial,Helv=
etica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.4;color:#000; word-wrap: brea=
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font-size:11px;color:#272f37;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:normal;text-ali=
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yle:normal;text-decoration: none"><span style=3D"font-family:Open Sans,Aria=
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es he has faced/faces as a result of his autism?</strong></span></span></p>
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<td width=3D"274" class=3D"text-block-container"=
style=3D"box-sizing: border-box;white-space: normal;font-family:Arial,Helv=
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k-word !important; white-space: normal; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: =
0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px;"><p style=3D"font-family:Arial;=
font-size:11px;color:#272f37;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:normal;text-ali=
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yle:normal;text-decoration: none"><span style=3D"font-family:Open Sans,Aria=
l"><span style=3D"font-size:14px">Socially, Jeffrey has some weaknesses. He=
struggles with thinking about an action or words before saying or doing th=
em. Each of the therapies I've mentioned have helped tremendously, but ther=
e's still work to be done. For example, we could be out at a sporting event=
as a family, and Jeffrey will hear a conversation held by someone near us.=
He'll interject and insert himself into that conversation, even if it's no=
t appropriate. This is where the expected versus unexpected behavior comes =
into play.</span></span></p>
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l"><span style=3D"font-size:14px">When Jeffrey was first diagnosed, his mos=
t common answer to any question (aside from =E2=80=9Cwhat's for dinner=E2=
=80=9D) was "I don't know." How was school? Why are you sad today? Did anyt=
hing fun happen? All questions were met with "I don't know." It's a frustra=
ting experience because, as a parent, you want to know what made them smile=
that day, what they didn=E2=80=99t like, if they are unhappy.</span></span=
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ant;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration: none"><span style=
=3D"font-family:Open Sans,Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:14px">We started =
with teaching him the basic emotions=E2=80=94happy, sad, angry. If he could=
at least tell me the feeling he had and identify that same feeling in othe=
rs, we would praise his accomplishments. We then layered in more complexity=
, more acute feelings, more distinguishing =E2=80=9Cwhat happened after tha=
t=E2=80=9D questions. We also were taught the right way to ask the question=
s. That's important too=E2=80=94it's not just about what Jeffrey will learn=
to respond to, it's just as important to communicate with him in a way tha=
t he understands how to respond appropriately.</span></span></p>
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l"><span style=3D"font-size:14px">Academically, he is remarkable. He loves =
math and has always been above grade level when working on the subject. He =
is so enthusiastic about life as well. The smiles are genuine, full of life=
and truly light up every room he's in. Jeffrey loves to learn about things=
such as outer space. Being an astronaut is his career goal, and knows ever=
ything there is to know about Super Mario.</span></span></p>
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yle:normal;text-decoration: none"><span style=3D"font-family:Open Sans,Aria=
l"><span style=3D"font-size:14px">It gets easier. There's so much in that s=
mall statement, but that's the truth. You get more comfortable with the ter=
minology, with talking about goals, expectations and desires. Until then, a=
sk for help, research the Autism Speaks resources tab, hire an advocate. Th=
ese are all things I did. These are all things, even with my knowledge and =
confidence, that I still do to this day.</span></span></p>

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ant;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration: none"><span style=
=3D"font-family:Open Sans,Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:14px">You don't n=
eed to shoulder any of this alone=E2=80=94there are resources and a communi=
ty of people here to help, even if it's just for a shoulder to cry on. One =
of my biggest confidants is the mother of a child who also has an autistic =
son the same age as my son. The support system often extends beyond the imm=
ediate family and once you learn to embrace it, you realize how much easier=
things become.</span></span></p>

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=3D"font-family:Open Sans,Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:14px">Another thi=
ng that I was hesitant at first with, and learned my lesson quickly, was to=
include your child's siblings in the conversations, the therapy and the ac=
tion planning. My daughter Victoria is about 18 months older than Jeffrey, =
and she is a huge help with teaching valuable life skills. He watches her l=
earn them and wants to be just like her. Further, I am raising the future o=
f disability advocacy in her, and that is unquestionably as important as ma=
king sure Jeffrey is successful.</span></span></p>

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l"><span style=3D"font-size:14px"><strong>What is your connection to Autism=
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l"><span style=3D"font-size:14px">When we first started Birth to Three, we =
started talking about therapies and who would test Jeffrey. We found the gr=
oup we used, Creative Interventions, through the Autism Speaks website. Whe=
n we moved from preschool to kindergarten, the classroom was not a great fi=
t for Jeffrey, and I knew I didn't have the knowledge yet to face the schoo=
l district alone. Using Autism Speaks, we were able to hire an advocate who=
joined us in our IEP meetings and really helped drive our future success. =
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nstantly reviewing updated articles, reading other's stories and keeping my=
self educated in the new regulations and laws in support of people with dis=
abilities. Autism Speaks is a thorough and comprehensive place to really st=
ay informed and included. It's made a world of difference in my education</=
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l"><span style=3D"font-size:14px">With every wish Jeffrey makes=E2=80=94the=
wish has been to become an astronaut. I pray for that with all my heart be=
cause that means he has achieved complete independence. But more than that,=
I wish and hope for him to lead a fulfilling life. If that means finding l=
ove and starting a family, then I hope for that. If it means having a succe=
ssful career, then I hope for that. We'll continue to work on his independe=
nce so that these futures might become a reality. In the meantime, I am hap=
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