One Parent’s Experience Background We started out as a “normal” family – Mom, Dad, and healthy baby boy. Then, I was driving on Hwy 98 by Publix on January 11, 2010 when I received the call that changed my life forever. We had just taken David in for his 3-year check up and everything was great. We would consider Occupational Therapy in a few months if his picky eating had not improved; maybe it was a textural thing. Otherwise, he was a thriving, healthy, happy boy. Despite this good report … [Read more...]
It’s Official! Our App is on the way.
We are very excited to officially share information about our coming app, TALK. This app is a tool designed to help give a voice to all non-verbal individuals. It contains a series of customizable pictures that allow words to be quickly and easily formed to communicate the needs of the person. Instead of reinventing the wheel, we are improving upon tried and true communication techniques with new technology, while at the same time making TALK affordable and accessible for everyone. Our app will … [Read more...]
Seeing Capacitas and Why I Became Involved in Autism by Ray Miller, Chief Executive Officer
There is never a day that goes by that I do not look back and say, “What a wonderful privilege it is to be working in the world of autism.” Why? Over the last four years, I have come in contact with some of the most remarkably talented people I have ever known: educators in the field of special needs children and parents of children with autism, who face overwhelming challenges and yet show remarkable patience. Parents are resourceful, unstoppable and persistent when it comes to the care of … [Read more...]
