“ To be able to take him somewhere where I knew he was learning and getting such quality attention was everything,” she said.“ I still remember the names of everyone who worked with him.”— Barbara L.
WE OPENED OUR DOORS WITH THE‘ FAB FOUR’
On his third birthday in 1998, Carter L. received his autism diagnosis. His mother, Barbara— pregnant with twins— found the news“ crushing.” For two years, the family struggled to balance Carter’ s home-based ABA( Applied Behavior Analysis) care with raising the younger two.
Then Carter was invited to join three other children to form The Faison School’ s first class, a group Barbara lovingly calls the“ Fab Four.” The school offered programmatic experiences for Carter to learn and grow.“ To be able to take him somewhere where I knew he was learning and getting such quality attention was everything,” she said.“ I still remember the names of everyone who worked with him.”
“ They didn’ t just care about Carter; they cared about all of us,” Barbara said.
Today, Carter has graduated from The Faison School but continues to attend our Adult Day program. Barbara’ s advocacy for our work has only strengthened over the years.
“ To be able to take him somewhere where I knew he was learning and getting such quality attention was everything,” she said.“ I still remember the names of everyone who worked with him.”— Barbara L.
Faison’ s support extended to the entire family, teaching them skills for living with an individual with autism and connecting them with other families going through similar experiences.
“ Faison means hope to me, hope for Carter,” Barbara added.“ Faison means security, knowing that Carter is well cared for. I see no limits with Faison.”
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