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My son is now 18 years old and is on the Autism Spectrum. It has been a struggle throughout his life to find places where he fits in and is happy. We have found this through Foundation for Successful Living.  We first connected with FSL when he joined the Special Olympics basketball team through them last fall. He had an amazing coach and was able to interact with some wonderful team players.

FSL offered a Healthy Relationships class and a Social Skills class that I have enrolled him in. Relationships and Social Skills are very difficult entities for people with disabilities. As a parent, FSL has kept me informed about the topics that will be/are talked about each week and how the participants reacted or absorbed the information. My son has always been willing to talk about what was presented in class and he felt comfortable in doing this. Being able to learn about these things in a group of his “peers” has been really helpful. I think this class has really prepared him for a future relationship.

One area my son has been deficient in are his social skills. He has been to other classes before involving this,  but I feel he really comes away from this class with tools that he needs to be successful. Most important he is excited to tell me what went on during class and we can talk about what he needs to work on. Again I think being able to be involved in a class with other people who have some of the same challenges has been very comfortable for him. I really appreciate the communication from about what is discussed at each class and about how well she thinks he absorbed the information.

I have been so impressed with FSL and my has enjoyed being a part of them also, that I have chosen FSL to be the program he will attend next school year for transition services.

We feel so fortunate to have discovered FSL and hope to be able to take advantage of other programs and activities they offer in the future.

– FSL Parent

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