testimonials
Aaron having fun with the horses!Thank you Autism Radio for sending my son, Aaron, to horse camp at Reins from Above. He had an awesome time riding horse, doing crafts, playing on their playgroup, trampoline, and interacting with other children. It was a good experience for him. You made the whole process of applying for assistance very easy and the approval came quickly.
Thank you for all you do in helping families support their children with autism and spreading awareness.
Kim S.
Justus enjoying the horse camp.
Autism Radio,
I want to thank you for sponsoring my son Justus at horse camp this past week. My son has extreme sensory problems. He is moving constantly. He has never one time sat through a meal at the dinner table. He needs constant movement. I read some kids with autism have problems with their vestibular system which contributes to balance and the sense of spacial orientation and their proprioception is the sense of how your own limbs are oriented in space. These things can cause the child to behave like Justus. Some children with autism have difficulty sleeping because they feel like they are falling in space and some have been known to fall out of their desk at school.
I read that horses can help children with autism in many positive ways. Any Activity that causes your body to balance itself and continue to rebalance during that activity will open up the learning receptors in the brain. Riding horses will do this.This is an ideal time to read to the child or go over spelling words. My son has some horse experience, but in small doses. I thought about how fun it would be to just spend time with the horses...not just riding, but learning more about them. I signed my son up for Horse camp with the help and support from Autism Radio.
My son had a good time at camp making bird feeders,scavenger hunts,painted and decorated a lucky horse shoe and many other crafts. Justus learned how to groom the horse by washing and brushing the horses.They rode on trails and just enjoyed being in the presense of the horses. The advantage these horses gave to my son beside the sensory benefits was his self esteem and self worth. He was proud to command the horse using their color coded reins. He thought he was a cowboy like Woody from Toy Story.
I always push my son to try things...to get out of that comfort zone to expereience life little wonders..He loved the horses!
Thank you again for everything.
Sincerely,
Buffy T.
Tyler using his iPadI cant express to you how very much this means for my family and most importantly my hero Tyler!!!
It was a pleasure and joy to speak with you I felt so honored to be speaking to the FOUNDER, not even 12 hours after I sent the email. You handled this in such a timely and professional manner. I must say that it sincerely touched my heart for someone to hear our voices. Thank you so much Paul for what you have not only done for my son, but the many lives of individuals with autism and their families. God is shining down on you 100%. Thank you for everything you did for me. I hope that we can keep in contact and help each other out in any way we can. Just know you have Texas rooting for you all the way!!!
Love in Christ and straight from the Spectrum, Nina and Tyler and Presley
My 6 year old son, Griffin, was diagnosed with autism when he was 2. He wasn't meeting his milestones, and I had a gut feeling that something wasn't right. A developmental pediatrician diagnosed him, and we immediately started early intervention.
Griffin has come such a long way these past few years, and I couldn't be prouder of him. A couple of months ago, I wrote to Autism Radio with my story, and they were kind enough to send Griffin a new iPad to further his development. My family is very thankful to Autism Radio for gifting us with one such an amazing tool that will be able to greatly help Griffin. I think it's wonderful that there are organizations out there that truly want to help families. I know the feeling of not knowing where to turn or who to go to for help.
When I spoke to Paul from Autism Radio, it was clear that he truly cares about the families that he's able to help. Many thanks from our family.
Tracy
