Spotlight Program — Spotlight

A 7 year old who is full of love and energy. Meiko came home at birth a healthy child. 6 months later he was diagnosed with microcephaly, global developmental delays, vision and hearing impairments, just to name a few. Meiko’s mother, Tiffany was devastated, how did her precious baby go from being happy and healthy to severely ill. With every doctor’s appointment came another diagnoses, the appointments never had a positive outcome. Tiffany was determined to find the cause of the rapid change in Meiko’s health. With no support, she begin to pray and ask GOD for guidance. At 3...

Eric truly lives a life without limits because he doesn't know they exists. Limits are a learned behavior and one that Eric choose not to participate in. He addresses every day as a day of celebration. He awakes at 6am (give or take depending if his favorite team played late the night before, lol) ready to conquer another day. He knows what he wants and what he doesn't want. I'll turn his light on and walk away to give him a minute to make his way. If I don't he'll start telling me what to do and where to go...

PLEASE join us in celebrating our August D4D Spotlight Ms. Brittany Sweet. Brittany is a vibrant, 23yr old young lady with Down Syndrome. She is a social butterfly that enjoys spending time with her family. Brittany is highly independent and full of personality. She is very talented and loves entertaining. Brittany enjoys singing, dancing, swimming, riding her bike, going to concerts (New Edition)and being the center of attention. Brittany loves the internet. She is computer savvy and enjoys surfing the web, watching movies, playing games and listening to music online. She performs in Special Needs Praise and Worship services in...

Meet Nicole and Rays son, Nico. Nico is a happy, healthy and funny 13 year old boy. He also has Autism. You could never tell by how he appears, huh? Exactly! That's what is so frustrating about the disorder. Nico is nonverbal and attends school in Prince Georges County Maryland. Through a long battle to find the appropriate environment for him, Nico's parents found a good fit for him in the CRI (Community Reference Instruction) program. Nico is in a general education setting with his typical peers, however he is contained for instruction. The fact he has exposure to typical...

Taylor Holloway is a beautiful, four year old girl with a rare, genetic disorder, Mowat-Wilson Syndrome(MWS). Taylor has been a joy since she's entered this world battling health obstacles with strength, endurance, and perseverance. MWS affects Taylor's overall developmental progress (such as sitting, crawling, and walking) at a significantly slower rate than average. Taylor is non-verbal but still finds alternative ways to express herself through assistive technology, gestures, and sounds. Most children affected with MWS have no speech or may speak words but speech in everyone is negatively impacted. Comprehension is better than her speech ability and the challenge is...