It's that time of year again and we are asking for you to give more TACA Hope to families like ours.
Akshay is a sophomore in high school!!! He is still going strong in marching band and baseball and tool on additional duties in the clubhouse. Akshay's is "on his own" for the first four periods of the day as he now has a shadow as we are working on him being independent and initiating his own work and being responsible. This year he is doing Panther Cafe where he learns to research recipes, make them and serve them every few weeks to teachers and staff at OHS. His braces came off in January and he is super thrilled they are gone! Akshay presented his own transition plan at his own IEP and shared what he would like to learn (cooking, how to shave) where he would like to live (with his family) and what job he would like in his future (working at Disneyland) and he wants to go to college. He went to Disney World for the first time and was a champ navigating the craziness, He also got to meet the author of his most favorite book Holly Robinson Peete who wrote My Brother Charlie. It's the book we used to explain autism to his little sister Kareena but in a way it's how we explained autism to Akshay.
All these great moments and victories wouldn't be possible without the support of TACA! TACA provides education, support and hope to families living with autism so they may have the most meaningful lives possible. We know this to be true because we ARE one of the families helped by TACA.
During this time of Autism Awareness, we hope you'll consider a donation in honor of our family. Your donation helps TACA help more families. Like ours.
TACA provides education, support and hope in a variety of ways. Webinars, conferences, seminars, family events, coffee talks, journey guides, website, parent Facebook group, mentor program, scholarships, and more.
Authentic: We are honest, transparent and hold ourselves to the highest level of integrity.
Caring: We care deeply about families with autism.
Tough: We help families with autism overcome challenges and take action.
Informed: We believe knowledge is power and value families' abilities to make informed decisions.
Optimistic: We believe the future is not set and tomorrow is going to be better than today.
Never: We will never give up!
We need your help. Please make a donation to my Family & Friends page and help make positive change for families living with autism. Because TACA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, your donation is potentially tax deductible. Thank you for helping more families like ours!
Love, Eddie, Simran, Akshay and Kareena Garcia #TeamAkshay
