Bradley
Age: 7
Interests: LEGOs, Construction, Phys-Ed
About Bradley: Though Bradley has many other strengths, his struggle with speech is what led to a diagnosis of autism in May 2004. "At two and three years old he was still not speaking," says Amy. These days he talks nonstop.
Kevin
Age: 7
Interests: Trains, Disney Movies
About Kevin: Kevin Wise is a handsome seven year-old that, like any other boy his age, loves trains and knows how to do a proper Cub Scout salute. However, when he was 1-year-old his parents noticed he wasn't developing vocabulary.
Nicholas
Age: 8
Interests: Reverse-Engineering, Pinball, Red and Green Lights
About Nicholas: At age 4, Nicholas Taylor was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, a condition affecting the processing, integrating and organizing of information that can significantly impact communication, social and educational learning skills.
Daniel
Age: 33 1/2
Interests: Classic Cars
About Daniel: Daniel Szyper was self-diagnosed with Asperger's disorder when he was 24 and clinically diagnosed in Long Island at the age of 25. He, like many Asperger's and Autism patients, was unable to obtain a diagnosis at a young age.
Emily (Instructor)
Profession: Teacher, Reading Specialist
School: Chrysalis Academy in Tempe
About Emily: Currently a reading teacher for autistic children at the Chrysalis Academy in Tempe, Hermansen, 31, is pursuing a doctorate in special education and speech to one day train teachers to work with autistic children.