Twinkle Series: Lawrence’s Musical Journey 

At first glance, there was nothing unusual about Lawrence Wang as a baby. Born healthy and without complications, he was quiet, calm, and observant. But as the months passed, his mother, Anna Wang, began noticing differences. While other toddlers were beginning to speak and interact, Lawrence remained silent. By two and a half years old, he was still nonverbal. At age three, Lawrence was diagnosed with autism. Continue reading Twinkle Series: Lawrence’s Musical Journey 

Twinkle 系列: Charlie Luo:以自己的方式閃耀光芒

Charlie Luo 今年 27 歲。對許多人來說,他可能看起來安靜、難以理解;但對他的家人而言,他一直都是一道光,即使在最艱難的歲月裡,也從未熄滅。Charlie 於 1998 年夏天在美國經由催生出生,出生時健康正常,十一個月大開始走路,大約一歲半時說出人生中的第一句話。 Continue reading Twinkle 系列: Charlie Luo:以自己的方式閃耀光芒

Twinkle Series: Charlie Luo: Shining In His Own Way

Charlie Luo is 27 years old. To many people, he may seem quiet or hard to understand. But to his family, he has always been a light, one that never disappeared, even in the hardest years. Born in the summer of 1998 in the United States through induced labor, Charlie arrived healthy and normal, walking at eleven months and saying his first words around one and a half years old… Continue reading Twinkle Series: Charlie Luo: Shining In His Own Way

Twinkle Series: James Tsao, A Story of Ability and Growth

In 2001, James Tsao was born via a planned C-section. The entire birth process was normal, the pregnancy no earlier, no later, the birth no longer, no shorter than it needed to be. During the first year of his life, progression and development was seemingly normal, no unusual signs present. However, during his second year, his parents started feeling that something was off.  He became less active, made less eye contact, and showed more and more language delay. His motor skills, social interaction capabilities, and language development seemed to regress, not fulfilling the age development checkboxes… Continue reading Twinkle Series: James Tsao, A Story of Ability and Growth