Gary’s Blog #7 🚌 🛣️
FCSN Day Trip Continue reading Gary’s Blog #7 🚌 🛣️
FCSN Day Trip Continue reading Gary’s Blog #7 🚌 🛣️
On June 28, 2025, from 5–8 PM, FCSN held its first Lu’au party at the FCSN South Bay center. The event featured traditional Hawaiian foods, music, and activities, creating an atmosphere of celebration for the attending FCSN families. Over the past year, FCSN’s growth —especially with the completion of the new Osgood Center—caused a new goal to develop for the organization: to connect newer families with those who have been there longer and to foster more community bonding, especially through community events like these… Continue reading Feel The Lu’au: Community Bonds At First Lu’au Party
In a world where technical education and STEM programs dominate today’s world, Catherine Wang took it upon herself to teach a class about soft skills. She founded a space where neurodiverse students could learn and practice social interaction and emotional management. She took action, creating a virtual Social Emotional Regulation class that now serves as a resource for students looking to better understand themselves and the world around them… Continue reading Beyond the Screen
對 CK Lee 來說,人生中最重要的課題,來自他的女兒 June。她的成長旅程充滿了堅韌與持續學習,不僅塑造了他們一家人的故事,也深深影響了無數特殊需求家庭的生活。 Continue reading 與 June 一同成長
For CK Lee, life’s most important lessons have come from his daughter, June. Her journey, filled with resilience and constant learning, has shaped not only their family’s story but also the lives of countless others in the special needs community. Continue reading Twinkle Series: Growing with June
Baking Lobster Continue reading Gary’s Blog #6 🦞👨🍳
Written by: Julia Lee, FCSN Voices Junior Editor Graphics by: Anna Wang, FCSN Voices Senior Graphic Artist In January 2024, the Graphic Artists on the FCSN Voices team launched a Digital Art Collaboration program. In this program, special needs students and graphic artists embark on a journey of artistic exploration over the course of four weeks. The resulting artwork proudly lives on the FCSN Voices … Continue reading REPRINT: Uniting Art and Community through FCSN Voices Graphic Artist Collaboration Project
Mom’s Birthday + Grocery Shopping + Helping Cousin Move Continue reading Gary’s Blog #5 🎉🛒📦
A growing and diverse body of research has investigated the therapeutic benefits of dance and movement for children and adolescents with developmental disabilities, consisting of randomized controlled trials, pilot studies, qualitative research, and meta-analyses of multiple clinical trials and studies. Clinical trials have provided strong evidence that structured dance interventions can improve a range of developmental outcomes… Continue reading Health Column Series: The Therapeutic Power of Dance for Kids on the Spectrum
As someone who had never considered journalism before joining FCSN Voices, becoming a youth reporter was the last thing I thought I would ever do. I have always been a quiet person—more comfortable listening to others than speaking, and more at ease expressing myself through music than through writing or conversation. Yet, interviewing people and writing articles for Voices has turned out to be one of the most rewarding things I have ever done… Continue reading Learning to Speak Through Stories: My FCSN Voices Experience