Parenting for Special Needs child can be challenging, you have to learn new rules, new laws, and a set of new language. Are you ready for IEP, ISP, ADP, SLS….?
FCSN parent Jim Chiao had too many spare coins on his hands, yet sorting them himself was too time consuming and taking them to places where coins would be sorted for a fee was too troublesome. He came up with the solution to donate his coins to FCSN, which could also create some work opportunities for FCSN day program clients. Continue reading What To Do With Extra Coins?
FCSN recently published a compilation of stories in their new book, “Friends of Children with Special Needs – Building a Dream Community.” Written by FCSN staff, parents, clients, and volunteers, the book chronicles the history of FCSN in the past 25 years. This is the foreword to the book, written by FCSN parent, Board Member, and Chair, Chenming Hu.
Continue reading A Foreword to FCSN’s New Book
Lucy and Hua Gao, parents to Bob, share their how it is like to raise a child with special needs while building their professional careers. After learning about FCSN, the family decided to retire and move to the Bay Area in order to provide Bob with the supportive environment that allows him to flourish. Continue reading The Gao Family’s Journey to FCSN
Anna Wang is one of the co-founders of FCSN, inspired and driven by the autism diagnosis of her son, Lawrence. During the 25 years since a group of parents came together, Anna has helped create many programs for children, adults, and families, fostered a sense of community, and been an outspoken advocate for the rights of special needs individuals. Through countless challenges, Anna has stayed motivated with the mantra of never giving up, always having hope, and trusting that it would bring happiness. Continue reading Never Give Up, Always Have Hope: The Story of Anna and FCSN
Albert, Anna, Jim, and Linmei share their wishes and the future prospects for FCSN. Continue reading FCSN 25th Anniversary Special : Q&A With the Co-Founders PART 5
The co-founders share their most memorable stories forming FCSN, including helping other parents face frustration and overcome challenges, forming the bi-weekly Family Gathering, tackling the Dream Project, discovering talents and developing the Special Needs Talent Showcase, and seeing students interact with the community at the FCSN Booth. Continue reading FCSN 25th Anniversary Special : Q&A With the Co-Founders PART 4
Linmei, Jim, Albert, and Anna share insights on the difference between FCSN and other similar organizations, what is it that makes FCSN so successful. Continue reading FCSN 25th Anniversary Special : Q&A With the Co-Founders PART 3
Anna, Albert, Linmei, and Jim share the impact founding FCSN has made in their lives and to their families. Continue reading FCSN 25th Anniversary Special : Q&A With the Co-Founders PART 2
早上7點整，季齡站在我臥房門口。 “ Breakfast!” 他是一字大師， 惜字如金，卻總是一語中的， 直切重點。例如，我開車時, 季齡是最佳導航，我只要告訴他去哪兒，他一路簡短的說：left lane； 或 right turn； 當我偶一分神， 季齡總是很平靜的提醒我，” straight” or “exit,” 有時快到紅綠燈還沒踩剎車，他會緊張的說：” stop！ stop！“ 這是唯一說兩次的話。只有提醒，絕不指責！季齡是絕對的好夥伴。 Continue reading 自閉的優勢
FCSN’s founding families, Shiow-Luan Chen, Linmei & Jim Chiao, Anna & Albert Wang, share their thoughts on “What was the original goal of founding this organization?” Continue reading FCSN 25th Anniversary Special : Q&A With the Co-Founders PART 1
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