ไน็ไนไธ๏ผๅฌฐๅ ๆๆ็ Lawrence Wang ไธฆๆฒๆไปปไฝ็นๅฅไน่ใไปๅฅๅบทๅบ็๏ผๅฎ้ใๆฒ็ฉฉใไธๅๆผ่งๅฏใ็ถ่๏ผ้จ่ๆ้้ๅป๏ผๆฏ่ฆช Anna Wang ้ๅงๅฏ่ฆบๅฐไธไบไธๅไน่ใ็ถๅ ถไปๅนผๅ ้ๅง่ชช่ฉฑไธฆ่ไบบไบๅๆ๏ผLawrence ๅปๅง็ตๆฒ้ปไธ่ชใ Continue reading Twinkle ็ณปๅ: Lawrence’s ้ณๆจไนๆ
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 Journeyย
As the Fremont community filed into the Fremont Downtown Event Center, lively sounds of music and laughter echoed into the street. From 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on September 21,2025, , FCSN hosted the fourth annual Disability Resource Fair, which was organized in collaboration with the City of Fremont Human Relations Commission (HRC).ย The fair aims to raise awareness and provide resources for individuals with special needs in the form of an uplifting gathering of togetherness… Continue reading Disability Resource Fair 2025
On June 7, from 4 to 7 PM, FCSN held the annual Family Day at the Culture Center of TECO in Milpitas. The event included both a segment in which FCSN board members presented various milestones and a series of performances by members of East and South Bay recreation programs. Guests including special needs families and members of different song and dance programs enjoyed a musical opening by the South Bay Percussion Group before the announcements began… Continue reading FCSN Family Day 2025
In the first article of the Health Column Series, โThe Therapeutic Power of Dance for Kids on the Spectrum,โ I shared an overview of clinical studies highlighting the benefits of dance for autistic children and young adults. In this second installment, I continued the conversation by speaking with Sarah Schwartz, a Registered Dance/Movement Therapist (MS, R-DMT) through the American Dance Therapy Associationโs Certification Board. We discussed how a dance therapy session works, the impact she has witnessed in children on the spectrum, and her advice for our FCSN families who want to support therapeutic goals at home… Continue reading An Interview with Sarah Schwartz, a Registered Dance/Movement Therapist (MS, R-DMT) who works with individuals on the Spectrum
From 4-6:30 p.m. on August 22nd at 42080 Osgood Road, FCSN hosted the opening night for Without Limits, a vibrant and lively art exhibit showcasing the creativity and work of artists with special needs. Featuring 243 emotionally evoking and colorful artworks and 52 accomplished artists, Without Limits celebrates the inclusion and limitless potential of individuals with special needs… Continue reading FCSNโs 4th Annual Art Exhibit
Written by: Rachel Lee, FCSN Voices Editor
Graphics by: Karen Gong, FCSN Voices Youth Reporter
The warm hum of conversation filled the air as FCSN families and visiting community members gathered in the South Bay Center auditorium, exchanging handshakes and cheerful greetings of โHappy New Year!โ As FCSN staff handed out red envelopes to children with special needs, Chilingโs Band filled the room with live music, accompanied by vocalists Amy and the mother-daughter duo, Ruth and Marisa… Continue reading 2025 Lunar New Year Cafรฉ Concert
Earlier last month, Dream Achiever had its first in-person performance of the year: a celebration of Lunar New Year. The pandemic put their live performances on hold for over a year, and the band had only recently resumed their in-person concerts in June 2021. Band manager and parent Anna Wang shared the experiences of the band members as they navigated online performances and the inability to interact with their audience, as well as the joy of returning to in-person performances. Continue reading Dream Achieverโs 2022 Premiere
Alice Jen, Greg Hebert, and Lawrence Wang are talented musicians with autism who have given countless performances all over the world, changing the public’s perceptions of people with special needs. To get to where they are today, each of them experienced very different journeys, both in terms of music and in their personal lives. Continue reading The Gift of MusicโThe Inspirational Story of the Dream Achievers Band
Since 2017, FCSN parent Sufen and her talented musician son Chiling would regularly bring instruments to the local parks and perform for the community. In addition to sharing his musical talents, they hope to bring the community together, and destigmatize the autistic community through such performances. Continue reading Connecting Communities One Performance at a Time: Music in the Park
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