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Fifteen years ago, Julie and Adam Funk made the decision to move their family from Crown Point to Fishers, IN. Their son Jason, who is on the autism spectrum, was two at the time, and their goal was to raise him in a place that had the resources he 42
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needed, particularly verbal behavior therapy. “One of our happiest memories came after Adam and I went to a weekend verbal behavior seminar and came home and taught Jason how to sign for ‘on’ and ‘milk’ in a matter of minutes,” Julie recalled.
“Prior to this, he had not been able to communicate at all. We were ecstatic, and that event prompted our move to the Indianapolis area.” The decision turned out to be a good one. Not only did Jason, 17, make his way through school—he’s now a
