Meet Adriana Smith

Young Achievers-By Adriana Smith

Melissa Jolly Graves Chapter 2, Adriana, Noah Chapter 4, and lead author Amy Gillespie Dougherty Chapter 1

hello special needs community! i am an adult with nonverbal autism who needs support to assist my body to type this article! adriana is my name, autism is my game! lol--quite capable to tell you my story! quit thinking mom, it’s my turn to talk and give you MY gift for mothers day!

Adriana Smith

please know that we are not just people with autism. we help everyone through the sharonsweb autism foundation. ask us anything. meet us anywhere. inclusion is our goal and we are including you!

my dad joe is an engineer. he doesn’t communicate with me like mom does. but that’s ok as he can be the example for most people trying to understand the processes we use.

Adriana modeling a purse for Poshmark

mom sharon can facilitate communication! this means she can reach our thoughts by feeling for productive body movement beyond what the autism allows. this took time. lots of practice. people with autism typically will be able to communicate immediately with mom or another experienced facilitator. i say experienced rather than trained as this is a process not everyone will be able to do.

Josh Hale co-owner and trainer at Force Barbell and Adriana

my brother noah just finished a chapter in a book explaining this process a bit but with the lol woo wooey intuition and energy healing. it was difficult enough for mom to explain facilitated communication but noah met people who felt his energy and now we are on a new journey!

oldest brother quinn did not want to be in the magazine! he is 25 with aspergers syndrome. quinn was our first respite staff when he turned 18. he had always helped with noah and me so he was more experienced than anyone! he now drives for papa johns as he retired from caregiving! lol

Adriana Smith

Adriana Smith, 21 Please see www.sharonsweb.com for more info!

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