Co-Facilitators:

• Dr. Wendy Roberts
• Dr. David Nicholas

Participants:

• Evan Nagel: 19-years-old living with Aspergers syndrome. Discusses overcoming challenges of social interaction with peers and what has helped and hindered him along the way.
• William Karny (Sinneave Board member, Family Advisory Committee member): Granddaughter diagnosed with autism in 2006, and the journey he says has been, “both horrible and wonderful.” Autism is an entire family thing, taking the family, “…from the dark days to the light.’
• Jinelle Castiglione: Works with families living with Autism (privately and in schools).
• Mavis Horner (FAN committee member): whose 13-year-old son has autism. Shares that now ‘… it is not as ugly as it was when our journey began,’ reiterating everyone’s comment that this is not sprint, but a marathon.
• Jo’Anne Strekaf (FAN committee member): whose 18-year-old daughter has autism. A tremendous amount of progress made in the last several years. “Autism brings mixed blessings, and I have met the most amazing people through my daugher.”