Working Miracles
By Jerri Cuerden | Photos by Lynn Fovel-Duncan When the Sierra Kids Foundation was founded 11 years ago, it was…
Success Stories
The Golden Ticket
One year ago the tipping point came for the Pensotti family when their youngest child, Bo, spent the night at…
A Note from a Happy Grandmother
Dear Friends: I am the grandmother of a young child who has been served by the Early Childhood Autism Program…
Out of the Abyss
Three years ago Kathleen Fitzpatrick of Reno, then 3 years old, was slipping into an abyss inside her mind. “She…
Lifting the Darkness of Autism
Four-year-old Cameron Kmetz has autism, but you wouldn’t know it. Two years of therapy with the Early Childhood Autism Program…
Growth & Understanding
Aiden is the second child of Josh and Brandi Durham. He loves playing with toys, drawing, using his iPad and…
Beyond Classroom Borders: Experimental Learning at Nevada
The Early Childhood Autism Program at Nevada is the first and only university-based program for young children with autism in…
Autism: Learning to Learn
Six-year-old Adam Potter lives with autism every day. Adam worked through a specialized transitional program at Truckee Meadows Community College…