[addthis tool="addthis_inline_share_toolbox_o63k"] Turning Pointe Autism Foundation revels in the back-to-school season. As tree leaves start to turn color or curl, Turning Pointe is actually springing back to life.Within most school walls, the energy this time of...
[addthis tool="addthis_inline_share_toolbox_o63k"] “Your son will probably never speak.”“Your daughter is incapable of learning.”Turning Pointe parents – like many with children on the autism spectrum – hear these statements when their children are so very young. But...
[addthis tool="addthis_inline_share_toolbox_o63k"] Rotary Clubs. Jaycees. Exchange Clubs. Women’s Clubs. Men’s Clubs. Kiwanis. And Lions, oh my!Small armies of individuals serving a purpose larger than themselves. It is truly remarkable in theory and...
[addthis tool="addthis_inline_share_toolbox_o63k"] Turning Pointe is positively wild about dogs. We rely on service dogs every week to provide a unique type of therapeutic benefit to students. A loving warm and furry soul to bring comfort and calm at the end of each...
[addthis tool="addthis_inline_share_toolbox_o63k"] As the school year winds down, new shoes may seem like a topic at the wrong end of the calendar. After all, fall is when families typically talk about new shoes for school. But at a recent Turning Pointe meeting, the...
[addthis tool="addthis_inline_share_toolbox_o63k"] Finding a job that aligns your passions and talents is deeply fulfilling. Carrie Provenzale found just that when she became the executive director of Naperville’s Turning Pointe Autism Foundation in 2016. Provenzale...
[addthis tool="addthis_inline_share_toolbox_o63k"] Turning Pointe Autism Foundation will proudly present fifteen new Career College Graduates at 1PM on May 18, at the Naperville Marriott. If you love the transformative power of springtime, this is the commencement...
[addthis tool="addthis_inline_share_toolbox_o63k"] Imagine that awareness – like so many things – exists on a spectrum.One end is our less conscience and quiet sense when our environment changes. Like the coming dusk or dawn. The other end of the awareness spectrum is...
[addthis tool="addthis_inline_share_toolbox_o63k"] Courtney McClear, 17, of Hinsdale regularly goes to Right Fit fitness center in Willowbrook for exercise, but her family made a special visit there Saturday to submit saliva samples for a study on the relationship...
[addthis tool="addthis_inline_share_toolbox_o63k"] Sometimes, Ray Chaudhry gets frustrated. In his mind, the words are there. His smile suggests he knows the answers. But he just can’t get them out. Ray is nonverbal. He only talks to his mother, Ruby, and only then in...
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