User:Firebox2

Richard Clifford Milton, Mass. USA

When I was 2 years old, I had a hernia operation that caused my behavior to go out of whack! I was diagnosed with Asperges syndrome, a form of autism. When my parents were told I had to be institutionalized, they proved them wrong, saying that I'd have a proper education and graduate from college.

Their advocacy and work helped me, and others like me, get the educational and employment opportunities that are available to kids with special needs today.