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A FUTURE OF
HEALTH, WELLNESS & PURPOSE for Individuals with Autism W R I T T E N B Y R YA N PA R M E N T E R
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he Autism Trust was founded by Polly Tommey in England in 2007. Realizing provisions and educational opportunities for her son Billy were bleak at best, she chose to take matters into her own hands. Rather than establishing a special needs trust or developing an adult care plan for her son, Polly and her husband Jonathan dreamed bigger. There are countless other “Billys� out there who need the same care and support as they enter adulthood. Autism now affects 1 in 68 children. Why should they stop at their own front door?
Their dream was to build a place that would focus on the talents and abilities of each individual with autism, teach them life skills, and help them become a part of society rather than isolating them from it.
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