Success Story...
“We first came to ARC of Allen County out of desperation. Our child Eli was being asked to leave the only day care he had ever attended. Not due to behavioral issues, not due to lack of prompt payment, not due to anything other than the director of the daycare believed Eli displayed signs of autism. She did not believe that he would succeed in their environment. She expressed concerns about their experience or lack thereof, in caring for children with autism. The director even tried to soften the blow by saying there were a few other children at the daycare that she would be asking to leave for the same reason.
So began a panicked search for another facility to watch our son. Every location I contacted was either booked full or required your child be potty trained. Eli is four years old and non-verbal. We do intend to potty train him however we aren’t there yet. We felt hopeless we would find any location and would be forced for one of us to quit our job. This started a conversation with the lead director of Eli’s speech and occupational therapy sessions. She mentioned ARC of Allen County. I’ll never forget her saying if you want a group of people to love your child then that’s the place. She could not have been more right. We made the transition and haven’t looked back. The staff here is so warm and receiving of our son. All of the staff call him and many others by their preferred nickname. They share inciteful information about his behaviors and ask about behaviors at home so they can get to know him better. I can’t tell you how refreshing it has been to deal with a group of people that not only understand my son’s behavior, but embrace it. Eli has been attending ARC of Allen County for almost a year now and I can truly say I wish we had found them sooner!”
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