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Little Friends: April is Autism Acceptance Month
Update, April 15, 2024 / On this date, the 160 ft. Moser Tower with the 72-bell carillon has been illuminated "blue" to reflect Autism...
Little Friends: We can measure individual wellness… here is how
I have often admitted my interest in pursuing new and innovative approaches to helping the people we serve at Little Friends. Recently I had...
FUN Club has a new home at Little Friends
Above / Little Friends has planned an Open House from 5-7PM Mon., Feb. 12, for folks to become acquainted with FUN Club.
When Pat Adamatis...
Little Friends: What does it mean to improve an individual’s ‘quality of life?’
In our world of helping individuals and families deal with the challenges and opportunities created by intellectual/developmental disabilities and autism, we sometimes hear about...
Little Friends: Embracing neurodiversity
In mid-November, I attended a conference on Special Education where several speakers presented current topics associated with Autism, Behavior challenges, and other areas pertinent...
Little Friends Activity Center – Dan Casey’s Legacy
On November 2, Little Friends was set to formally celebrate the opening of our new Adult Services facility located at 27545 Diehl Road in...
Little Friends – More new space becomes a reality for Little Friends
In late August, we formally started a new chapter at Little Friends. Our adult programming facility in Downers Grove was moved to 27545 Diehl...
Little Friends Women’s Golf Outing is set for Oct. 2, 2023
Above / Naperville Country Club, 25W570 Chicago Avenue, will welcome the inaugural Little Friends Women's Golf Outing. Registration is now in progress.
Little Friends will...
Little Friends – Preparing for connecting adults with communities
For the past several months, Little Friends has been in the process of renovating the new facility that will house our adult programming. With...
Little Friends – Introduction to Medicaid and autism
In March 2023, Drexel University/A.J. Drexel Autism Institute in collaboration with The Policy Impact Project and the Policy, Analytics, and Community Research program published...
Little Friends – Innovation and change
During the month of June, I was fortunate enough to attend a conference sponsored by a national organization called Open Minds. The focus of...
Little Friends – Perspective
The news today tends to be filled with sensationalized video and sound bites that don’t always share good news. As we wind down our...
Little Friends: Trauma support and its impact on people with intellectual disabilities
Every month I try to write about something positive about the people we serve with disabilities, and the work done by so many to...
Little Friends: April is Autism Acceptance Month
In March of 2021, the Autism Society of America officially announced a shift in terminology from Autism Awareness month to Autism Acceptance Month. The...
Designation of the Dan Casey Activity Center announced at Little Friends 46th Benefit Auction
Above / The aerial shot shows the building recently purchased by Little Friends on property located at 27545 Diehl Road in Warrenville, just east...
Little Friends: Community Services for Children & Adults with Intellectual and other types of Developmental Disabilities
It struck me after participating in an update for our legislators with several other providers that some of the information we shared that day...
Little Friends: Record employment for people with disabilities
With last month’s announcement of our new facility and plans to implement more opportunities for personal development and job training for people with disabilities,...
Little Friends Benefit Auction is March 4
The 46th Annual Little Friends Benefit Auction is set for a new venue on Sat., March 4, 2023. The benefit will be held at...
More new space for Little Friends
Late this fall, Little Friends was presented with an opportunity to add new space for the organization’s future. I’m pleased to share that we...
Little Friends: A time to say thank you
By the time this column goes to press, our Thanksgiving holiday will have passed us all. I hope that you and your families experienced...
