"These are six children I personally know, six children my son has played with, " she says.
Along the way, the oldest of my three children, and only son, was diagnosed with leukemia cancer at ages 8 and 11.
There were also no daycare centers in my city, Worcester, Massachusetts, for children under 3, so I had no place to put my son while working an office job, even if I could have afforded it.
And he has a clear-cut measure for success: Will my son be able to father children?
President Obama knows that the best way to help my son and the thousands of American children and adults on the Autism Spectrum is to remain committed and focused so that tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after that, we'll continue to do better.
Observing my son, I can recognize the intellectual curiosity inherent in children: What happens if I drop a spoon on the floor?
"If my son ever needs any heart surgery he will never go to Bristol Children's Hospital again, " said Ms Puaca.
To see an established staffing company recognize this need and this underserved population gives me much hope for success, not just for Opportunity Works, Inc, but also for my son and the promise his future holds for him and the many other children and young adults seeking to be valued members of their communities.
"I wanted to continue my son's rescuing idea, and I applied it to the most destitute children in the world, " she says.
After the birth of our first son, then our second 16 months later, my husband stayed at hoime with the children.
The day my son Beau returned from a yearlong tour in Iraq, and I watched him embrace his wife and children, was one of the proudest and happiest moments of my life.
"After a frightening personal experience where I briefly lost my young son, Filip, in a mall, I realized that a communications and location device for children was not a nice-to-have but a must-have, " said Sten Kirkbak, founder and CEO of Evado Filip.
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