Danny’s Wish is committed to providing life enhancing resources and experiences for children and families dealing with autism and autism spectrum disorders.
Our goal for this campaign is to raise $50,000 to supply approximately 100 iPads to those children affected and in need the most.
Please fill out the contact form and CLICK HERE to download the full application to mail to us! We will be considering every request.
thank you so much for hope
Thank you for caring
My heart says thank you for the love and compassion you have for those with autism spectrum disorders.
My son KAREEM is born with Downsyndrome. Currently 12 years ols with abilities, motor skills and capabilities as a 20 month child. Kareem has a speach defficiency. He has a vocabulary of 3-4 dozen word sounds. He can’t compose a sentence of two or more words. He attends a private school since we couldn’t get a public school to respond to his disabilities.
I am a retiree since 2004 on SS income. His mother doesn’t have a job either. Kareem actually keeps us busy all day between school and therapies provided by Medicaid. We heard a lot about the iPad and programs that can benefit him. His therapists asked us to get him an iPad.
We need an iPad for him, but at the hefty cost of $600 or $700 it seems unattainable.
Kareem can use iPad for communication once we down load the programs needed for him. He will be able to describe what he needs, hungry, thirsty or needs to go to the Bathroom,….etc.
The therapist are looking forward to help him and us with the iPad.
I am retired on a fixed income.
Kareem needs a means to help him communicate
We believe it will improve his speach and skills
We will use it for :
Communication at home
Communication at School
Education and learning
Social interaction
Samir,
Fill out our application for an iPad and we can put you into our process for an iPad grant
Thank you soo much for the opportunity!
I can say that this would be the greatest gift ever given to us and we are so thrilled to know there are dear people who want nothing but to see offers be able learn, laugh, clap and cheer. God bless , Karma
I have 2 precious low-functioning children on the spectrum, but today I am writing about their amazing older brother. My older son is a high school senior. He is the most unselfish amazing big brother who has sacrificed so much over his young life for his younger siblings. He needs a scholarship to go to college next year. He wants to be a speech therapist – to be a voice for those with no voice. Do you know of any college scholarships available for siblings of children with autism? Thank you for your help.
Check on the Autism Speaks website. They may have some links for educational scholarships.
Kathy, your post brought tears to my eyes. What an exceptional young man… you must be so proud. The world needs more people with such compassion and desire to make a difference! I wish him the very best…
Thank you so much for providing this opportunity to families and to these children living with autism and asperger’s. I don’t know if you fully realize how amazing it truly is to find that there are people still in this world good enough to help others in this way. This is a remarkable chance for an autistic child who otherwise could not communicate, possibly ever, to have an avenue, a true tool, to be able to express him or herself to their family and to the world. Bless you and the work that you are doing.
what is the mailing address for the application?
Address is on our website at http://www.dannyswish.org
When is the deadline to send an application in?
There is no deadline…it is an ongoing program
On November 16, 1996, Sebastian Mujica was born. We began to note his strange behavior when he was about 20 months old. We were very worried about him and we took him to several doctors to see what was wrong. Then, the doctor had said that Sebastian was diagnosed with autism, he was 2 years old. It was an extremely difficult time for all of us. But, one thing was clear, we loved Sebastian and we were all willing to do whatever it takes to help him. Unfortunately, we did not know where to begin and what to do. It became clear that Sebastian has extreme difficulty speaking; he cannot speak or communicate with anyone. We then began to conduct research on special speech therapies or treatments that Sebastian can partake in, we tried nearly everything. Sebastian is an admirable boy because he is successfully fighting this battle against autism. But, he still has had a difficult time communicating with us over the years. When it appeared as if nothing was going to change, we discovered that Sebastian is intrigued with technology. He finds it extremely interesting. He immediately enthusiastically learned to use the computer. He is very familiar with Apple products especially iPhones and iPods. A friend of my daughter’s brought over an iPad for a school project, and he was instantly hooked, he was appalled at the graphics and the numerous applications. We knew he and the iPad were going to accomplish great things together, as a team. After that day, I began conducting research on the iPad and I discovered the fantastic things it can do for an autistic child. We were excitingly planning to give Sebastian an iPad for his 15th birthday, but then we saw the price. Due to financial problems, I was unsure if we were able to afford such an expensive device. My husband and I both got laid off. Things were not looking good, but then I found this organization and I became optimistic, I thought, “Maybe Sebastian will be learning from an iPad sooner than we think.” So please, don’t let our financial state be an obstacle for my son’s opportunity to learn and communicate. We would be planning to use any applications that are specifically designed for communication. I have faith in the iPad and I know that Sebastian will improve and it will be all thanks to your generosity.
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My precious little brother has downs syndrome and is turning 3 in a couple weeks. I am currently 15 years old and have been searching everywhere online for a way to offer an ipad to him! We found out when my mother was still pregnat and had battled through the terrible news. But, it wasnt terrible at all. In fact, it is the most amazing and inspiring thing that has probably ever happened to me and im sure the rest of my family would say the same. He brings light wherever he is and whenever he smiles. Any bad day turns into sunshine. I love him more than anything and we all new we would.. so why were we scared? Well having a child with downs syndrome comes with many challenges to the child in general. He is only 3 years old and has recently ended his physical therapy but is still, and probably will continue until he is wayyyy older to have a speech therapist. She was talking to me and my mom and my dad about cool apps for not only toddlers but children with special needs and she got him hooked on the little bubbles you could press that sneezed on her iphone. It is amazing how fast he picked up how to touch the bubbles and work out how to play it. I began researching and found stories of children with downs sydrome that have learned their colors and letters miraculously! Of course my family does not have the money as most family’s don’t to offer this educational echnology to my little brother. I would be so so greatful to have the oppurtunity to give my baby brother this oppurtunity of a lifetime. He has been through so much! When he was only 4 months old he stop breathing and almost died. At 1 years old he suffered through open heart surgery! I love him so much and would be overjoyed to watch him adavnce educationally through this awesome chance!