The population of children with developmental delaysis growing at an epidemic rate. Parents and teachers are facing many unknowns:

• Is this child affected by a developmental delay?
• If so, what is this delay?
• How do we know what the problem is?
• Where do we go to determine?
• How extensively is he affected?
• What do we do and how can we treat it?
• How do we overcome the obstacles?

Answering these questions and taking a proactive stand can greatly affect the outcome of the child’s life. Implementing appropriate educational and medical strategies to treat a developmental delay can be a means to fill the gaps left empty by a developmental delay.

Dr. Carolyn Fuentes of Cleveland, Ohio is easily recognizeable by her grounded and methodical demeanor.  With a heartfelt passion for teaching, she can be found these days among the hallowed walls of Orange Education and Recreation.  This is where she continues instructing students as their Private Computer Teacher.  When she speaks of her life as a whole, she sums up much of her purpose into four parts,

"commitment to helping parents, schools, professionals, and helping my family to understand the life-long subject of autism."