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Mark 09/28/2021 I think that friends are making me want to be the way I am the best I can be. l I like to be the best friend to the people I like, because they help me and I help them. I am a very friendly person. Because I like to be with other people. I am the one that will be happy to help all my friends if they need help. I can help by arranging their things and organizing their belongings. I can help by questioning a funny joke to make them laugh. I can be helpful with work that needs to be done

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JoyDew transforms the brutal reality of people with autism from being treated as a commodity, living in isolation and without hope, into flourishing human beings with lifelong friends, who can express themselves and apply their unique talents and skills to succeed in the workplace. Our day program identifies their unique strengths and interests, develops them with job training and academic enrichment, provides communication and other supports, and creates high-level employment for people with autism, without exception, where they can learn and grow in a community of their own, and unleash their hopes and dreams.