Unlocking Chris: An adult with autism learns to communicate expressively and blows his family’s mind

What if someone you love has had so much more to say… but no reliable way to express it?

For years, Chris — an adult with autism — struggled to communicate his thoughts and feelings. Like many families, his loved ones wondered what he might be thinking, feeling, and understanding beneath the surface.

Then something extraordinary happened.

With the support of his NJ day program, Chris began to communicate expressively — and what he shared completely changed how his family sees him.

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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.