Philosophy

“Alone we can do so little: Together we can do so much” ~ Helen Keller

“Once I knew only darkness and stillness… my life was without past or future…but a little word from the fingers of another fell into my hand that clutched at emptiness and my heart leaped to the rapture of living.” ~ Helen Keller

Karen practices the art of possibility thinking.  One of Karen’s inspirational models was Annie Sullivan, Helen Keller’s teacher, who never gave up and another, her Father, who said, “Anything is possible if you are not afraid to ask”. She sees the amazing opportunities that can be provided when there is a collaborative approach to developing programs and resources. Although solution orientated and outcome based, Karen is sensitive to the frustrations that families, faculty and organizations face in developing services. She works to develop a shared understanding between partners.

Karen delights in facilitating connections. “ There is no better reward”, says Karen “then when a family finds the right provider, practitioner, program, method, strategy, piece of equipment, assessment tool or activity,  that helps their child come closer to reaching his or her true potential. There is only an amazing warm feeling of deep satisfaction when you have helped someone.”

Karen supports an interdisciplinary approach to autism spectrum disorders. She says that it is no coincidence that the Logo of the National Autism Society of America is the picture of a child in the form of a puzzle with many pieces coming together. ASD is a complex set of challenges needing to be addressed by an interdisciplinary group of experts of which the parent is valued as an expert.

"Alone there will be few solutions; together we find endless possibilities…"
~ Karen