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impacting the lives of our students and their families

Happy 2nd Anniversary VIBE!!! Thank you Ms. Amanda for bringing your dream to reality! Thank you to infinity and beyond! We are so blessed to have you and VIBE in our life. I'm so grateful that I get to be a small part of this story through art. The real blessing is witnessing the breakthroughs, the friendships, the love, the joy and the growth that each of your spellers has shown. Congratulations my friend on your 2nd Anniversary!!! We are very proud of you! Much love!!!
Amanda Chase Apr 2024
CAROL
Mimi to Chase
Sophia's whole world has opened up and been filled with joy and friendship! She and this beautiful girl Angelle had their first paired session this week and had such a blast!!! This is what they had to say at the end of the session:
Sophia: "I am proud to call you friend."
Angelle: "I think I'm the lucky one."
Sophia and one more girl
Yvette
Sophia's Mom
If ever there were true kindred spirits, Chase and Phi are the epitome! They have been BFFs since day 1! They have been doing paired session lessons and group classes with Amanda at VIBE Learning Center and discussing things like history, science, geography, spirituality , etc and are really enjoying hearing each other's perspectives! We are beyond elated for them and their friendship. They understand each other's journey in a way that those of us not on the spectrum cannot. We are so grateful for Chase and his family.
They are the sweetest Valentines ever!
Chase: " Happy V Day. This was the best day ever"
Sophia: "I think so too. Thank you"
Sophia
Yvette
Sophia's Mom
The Tree That Whispers

There once was an adventure seeking, young boy. His name was Cyress. He loved to explore the untouched forest behind his grandfather’s shed. He would make armory with the fallen limbs, pinecones, and rocks. One day he was on his usual quest and from a distance he heard a whisper. The faint voice was like a magnet to Cypress's ear drum. The whisper told him, “go to the charted path.” The boy began to walk in a direction he’s never ventured to before.

Walking through the rubbish of fallen trees a path mysteriously opened up before his eyes. At the end sat a throne, “Be still the nature king belongs here” read the plaque. The whispers grew in a chant demanding Cypress to take the throne and be the new king of the trees. Cypress going from one head turn to the next didn’t think he had the capability. He decided to force himself to believe. He sat upon the throne and this immediate wave of tornadoes formed around him.

He turned into the most beautiful, tremendous tree among them all. All trees grew back their lost branches and had an abundance of light put back into them. The forest lives on. The End
A short story spelled by Kody - 16 yrs old
VIBE Speller
"Thank you for giving my life purpose."
Matthew 2024
Matthew
Speller
"2023 was the best year of my life. You have given me a chance to live a full and complete life. My family knows who I am because of you. How can I ever thank you enough?"
Sophia
Sophia
Speller
"Thank you does not even cover it remotely. You have changed my life unrecognizably for the better."
Chase Goals 2024
Chase
Speller
"I have spent my whole life without a way to tell anyone what I need or want. This year is all about me!"
Angelle 2024
Angelle
Speller
"Merry Christmas Vibe Tribe parents, spellers, friends, and families. Thank you for celebrating with us on this special day. I am happy to be here proving every one of my doubters wrong.

Parents, I have a message for you. Thank you for never giving up on us. Your belief in us shapes our own perception. It’s because of you we thrive. I say this for the autistics that haven’t accessed their intentional voice yet. Thank you!

I have one piece of advice. As an unreliable speaker stuck in my brain for twenty-eight years, the most important part of what you can help with is allowing space for our autonomy. We need to be in charge of our life too.

We want our privacy and sometimes we simply want to be alone. Let us make decisions and let us make mistakes. Let us live like any other person would want."
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Adam - 30 yrs old
VIBE Speller & Advocate
Our spellers all wrote thank you notes to Meg Farris for featuring VIBE on the news!

“Dear Meg Farris, Thank you. My name is Greysen and I might be the youngest speller writing to you openly. My whole world has evolved into a dream. I am the superman I have always been but now my fam really knows my superpower. Thanks again. You are a hero to VIBE.

Your new friend, Grey”
Greysen - 7 yrs old
VIBE Speller
A "MAD-LIB story building spelling session with Reid!
"Ok Reid-we are on a path walking through the rain forest in Costa Rica. What are we hearing?" BIRDS
"We walk along and Amanda screams, bc she sees something..." A SPIDER
"What does Reid do?" SMASHES IT WITH HIS SHOES
"Soon we run into people..." DAD MOM & SYDNEY
"What happens next?" THEY JOIN OUR EXCURSION TO THE WILDERNESS
"Ok Reid we are searching for the most famous and rare..."
SLOTH ALIVE-WE HIKE FOR MILES "On our hike Ms Amanda is cranky and starving to death. How do you help?"
I AM SEARCHING ALL OVER FOR FRUIT TREES SO AMANDA WONT DIE. 😂😳 "Are you successful?" I GET TO THE OTHER SIDE AND FIND A BANANA TREE.
"Ok-Amanda eats all of the bananas (but hates them 😂) and we keep walking. We run into Sophia (another speller friend)
What do you ask her for?
HER TO HELP US 🦥 💕🦥
"She has a backpack with a tool in it to help. What's the tool?" SLOTHOMETER 😂
"Hmmm ok Reid..what does a SLOTHOMETER do?" TRACKS SLOTHS (of course😂)
Here's where Reid starts to fade. He's finished and spells so, but Amanda asks him to please just give one more sentence to finish the story.
RIGHT IN THE TREE ABOVE OUR HEADS WE SPOT ONE. THE END 😂🤣

Way to wrap it up, Reid!
Reid and Amanda Outdoors 2024
Reid & AManda