Through the generosity of the New Canaan Community Foundation, Arts for Healing was able to fund two speakers for the general public and the special needs community in conjunction with Family First Early Intervention Project.

• In March, Patricia Stacey, author and parent of a child on the Autism Spectrum, discussed her book, "The Boy Who Loved Windows", written in 2003, about her son Walker. She shared his early development and his inspiring progress since the book was written. At the heart of their efforts has been the work of Dr. Stanley Greenspan, who's DIR/Floortime relationship-based approach uses playful interactive techniques that focus on the child's developmental capacities, helping him to build interpersonal, emotional,
and intellectual skills, in the context of the child's unique profile.