He has an endearing heart paired with extraordinary curiosity. His mind is so unique and powerful. In our home we regard Autism Spectrum Disorder as both a special gift as well as true disability. While Adrien has so many strengths he faces many struggles that create friction where instead a little boy should find ease. It is not fair that his autism causes him to be so deeply misunderstand. He deserves our help. Adrien has so much potential and wants nothing more than to share his gifts with the world.
At age 3 he took an interest in the human immune system (along with trucks of course) and he would discuss dendritic cells, lymphocytes, and antibodies. He didn’t fit in with his peers at preschool and was met with a lot of criticism and often felt ostracized.
At age 4 he started appreciating history and dove into tragedy of the Titanic and other giant ocean liners that sank into the sea. Again his special interests brought him a lot of joy and satisfaction but they further immersed him into an abstract cerebral world of wonder and further disconnected him from his friends, family, and the reality of developing life skills.
Nowadays, you’ll find Adrien studying all things aviation and aeronautics. He has blasted way out into space and while it his amazing to see him dream we still need him back on Earth learning how to be a human boy.
Adrien has always been on a unique and atypical timeline. He spoke extremely well, read books, and recited facts well before his peers yet he lags pretty far behind his peers with his social skills, self care, safety awareness, and nutrition. Such basic things that most people take for granted are actually quite difficult for him and unfortunately being a smarty pants isn’t enough to help him get by.
Adrien receives Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Medical care, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help him learn and grow so that he can ultimately become a very fine man. Insurance helps may for some of these things however we still end up incurring many fees for deductibles, copays, and non covered services.
Neurofeedback is a newer treatment modality for Autism and ADHD, and scientific literature shows that it is efficacious and reliable. Unfortunately insurance companies require an absurd amount of research before they will cover newer treatments such as this. We are seeking financial support to access more neurofeedback for Adrien. He is currently on medication to help with his impulsivity and while we are certainly grateful for this option we would love to be able to give him freedom from the pills and their side effects. We believe this is possible if we could access this life changing treatment of neurofeedback.
Adrien is different and that’s okay! He just needs a little extra support with his sensory processing differences, socializing, hygiene, safety awareness, emotional regulation, nutrition, and communication differences. Adrien receives and interacts with the old differently. Society isn’t designed for autistic people in mind and it hurts my heart, he will probably always struggle to get along and play by the rules (rules that don’t always make sense to a person like him).
Please help donate to his cause. We are so thankful for your support! Sincerely,
Arin Kluchnik, Adrien’s lucky mama
Family and friends of Adrien S Kluchnik are raising money for the nonprofit Help Hope Live to fund uninsured medical expenses associated with Catastrophic Illness.
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