Valley of the Sun Autism Network

This is the homepage for VSAN or the Valley of the Sun Autism Network. It is a resource for parents of kids with autism who live in the Phoenix metro or its surrounding areas in Arizona. The purpose is to provide a central point of access for information on various topics of interest including doctors, co-op, meetings, forums, providers and therapist and ideas for living a healthy and toxic-free life. This site was created and developed by a parent (James Carvalho) of 2 children with autism with assistance from other parents and is dedicated to all who are working tirelessly to help our kids recover and live an independent life. Special thanks to Becky Favors, Cynthia Macluskie, Jennifer Lansky, Jennifer Lawrence and Marlene Kenyon for contributing valuable information to this web site.

SILENT LIFE, HOLY LIFE - by Kathy Blanco

I thought of others who had parents who had to give their children to institutions and group homes, because the load and stress were too hard to bare. One day, my son will join these people when I die. I started to tear up and think about how life was, and is so hard for people with challenges... Please click here for details!

An invitation to all parents of kids with autism living in Arizona

This is an invitation for you to send me your feedback, information, favorite web sites and articles that you would like to share for the categories listed on the left! Please click here to send in your information.