CSF Team Writers

Meet our Chrysalis Spectrum Foundation Writer Team

Andrew Hoang,

Digital Media Specialist

Sigrid Herman,

Freelance Writer

Douglas Winkler,

Freelance Writer

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Thank You! Family Fun Day for Autism Awareness is a Success

Team CSF Writers Station

Apr 13
2 min

Thank You! Family Fun Day for Autism Awareness is a Success

Family Fun Day for Autism Awareness Thank you for your support! On Saturday, April 9th, approximately 200 attendees of all ages and...

Making Childhood Memories with my Family

Team CSF Writers Station

Dec 3, 2020
1 min

Making Childhood Memories with my Family

Every Sunday my family and I would go to church in San Antonio at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church and afterward we would have lunch at my...

How a Person with a Disability can Float on a Lazy River

Team CSF Writers Station

Nov 20, 2020
1 min

How a Person with a Disability can Float on a Lazy River

Written by: Douglas Winkler Word Count: 215 We heard about a place in San Antonio that is called the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort...

Going to School with a Disability: You Can Be A Part of Something Great

Team CSF Writers Station

Nov 19, 2020
1 min

Going to School with a Disability: You Can Be A Part of Something Great

Written by Douglas Winkler October 26, 2020 When I used to go to high school, I made daily commutes on a handicapped school bus. When I...

How a Person Can Watch a Movie Online with a Friend

Team CSF Writers Station

Nov 9, 2020
1 min

How a Person Can Watch a Movie Online with a Friend

By: Douglas Winkler Est: 11/02/2020 WC: 249 I am going to tell you how to watch a movie through a Google Chrome extension. You will need...

Douglas Winkler

Oct 21, 2020
1 min

How to Keep Yourself Calm

After I get out of bed every morning, I don’t like to turn on the tv while I am eating breakfast because it seems to get crazy when the...

How to Find a Good Caregiver for your Loved One

Douglas Winkler

Oct 21, 2020
1 min

How to Find a Good Caregiver for your Loved One

Please discuss with your family member you are going to get a caregiver for them even if they don’t understand what you are doing, they...

Survivors Book One the Empty City by Erin Hunter

Sigrid Herman

Oct 21, 2020
2 min

Survivors Book One the Empty City by Erin Hunter

This story is about a lot of dogs. The main dog of the story is Lucky. It starts out by the time that he is born to his mother. Once that...

Andrew Hoang

Oct 14, 2020
1 min

Working at Mod Pizza

When my mom found out about the job, she told me to have my resume ready to apply. My dad helped me fill out the job application. Then, I...

Andrew Hoang

Oct 9, 2020
1 min

Joining the Life Path Program

I joined the Life Path Program (LPP) when I was 23 years old. After joining LPP I was invited to attend the student orientation to learn...

Road Trip to Fredericksburg and Kerrville, TX

Andrew Hoang

Oct 9, 2020
2 min

Road Trip to Fredericksburg and Kerrville, TX

Before going on a road trip to Fredericksburg and Kerrville, TX, I need to pack the things to bring such as clothes, personal hygiene...

Andrew Hoang

Oct 9, 2020
1 min

Moving to Pearland

Before my family moved to Pearland, Tx, we had to figure out how to pack storage boxes to adequately hold our personal items. We started...

Andrew Hoang

Sep 23, 2020
1 min

Going Fishing

We could not go on summer vacation this year because of COVID19 so I decided to go fishing regularly at our community lake. Before I go...

Douglas Winkler

Sep 23, 2020
2 min

Getting a Communicative Device

My first augmentative device was an Epson Eval Pac. I used it to do my work and it was connected to a laptop. I wore a baseball cap (with...

A Christmas gift of a lifelong friendship.

Sigrid Herman

Sep 17, 2020
1 min

A Christmas gift of a lifelong friendship.

I owned a miniature Schnauzer named Jeremiah and we called him Jerry, his nickname. Jerry was a surprise Christmas gift from my brother,...

A Game that People with Disabilities could Play

Douglas Winkler

Sep 14, 2020
1 min

A Game that People with Disabilities could Play

Game requirements: The ability to drag items and to left click on the screen. For many years, I searched the internet for games I could...

Douglas Winkler

Sep 7, 2020
2 min

Beach Travel & What to Expect

We were thinking about going to Miramar Beach, Florida. We started looking for condominiums close to the beach so I could experience the...

Douglas Winkler

Sep 7, 2020
2 min

Finding Someone to Share Your Life With

One of the staff members, that I used to work with at the preschool, brought a young lady who observed a classroom. The lady told me...

Douglas Winkler

Sep 2, 2020
2 min

Getting a Job

My mom and I drove past a Lutheran Preschool and we saw a new building being built for the preschool. Mom was interested in a position...

Douglas Winkler

Aug 20, 2020
2 min

Need to communicate? Try the Echo Show

The Echo Show tablet provides you access to see some valuable information that you can use towards helping people with disabilities. My...

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