ABC Pediatrics of Florida, Inc. - PPEC

12/27/2024

🎄✨ 5th Annual Christmas Celebration – A Heartfelt Thank You! 🎄✨

We are filled with gratitude as we reflect on our incredible 5th Annual Christmas Celebration! 🎉 A huge THANK YOU to our amazing sponsors: Andrea Believes Foundation, Molina Healthcare, and The Home Depot.

Your unwavering support has made this event a shining success and brought so much joy to our children, families, and the entire community. Your kindness and generosity mean the world to us, and your contribution truly made this holiday season brighter for so many.

We are so thankful for your partnership in spreading love, warmth, and cheer. Together, we are making a lasting impact! 🙏❤️

12/23/2023

🌟✨ Reflecting on the Magic of Our 4th Annual Christmas Celebration! 🎄🎅

ABC Pediatrics of Florida extends heartfelt gratitude to our incredible owners, dedicated staff, and the amazing families and community partners who made this year's Christmas celebration a resounding success, and a most memorable day for our children! 🙌❤️

🎁 From Santa's arrival to the joyful gift exchange, carol singing, and delightful food, every moment was filled with warmth and holiday spirit. Together, we created cherished memories that will last a lifetime. 🌈✨

👏 A Special Thanks to:
👩‍⚕️ Our Owners: Your vision and commitment to creating a nurturing and festive environment shine through in every detail of this celebration. Thank you for making it magical!

👨‍⚕️ Dedicated Staff: Your hard work, creativity, and passion ensured that every child and family experienced the true joy of the season. Your dedication is the heart of our success!

👪 Families: Thank you for being the heartbeat of our ABC Pediatrics family. Your presence and enthusiasm added an extra layer of joy to the festivities.

🤝 Community Partners: We're grateful for the support of our community partners who collaborated with us to make this celebration truly special. Together, we build a stronger, more connected community.

🎄🎅To MS Catherine: Thank you for your time and efforts in creating such an amazing Christmas Wonderland.

🌟 Special Thanks to Andrea, Her Parents, Astrid and the Amazing Team at Andrea Believes Foundation: Your generosity and commitment to spreading joy through the toy drive, (my office literally looked like Toys-R-US), made a lifelong impact on our amazing kids. Thank you for providing countless smiles and bringing the magic of the season to our celebration! The pure joy everyone felt was a real life Christmas Miracle. Thank you so much and may God Bless you ALL!!!!!! 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

🎉 As we wrap up this festive season, let's carry the spirit of togetherness and gratitude into the new year. Here's to more moments of joy, growth, and community in the coming year!

🙏 Thank you, everyone, for making the 4th Annual Christmas Celebration a memorable and heartwarming event. We can't wait to create more magical moments together in the future! 🌟🎊

🎄❤️🎉

11/21/2023

On behalf of ABC Pediatrics of Florida, our children, and their families, we would like to extend a HEARTFELT THANK YOU to Andrea Viejo, founder of Andrea Believes Foundation and her family. Thank you for all your Love and Support!!! 🙏🙏🙏

11/13/2023

What an AMAZING DAY!!! Walk for Autism 2023!!!

11/10/2023

11/01/2023

Thank You to everyone who helped us in making Halloween 2023 a truly memorable day for our children!!!

06/29/2023

Happy Birthday Princeley!!! We all had a ROARING good time!!!

05/23/2023

What a wonderful event Sponsored by Andrea Viejo, founder of Andrea Believes Foundation. We're so happy to welcome you into our family. Thank You for all you do for our community.

03/16/2023

Happy Birthday to Jacques (Jungle Safari) and Joseline (Little Mermaid).

A special Thank You to Ms. Sophia Lacroix and her team from the Green Family Foundation NeighborhoodHELP at FIU. Sophia graciously volunteered to do "Face Painting" for the kids with amazing success.
Thank You to Nancy Torres from the University of Miami Mailman Center for Child Development Family Navigator Program for her support and attendance.
Thank you to Ms. Gina who did an incredible job decorating, and to Ms. Mimose and Ms. Gladys for preparing the delicious Haitian cuisine.

12/21/2022

A Special Thank You to Ms. Gina and Ms. Catherine for their hard work and dedication in creating this incredible Winter Wonderland!!!

12/21/2022

It started with a Prayer...

12/21/2022

LET IT SNOW!!!

12/21/2022

Our 2022 Christmas Party was an AMAZING success!!! A special Thank You to Nancy Torres and Germinia Guzman for conducting a Toy Drive for our Children.

12/15/2022

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"Holiday Guide to Autism

My name is Jack.

I have autism.

My autism means I like my schedule very, very much. I like to wrap myself in routine like a soft, cozy blanket.

Loud noises make me nervous. Do not be surprised if I put my hands over my ears when I walk in the door. I need to filter out all the different sounds until I get used to them.

The doctor says I am very tactile. This means I use my fingers to see things. It is okay for you to ask me not to touch things that are important or fragile. It is also okay for you to put them away before I get there.

Please, don’t be upset if you give me a present but I don’t look very excited.

I love getting a present. I really do.

But after I open it, I have to take my time and look at it carefully and decide how it will fit inside my life. I might be so busy thinking about this that I forget to say thank you.

Try not to say words that sound like maple syrup drizzled over a beehive. The kind that taste sweet in your mouth but are meant to give little stings.

Don’t suggest the gluten-free diet when you see me eating a roll with a lot of butter.

Don’t say maybe my autism would get better if I would learn to stop pacing around the floor so much.

Don’t talk about how the latest research states kids like me who take medicine every night will maybe one day get a third eye or the disease of cancer.

Please, don’t insist I pet your dog.

Don’t insist I try your yams.

Don’t insist I sit the whole time for dinner.

In fact, don’t insist anything.

My mother and my father will do the insisting if they want. They know how to stretch me like a rubber band—just far enough so I don’t break.

They know when is the right time to make me try a new food. They know when to make me sit and when to let me pace.

It can be a help for me if there is a quiet place where I can go and do my breathing. It doesn’t have to be anywhere special—an extra bedroom or your sewing room is good.

When it comes to our family, try not to look at your clock too much. Sometimes we are late for parties.

This can be for many reasons. Maybe I took a long time to get dressed.
Maybe I had to keep going back and making sure my pillows were straight on my bed.

If we are late, don’t sing out about our lateness in a weird voice like this: you’re laa-aate! It makes all of us feel bad.

Sometimes, we have to leave early.

When we have to leave early it’s because I have had enough. I have had enough of the smelly food and the loud talking. The breaks in the sewing room aren’t working anymore.

If this happens, please don’t ask why and say we haven’t even had pie yet and can’t we stay a little while longer.

You see, autism families do not measure time in seconds or minutes or hours like everybody else.

We measure it in sensory overload, lack of schedule, and broken ornaments.

Another thing is I don’t like hugging. This is because when people touch me I feel like I am drowning and maybe my skin will come off my body.

This doesn’t mean I don’t care about you. I do. My caring just looks different.

Ask me things.

Ask me about cookies and my school and my music.

I love music.

Listen for my words, for I take longer than most to say them.

I will tell you that my favorite song is by Ariana Grande, and that I tried a new recipe for chocolate chip cookies the other day that said to use Crisco instead of butter.

Ask me.

I will tell you.

Keep your eyes on my face while I search for a way to explain it.

Keep your hands still while you listen to my quiet, halted speech.

Keep my words close to you, for they are the rarest of gifts.

Because inside of our beating hearts, I think we all want the same things. We want to eat food that tastes good on our tongues, and to feel safe and warm and calm like we are wrapped in a soft blanket.

Meet me where I stand.

Hear me when I speak.

See me as I am.

Thank you.

In case I forget to say it.

Thank you."



Shared with permission from Carrie Cariello

12/02/2022

Thanks to the generosity of Germinia Guzman and Keller Williams Realty, we are overjoyed to announce our 1st Annual Toy Drive. It's an honor and a privilege to work with such AMAZING people serving our community.

11/21/2022

Halloween 2022

10/30/2021

Wishing everyone a happy and safe Halloween weekend. 👻