Torrington Area Families for Autism-TAFA

Torrington Area Families for Autism-TAFA TAFA is a non-profit organization focused on increasing autism awareness, acceptance and inclusion.

Picture Post 2: Resource Fair fun! 🤗🎉This past Saturday we held our 2nd Annual T.A.F.A. Walk our Way (W.O.W.) Autism Wal...
06/11/2026

Picture Post 2: Resource Fair fun! 🤗
🎉This past Saturday we held our 2nd Annual T.A.F.A. Walk our Way (W.O.W.) Autism Walk & Resource Fair 🥰🧩 When T.A.F.A. began with a mission to highlight autism awareness, acceptance and inclusion in northwest Connecticut, it was paramount that we identified ways to purposefully embed this vision into our community. Events like this remind us just how far we have come in creating greater awareness, a network of support, meaningful community engagement and inclusive opportunities for our families. We are so incredibly thankful for each and every person who shows up for our organization, our children and our families to make it possible ❤️🧩
Special thanks to:
-Action Wildlife Foundation for making this event possible and sharing your amazing animals and property with us ❤️ 🦓
-Batchy Brew and Nonna Lucia’s for the amazing coffee and food goodies to keep everyone going ☕️ 🥐
-Not Gonna Lie for the amazing live music that always includes our kiddos 🎤🎶
-Jimmys Bounce House for providing bounce house fun for the kids 🏰
And our amazing resource providers 🤩👏:
Connecticut Family Support Network (CTFSN)
Hartford HealthCare
Wellmore Behavioral Health
Brooker Memorial
FAVOR, Inc.
Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut
Connecticut Alliance of Foster & Adoptive Families
Therapy Hub
Healing Hoofbeats of CT, Inc.
Creative Development, LLC
Connecticut Music Therapy Services, LLC
The BE READY Project
Cheshire Fitness Zone Pediatric Therapy
New Opportunities Inc.
Baroco Corporation
CREATE Independence Inc
🤩❤️🧩👏

Picture Post 1: the walk 🤗🎉This past Saturday we held our 2nd Annual T.A.F.A. Walk our Way (W.O.W.) Autism Walk & Resour...
06/11/2026

Picture Post 1: the walk 🤗
🎉This past Saturday we held our 2nd Annual T.A.F.A. Walk our Way (W.O.W.) Autism Walk & Resource Fair 🥰🧩 When T.A.F.A. began with a mission to highlight autism awareness, acceptance and inclusion in northwest Connecticut, it was paramount that we identified ways to purposefully embed this vision into our community. Events like this remind us just how far we have come in creating greater awareness, a network of support, meaningful community engagement and inclusive opportunities for our families. We are so incredibly thankful for each and every person who shows up for our organization, our children and our families to make it possible ❤️🧩
Special thanks to:
-Action Wildlife Foundation for making this event possible and sharing your amazing animals and property with us ❤️ 🦓
-Batchy Brew and Nonna Lucia’s for the amazing coffee and food goodies to keep everyone going ☕️ 🥐
-Not Gonna Lie for the amazing live music that always includes our kiddos 🎤🎶
-Jimmys Bounce House for providing bounce house fun for the kids 🏰
And our amazing resource providers 🤩👏:
Connecticut Family Support Network (CTFSN)
Hartford HealthCare
Wellmore Behavioral Health
Brooker Memorial
FAVOR, Inc.
Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut
Connecticut Alliance of Foster & Adoptive Families
Healing Hoofbeats of CT, Inc.
Creative Development, LLC
Connecticut Music Therapy Services, LLC
The BE READY Project
Cheshire Fitness Zone Pediatric Therapy
Therapy Hub
New Opportunities Inc.
Baroco Corporation
CREATE Independence Inc
🤩❤️🧩👏

06/11/2026

🎉A little Thursday morning inspo 👏😊
(please ignore our floors that are being re-done from burst heating pipe damage 😅)
Tying shoes was something that we really thought might always fall to the back burner as a goal. Connor’s autism impacted his development in many areas, making fine motor tasks like tying just as difficult as speech. When other goals and objectives took precedence, we put shoe-tying out of our minds and embraced awesome slip-on and Velcro shoe options that are luckily available today. However, his amazing team at Meliora Academy suggested that he was ready to re-visit a shoe-tying goal at our most recent PPT, and because his OT and entire school team are so incredibly dedicated to his overall success he continues to excel by leaps and bounds 🙌🥰
Ensuring Connor’s highest level of independence in every facet of life that we are able to not only gives him a greater sense of pride and autonomy, but makes him less vulnerable because he does not have to rely on others for assistance.
We had to brace ourselves for so many things Connor might never do given the implications of his diagnosis. Told to prepare for what may be a life without any functional communication, life skills, or connection. Yet he is out here every day absolutely crushing those limitations with appropriate and unwavering support.
For any parent feeling defeated today, or struggling to accept putting another goal on hold; just know that you are not alone and it doesn’t have to mean that this particular struggle is forever 🙏🏻
Not right now, does not have to mean not ever.
Our kiddos can make meaningful progress across the entire lifespan, no matter their age 🧩❤️

To celebrate this momentous victory, I see a sneaker shopping spree on the horizon 🤗👟🛍️


Thank you Brooker Memorial for being part of our W.O.W. Autism Walk & Resource Fair, and for your dedication to the chil...
06/11/2026

Thank you Brooker Memorial for being part of our W.O.W. Autism Walk & Resource Fair, and for your dedication to the children and families of our community! ❤️🧩

06/08/2026

Thank you to Pack ABA founders John and Michelle Oliver for attending our W.O.W. Autism Walk & Resource Fair! We are looking forward to learning more about Pack ABA and how we can support each other in serving the children and families of our community 🧩❤️

Thank you Connecticut Family Support Network (CTFSN) for being part of our W.O.W. Autism Walk & Resource Fair, and for o...
06/08/2026

Thank you Connecticut Family Support Network (CTFSN) for being part of our W.O.W. Autism Walk & Resource Fair, and for our valued collaborations over the years to meet the needs of community families! ❤️🧩

Thank you Cheshire Fitness Zone Pediatric Therapy for taking part in our W.O.W. Autism Walk & Resource Fair, and for the...
06/08/2026

Thank you Cheshire Fitness Zone Pediatric Therapy for taking part in our W.O.W. Autism Walk & Resource Fair, and for the work you do in our community! ❤️🧩

🤗🥳☀️ We are SO excited for our W.O.W. Autism Walk & Resource Fair at Action Wildlife Foundation tomorrow!! 🦓 🐐 🐂 There w...
06/05/2026

🤗🥳☀️ We are SO excited for our W.O.W. Autism Walk & Resource Fair at Action Wildlife Foundation tomorrow!! 🦓 🐐 🐂
There will be tons of fun activities, great resources to network with, and chances to win awesome raffle prizes!
The weather looks great for the morning! Whether you know, love or are an individual with autism or special needs, we can’t wait to celebrate autism awareness in northwest CT with all of you ❤️🧩

Register here for access to all day-of activities 😊 All proceeds support future T.A.F.A. events and programs!
https://tafainc.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F34199

https://tafainc.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F34199🥳❤️🧩Don’t miss out on the opp...
06/04/2026

https://tafainc.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F34199
🥳❤️🧩Don’t miss out on the opportunity to walk amongst the wild things with us this Saturday, June 6th from 9-11:30am at Action Wildlife as we celebrate autism acceptance, awareness and inclusion in our community!! Register now to join our awareness walk and attend our robust special needs resource fair, with the chance to win awesome raffle prizes, while enjoying a morning of inclusive fun and activities at the amazing Action Wildlife Grounds (https://www.actionwildlifefoundation.com) All proceeds from the event benefit future T.A.F.A. events and programs ❤️🧩
The weather looks amazing for Saturday with 0% chance of rain in the morning, and temps in the 70s-80s 🌞
Thank you for supporting this event each year! ❤️
-The Veneta Women’s Auxiliary for their sponsorship!
-Jimmys Bounce House for providing a bounce house!
-Josh Black for providing live music and always incorporating the kiddos!
-Amy Fratta for providing live ASL interpretation!
-Batchy Brew and Nonna Lucia’s Doughlicious Bites for keeping us special needs families running on amazing coffee, yummy breakfast sandwiches and treats for purchase!
And a huge shout out to our amazing range of providers/ resource vendors in fields like specialized therapies, clinical services, transition supports, adult services and financial planning to name a few! This resource fair is incredibly valuable for ALL special needs families, beyond only an autism diagnosis. Thank you to:
HHC- Charlotte Hungerford Center for Youth & Families
Wellmore Behavioral Health
Brooker Memorial
FAVOR, Inc.
Healing Hoofbeats of CT, Inc.
CT Alliance of Foster & Adoptive Families
Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut
Corporation for Public Management
Creative Development, LLC
EdAdvance
Connecticut Family Support Network (CTFSN)
Cheshire Fitness Zone Pediatric Therapy
Connecticut Music Therapy Services, LLC
The BE READY Project
Therapy Hub
New Opportunities Inc.
CREATE Independence Inc
Baroco Corporation
Drazen Rubin Law, LLC

Can’t wait to see you there! 🌞😎

06/03/2026

https://tafainc.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F34199
🥳❤️🧩Don’t miss out on the opportunity to walk amongst the wild things with us this weekend at as we celebrate autism acceptance, awareness and inclusion in our community!! Register now to join our awareness walk, robust special needs resource fair, the chance to win awesome raffle prizes, and a morning of inclusive fun and activities at the amazing Action Wildlife Grounds (https://www.actionwildlifefoundation.com) The weather looks amazing for Saturday with 0% chance of rain in the morning, and temps in the 70s-80s 🌞
Thank you for supporting this event each year! ❤️
for providing a bounce house!
Josh Black for providing live music and always incorporating the kiddos!
and for keeping us special needs families running on amazing coffee, and bringing yummy breakfast sandwiches and treats for purchase!
And our amazing range of resource vendors in fields like specialized therapies, clinical services, transition supports, adult services and financial planning to name a few! This resource fair is incredibly value for ALL special needs families, beyond an autism diagnosis. Thank you to:
CHH Center for Youth & Families




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