“When Nathan was diagnosed with autism, it was devastating. The neurologist told us he was autistic and that there was no cause and no cure, and sent me home. I cried all the way home. One of the biggest things that Nate has learned at Monarch that he brings home is his wanting to be with other people. He used to lock himself in his room and be up there just watching videos, and we would have to pull him out and into the family and into some of the things we do…and it’s not like that anymore.”   – The Higginbotham Family