I watched Donny have a meltdown in his classroom. Everyone just stood there. No one knew how to help. That day, I knew I had to do something.
This Started with Donny
Andrea Johnson spent years as a special education teacher in Utah. She loved her students, but she saw the same problem every day: children struggling to connect, and no one with the tools to help them.
Then came Donny. A bright, wonderful student who one day had a meltdown in his classroom. Andrea watched as other students stared, unsure what to do. Teachers hesitated. Donny was alone in his distress.
That moment changed everything. Andrea quit her teaching job, used her life savings, and dedicated herself to building a solution that would help children like Donny—and the families who love them.
What started as one teacher's mission has grown into a research-backed platform helping thousands of families. But the heart remains the same: every child deserves the chance to learn the skills they need to connect with the world.