Local runner with nonverbal autism speaks volumes with passion to run 100-mile race
John Almeda has taken us along several steps of his incredible journey, and it's been amazing to follow.
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John Almeda has taken us along several steps of his incredible journey, and it's been amazing to follow.
Sacramento Magazine your username your email your username your email At just 18 months old, John Almeda was diagnosed with non-verbal autism. As his young mother, Vanessa Bieker wasn’t sure what the years to come would entail; all she knew was that she would do anything for her son to have a successful life. John was a part of the workability track in the special education program at Sierra School in Sacramento. In this program he was able to volunteer in the community and develop extra years of social skills. However, once he aged out at 22 years old, Bieker wasn’t able to find programs...