Anzette's School Fund

My name is Antoinette Grimbeek, proud mother of two beautiful daughters Anzette and Franzelle Grimbeek. Anzette was diagnosed at an early age with Autism. My husband and I are minimum wage earners and find it difficult to make ends meet in these difficult economic times. Parenting a young child is always challenging and exhausting. When you are the parent of a child with autism, the challenges multiply.

It is very difficult for me to ask for help, but the love we have for our kids and the need for them to be taken care of, outshines any fear of reaching out for assistance. I therefore had no choice but to start this BackaBuddy campaign to try to raise funds to help us with Anzette’s education. She deserves to lead a happy and normal childhood just as much as any other child.

So exactly what is Autism? Autism is a developmental disorder that appears in early childhood. Autism is the most common condition in a related constellation of disorders known as autism spectrum disorders, also called ASD’s. Other autism spectrum disorders include Asperger's syndro...