At the age of 3 Wylie was diagnosed with autism and started early intervention. Also at the age of 3 Wylie began his love of elephants. Everything was elephants from shirts to stuffed animals to pictures, you name it he had. Word got around that Wylie loves elephants and we just happened to live close to the wild life safari. Someone contacted me who was an elephant trainer and asked if he wanted to come work with the elephants. After that call Wylie made regular visits to the wild life safari and "worked". He helped clean stalls, hid eggs for them to find for Easter, washed them, fed them hay. He has learned so much about elephants and can tell you all there is to know about these fascinating creatures. He still loves them and continues to grow. Wylie was also featured in the news and made it into nationwide news for his work with elephants. Wylie is 15 now and is constantly growing and amazes me every day..

Danielle
Roseburg, OR