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New Swing Set Aims To Bring Joy To Hawthorne Boy, Classmates With Severe Autism
To some, it’s simply a new swing set. But to a 14-year-old Hawthorne boy with severe autism, it means so much more.
Spencer Schiavo "doesn't care about toys or material things that most kids enjoy," his stepmother, Julie Skolnik-Schiavo, said. "But he loves movement and does love to go on swings."
Unfortunately, the year-round school he attends has been without swings for months, due to age and damage, she said.
So she and her husband, Al Schiavo, took to Facebook seeking donations for the Allegro School for Autism in Cedar Knolls.
“We asked for $1,000,” Skolnik-Schiavo said. “In only a …
