The connection was instant last month when Broncos receiver DaeSean Hamilton visited Sewall Child Development Center’s main location in Denver.
Sewall provides inclusive education for pre-kindergarten children of typical development in the same classroom as those with special needs such as autism. Hamilton knew how to interact with the children. He knew what the teachers were trying to accomplish and he knew their challenges. And he knew the importance of Sewall’s program because his older brother, Darius, has non-verbal autism.
“Incredible,” said Heidi Heissenbuttel, Sewall’s CEO/President. “He didn’t bat an eye. You would expect an athlete to really get middle-schoolers or high-schoolers — an easier age to grasp.