The Beginning

Jennifer was in the room when Isahiah was born.

He is her nephew — her sister's son. She knew early on that something was different. Isahiah was diagnosed

with autism spectrum disorder at age three. For years, Jennifer asked whether anything could be done to help

him. The answer, consistently, was no. He received no therapy. The system that should have reached him

simply didn't.

A New Chapter

Isahiah came to live with Jennifer and Brandon at age 15

He arrived with no functional communication and almost no independent living skills. Jennifer and her

husband Brandon became his legal guardians — and immediately stepped into a world that Georgia's

systems are not built to support. They had no roadmap. They navigated ABA therapy, speech therapy,

occupational therapy, PECS, and AAC supports together — learning as they went, advocating at every turn,

and watching Isahiah grow in ways the system had told them were unlikely.

Izzy Can't Talk

Jennifer wrote the book she wish had existed.

She is an artist by training and a teacher at heart. She wrote Izzy Can't Talk about Isahiah's experience —

warm, funny, and deeply human. She followed it with a companion coloring and activity book, an Izzy plush

doll with detachable AAC tools, and Book Two — Izzy Can't Talk But He Can Make Friends — currently in

pre-order. The series is available in English, Spanish, and Chinese, and has been featured by Pyramid

Educational Consultants across their US, Australian, and Canadian platforms.

Building The Infrastructure

ADD, Inc. is what comes next.

After more than 15 book readings at schools, libraries, community fairs, and disability-specific events across

Georgia — after speaking on podcasts and parent panels about autism awareness, disability rights, and

navigating Georgia's I/DD service system — Jennifer understood that individual stories, told widely, are how

community begins. But community requires infrastructure. ADD, Inc. is that infrastructure.

Founder Profile

Jennifer McGee | Founder and Executive Director

Author | Artist | Advocate | Speaker | Guardian

Jennifer McGee is an artist, author, speaker, and the legal guardian of her nephew Isahiah — a young man with

profound autism and developmental disabilities. Her journey with Isahiah transformed her from observer to

advocate, and from advocate to founder.

She is the creator of Inclusive Art House and the author of the Izzy Can't Talk book series, which uses warm,

illustrated storytelling to help children and families understand nonverbal communication and the daily realities of

autism. The series is available in English, Spanish, and Chinese, and has been recognized by Pyramid

Educational Consultants across three countries.

Jennifer has conducted more than 15 book readings and donation events at schools, libraries, community events,

and disability-specific gatherings across Georgia, and has been a guest on multiple podcasts and parent panels

covering autism awareness, disability rights, and navigating Georgia's I/DD service system.

She founded ADD, Inc. because she saw, firsthand, what Georgia's I/DD families are missing — and because she

believed she could help build it.