Gil’s Sweet Abilities, an at-home bakery business run by a mother and her son with autism

A area mother and son group are redefining the options for people with Autism with their professional at-dwelling bakery, Gil’s Sweet Abilities. 

“We are baking cinnamon rolls,” Gilbert Valenzuela claimed from his dwelling in Whittier. 

The cinnamon rolls are one particular of Gilbert’s preferred things to make at the family’s at-residence bakery he runs alongside with his mother Jeanette Valenzuela. 

“Lifestyle with Gilbert, it truly is kind of like getting on a roller coaster with your eyes closed. You know, autism is not a breeze,” Jeanette reported. 

The 20-yr-previous Gilbert was diagnosed with autism 16 many years ago, and he led a pretty chaotic daily life till June of 2020. 

“He graduated, and then there was nothing at all. So, Gilbert essential a little something to do.” 

Which is when Jeannette reported she resolved to bring Gilbert on as an official compensated personnel. 

“You want to take breaks and the function can be modified, but if want to get paid this dollars, then you might be likely to have to do the function,” she reported of the enterprise with her son. 

The taste is undeniable and the pair’s teamwork is unbeatable. 

“Our busiest occasions are Halloween by Xmas. The last working day we do acknowledge orders, even though, is on Xmas Eve and the working day prior to Christmas Eve. So, which is the working day you obtained to choose up,” Gilbert said. 

Jeannette explained heading from mother to boss wasn’t much too substantially of a transition, but thinks it will be when they with any luck , increase the business enterprise. 

“Inviting some of his peers, whether it be a person with autism or Shaw Gibbs syndrome or down-syndrome, people all with one of a kind abilities that might not have the prospects that a standard individual would.” 

In the upcoming five years, she and Gilbert hope to have a brick-and-mortar keep with quite a few personnel. Till then, they’ll get the job done from house, a location where by there’s a good deal of their solution ingredient. 

“Mine are really designed with love, just like how crabby patties are manufactured with enjoy,” Gilbert explained.