Mother spreads autism awareness with cookie business [Video]

POWAY, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — During April’s Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month, FOX 5 has continued to tell stories of achievement among people with autism as well as their families.

In Poway, Laura Bache and her son, Oli, have created a cookie business, combining both their skills. The business is called Oli’s Cookies. Oli, who has autism, has limited speech, so his artwork speaks loudly to his talent.

“So it all happens actually pretty fast. The hardest thing is remembering to set the timer,” said Bache while talking about she and her son’s business processes.

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Bache spends as much time baking as she can, while Oli creates all the artwork for the business.

“It’s been little by little, I’ve completely converted my home kitchen into a home office. We have an extra refrigerators, extra freezers, shelving,” Bache explained.

Bache bakes all the cookies. There are eight different plant-based options from …