4 professionals, 2 of them dentists, all with one vision....

Dr. Dennis Demurjian, DMD
V.Harmony Trusheim
Dr. Nicholas P. Bell DDs, PA
Meredith M. Bell RN, BSN, LNC

The Bell's message to you
Our family has been personally touched in regards to Autism Spectrum Disorders. We quickly noticed we were not the only ones dealing with the difficulties associated with this diagnosis. Regardless of your experience on the spectrum, Pervasive Developmental Disorder/Delay, Autism, Asperger's etc.: it is real, it is hard, and we want you to know you are not alone. You wake up one day and everyone around you is talking a different language- OT, ST, ABA? What does all this mean? How much does all this cost? Will my child be ok? We want to offer parents a place to go, as a first stop of many, along the road to understanding and comprehending ASD. And, charitably allow donators to know exactly where their money will go. We want every community to have a voice for its littlest members. Because, it takes a village...to raise a child with ASD.

Currently, ASA estimates that the lifetime cost of caring for a child with autism ranges from $3.5 million to $5 million, and that the United States is facing almost $90 billion annually in costs for autism (this figure includes research, insurance costs, and non-covered expenses, Medicaid waivers for autism, educational spending, housing, transportation, employment, in addition to related therapeutic services and caregiver costs) Information from the Austim Society of America