Our Mission
Thousands of families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other developmental disabilities are underserved due to the language and economic barriers in the United States. This situation is causing tears, pain, desperation, hopelessness, and difficulties to provide their children with the education and treatment to fulfill their highest potential. Our mission is to provide our families with ASD with the counseling, training, and coaching for a successful living experience. Further, to equip them with the educational tools to help their children to reach their highest potentials and to become productive members of our society. Every service is provided in their mother language and with a culturally sensitive approach.
Vision
Our vision is to be the house and hope of thousands of underserved families with children with developmental disabilities. A place where they can find caring, counseling, training, and coaching.
Autism status
The World Health Organization estimates that the global prevalence of ASD is 1 per 160 children, accumulating about 7.6 million individuals with ASD worldwide, according to its 2013 report. However, prevalence is unknown in many low- and middle-income countries. On the other hand, the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported that, in the United States, approximately 1 in 36 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) according to estimates from CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network. (Data & Statistics on Autism Spectrum Disorder | CDC)
In the United States, “Hispanic children are much less likely than are non-Hispanic Whites to have health insurance. They are three times as likely to live in households that fall below the poverty line. Also, they are twice as likely to lack a regular source of medical care. Furthermore, they are 1.3 times as likely to experience difficulty accessing specialty care.”