Advocates for Children and Families provides individualized biomedical evaluations, therapies, and pediatric care in a nurturing atmosphere and teaches the model of recognizing and addressing the uniqueness of every patient and family.
Key Goals
- Goal #1: Develop a DAN! training center, where clinicians from all over the world could come to learn to develop their strengths and potentials to play a role in the recovery of children affected by neurodevelopmental disorders.
- Goal #2: To provide a healing environment where families could come to receive state of the art biomedical evaluations, educational instruction, and therapeutic plans.
- Goal #3: To provide quality, family-centered pediatric care in a nurturing environment that values the participation of patient and parent.
Advocates for Children: a place of Caring
Pediatric practice with emphasis on patient education and natural alternatives to prescription medicine. Accepts insurance reimbursement.
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Advocates for Families: a place of Hope
Consultations and follow-up care for children with autism spectrum disorders and adults with complex medical problems. Fee-for-service with grants available in cases of demonstrated financial need.
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RIMLAND Mentoring Center: a place of Learning
Recovery Initiatives and Mentoring Linking Autism Networks and Discoveries: International center for mentoring clinicians in the Defeat Autism Now! approach. Fee-for-service w/ scholarships available.
SINERGI Services: a place of Innovation
Synergistic Interventions Not Effectively Reimbursed by Government or Insurance. IV therapies, energy medicine, chelation, patient education sessions, speech therapy, physical/occupational therapy, cranio-sacral therapy referrals. Fee-for-service.
Hyperbarics for Health: a place of Grace
Mild hyperbaric treatment at 1.3 atmospheres in soft chamber and 1.5 atm in hard chamber. Soft chamber for home rentals. Fee-for-service with grants available in cases of demonstrated financial need.
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Autism Research Institute Discovery Center: a place of Wonder
Clinical research and case history documentation of autism and related disorders. Funded by grants.
Susan’s Reflexology: a place of Happy Feet
Reflexology for patients and parents. Fee-for-service.
The Main Street Group: a place of Financial Abundance
Financial planning and consultations. Fund-raising for our non-profit. Fee-for-service. Independent business which pays rent.
Bernie’s House: a place for Family
A long range plan for building a cottage to house families from out of town seeking services.
Additional services which would be possible in the new facility include
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in collaboration with the International Hyperbarics Association
- Sales of vitamins and supplements: The difference between the wholesale and retail prices would be used for grant money to help families with demonstrated need afford services.
- Book sales: Dr. Mumper is friends with half a dozen authors who have written autism-related books and would be willing to autograph copies for sale.
- Angela Moore, head of a successful jewelry and women’s clothing line, has committed to designing a special bracelet for autism awareness. See details in brochure.