Explore some of our
client successes

Creating Calm

For individuals on the autism spectrum, visiting a park can be both enjoyable and overwhelming due to the mix of natural and urban noise. While parks are meant to be relaxing, they often contain a chaotic blend of sounds—birds chirping, dogs barking, children shouting, wind rustling leaves, and distant traffic from nearby roads...

girl laying down wearing noise canceling headphones

The Power of Dance

Dance is a powerful and inclusive activity that offers numerous benefits for individuals with autism and intellectual disabilities. It provides a structured yet creative way to develop social skills, communication, and emotional expression. Group dance activities encourage teamwork, cooperation, and interaction in a supportive environment..

Hands-on Healing

Sensory bins are interactive containers filled with a variety of materials such as rice, beans, sand, water beads, or kinetic sand, designed to engage the senses through touch, sight, and sometimes sound. These bins provide a controlled environment where individuals, especially those with autism, can explore different...

The Power of
Self-Expression

The challenge is understandable. After all, most people would get frustrated if they couldn’t communicate. And five-year-old Zion Ayoola is no different. Unable to hold a conversation or ask for what he wants, he has often gotten upset, with the result being bad behaviors...

Embracing the Challenges,
Finding the Fun

When the April edition of Neighbors of Bargersville and Center Grove magazine featured the Kobiela family, readers were treated to a number of photos of the family laughing and smiling, playing games and just goofing around. The story describes a tight-knit crew that finds the fun in everything, every day...

Independent Enough
to Help Others

Youssef Hafyane used to have a lot of trouble speaking up for himself. He wouldn’t tell others what he wanted. He wouldn’t explain a problem when something bothered him. He would do whatever he could to please the people around him, even if it meant doing something he really didn’t want to...

Return to Success

Diagnosed with autism at age three, Kennadi Jones made great strides when she received therapy from Damar ABA Autism Services starting at about age 4. In fact, mom Kayla Nelson said, by age 8, Damar had helped Kennadi get settled into full days at school and released her from further ABA services...

Caregiver Support
Makes the Difference

Wendy Hale can’t imagine raising her grandson, Cody, without Damar ABA Autism Services by her side. “You can’t do this alone,” she said. “You can’t figure it out yourself. I don’t care if you have a doctorate degree, unless your degree is focused on children with disabilities.” Cody has attended Damar ABA Autism Services...

Christina Holds
the Key

It was a literal key that unlocked Christina Hodupp’s future. A 25-year-old Damar Behavior Management services client, Christina has overcome a lot in her life, but when she got her own key to her apartment for the first time, things really took off. Filled with a new confidence, she decided it was time to take charge of her...

Running into
the Future

Karachi Warren has chalked up two major milestones in a short time. The 22-year-old recently moved into his own apartment, and this summer he’ll start a job at Community Hospital. His mom, Precious Johnson, couldn’t be prouder. But she admits that these big steps come with some mixed emotions...

Growing through
the Experience
of Fostering

James Capps has advice for people who wonder if they’re foster parent material: Dive in and find out. Not only will you likely realize that you are foster parent material, but you’ll also grow as a result of the discovery process. Capps and his partner, Ryan Mullins, had their own doubts when they entered the process. Young-at-heart...

Roger's Remarkable

Roger has been a long-time fixture of the Damar community. Those who have attended any Aktion Club events have most likely encountered Roger serving drinks, taking tickets, or assisting in some capacity to make the event a success. Due to Roger’s fragile X syndrome and orbital apex syndrome diagnoses...

Limited Language,
Unlimited Potential

In the six years Damar has provided services to Cortez Foster, one thing has remained true: while his language is limited, his potential is unlimited. Damar often enters into a family’s life on their darkest day, and was called into Cortez’s life by Riley Hospital for Children, where he had been sent after the Marion County Department...

Felicia and her
Son Bounce Back

Felicia M. Johnson lost everything: her job, her husband, her home. Her son, Josiah, was then diagnosed with autism. She was told he wouldn’t be able to talk. “I was alone with an autistic child I didn’t understand. There was nothing I could do to comfort him. Then Damar extended a hand. As he learned, I learned."...

Megan's Remarkable

Megan is an adult living successfully in the community. She has worked hard on her behavior, using behavior management and music therapy to build her skills. Last summer, Megan fulfilled a bucket list goal: becoming a rock star. With great excitement, Megan performed her original song, “Total Solar Eclipse,”...

Ashsai's Remarkable

Shortly after Ashsai started attending Damar Charter Academy (DCA) in 2014, her family moved to Richmond, Indiana. Because of the difference they were seeing in her, the family continued to get her to DCA every day for school. When it was finally decided the commute was too much, they let Ashsai move in with her...

Explore some of our client successes

Creating Calm

The Power of Dance

Hands-on Healing

The Power ofSelf-Expression

Embracing the Challenges,Finding the Fun

Independent Enoughto Help Others