Top 2 Bottom Home Inspections owners Larry and Nancy Rollins take up the cause to help recover their grandson from Autism Spectrum Disorder

"We need your Help!"

At age two "Gunnar Cole" was diagnosed with autism. Autism is a brain development disorder characterized by impaired social skills, communication, and by restricted and repetitive behaviors. While children with autism are remarkably intelligent and capable, they do not learn in the same way that the rest of us do. Traditional childhood training and schooling simply does not work with autistic children. What does work is Applied Behavioral Analysis Therapy (ABA Therapy). ABA Therapy can teach autistic children the skills they need for all aspects of life. Studies show that ABA Therapy works to recover 65% of cases where the child is started by age three and continues at a rate of 30 to 40 hours per week until age five or six. Little Gunnar Cole has been working 30 to 35 hours a week with ABA Therapy since he was two years old. A combination of special ABA therapies at "The Brown Center for Autism" here in Nashville, and private therapists at home have transformed Gunnar from a minimally responsive, non eye contact, two year old who would barely acknowledge anyone's presence to a bright and shiny three year old who loves to play with other children and adults alike. Our family, as well as, "friends of Gunnar", known within the family as "Gunnars Angels" are extremely excited by his progress. He is even starting to talk and is obviously exciting himself by all that language is bringing into his life. His teachers and therapists are telling us that Gunnar is a prime candidate for the 65% group that can be recovered.We can not stop now. To recover little Gunnar we must be prepared to keep this regiment up for three more years. Our problem is that Gunnar Coles schooling, therapies, and medical expenses run $80,000 to $100,000 per year. As a family, we have made it through the first year and are committed to completing this task for Gunnar. We are aware however that we will be coming up short this next school year by about $20,000, even after taking all the normal "in family" financial steps to raise money.Therefore, Nancy and I have decided to expand Top 2 Bottom Home Inspections and we are asking your help in doing so. We are going to raise that $20,000 for Gunnar Cole. Commencing immediately, the proceeds from all our home inspections beyond two per week will go directly towards Gunnars schooling, therapies, and medical expenses. We are asking for your help! Not for a donation of money, but for an opportunity to show you that we can provide a quality home inspection and personal service unmatched anywhere in Tennessee. After all, Gunnar is working almost a 40 hour week at age three, we should be able to do more. The old adage, "It takes an entire village to raise a child", has new meaning for us, and we hope for you as well.We thank all of you who are, will become, or who have been, supporting Gunnar Cole in his fight to beat Autism Spectrum Disorder! Larry and Nancy Rollins, Top 2 Bottom Home Inspections 498-4930. Larry is a good friend and if any of you can help while receiving a great inspection, it would be great.