About our organization

Founded by Rick Martinez and Cynthia Maples in 2018, Life in Spectrum is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping children with ASD and their families worldwide have a better life.


What started as one ASD dedicated daycare in Gladstone, Oregon, has since transformed into a cross-country network of volunteer operated daycares specializing in caring for children with ASD. In addition to daycares, the organization offers art therapy and playtime programs that can take place in any school or community center.

Life in Spectrum is funded by donations and complies with the strictest NGO financial management requirements.

Our help in numbers

57

Countries in which we offer ASD programs to children

264

Volunteers worldwide with ASD rehabilitation training

103

Total number of ASD programs our organization has initiated

Support a child

With as little as US $5/month, you can make a huge impact on a child's life. Your donation will help a child with ASD stay in daycare, receive personal care, food, and enjoy art therapy classes.

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Support a program

When you support a program, you support 25 children with ASD and their families. Your donation will help our program run smoothly, and continue to offer rehabilitative help to those who need it.

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    • Our mission

    We are committed to helping children with ASD and their families -wherever they are- living their life with as much normalcy as possible.

    In addition, we advocate ASD tailored care and education, as the means to achieve great progress and success. Our programs have proven successful in helping children with varying degrees of autism interact and socialize more. We believe there's always hope.

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