My wife Angie and I have been married for almost 10 years and have a son and two daughters.  Our story starts shortly after our marriage in 1997 when we were having trouble getting pregnant and starting a family like so many others that we know.  After finding out that I am infertile, we were blessed to get pregnant through donor artificial insemination (DAI) and Angie gave birth to a beautiful little boy in 2000.  By his second birthday, we knew that something was wrong.  At 26 months we had a diagnosis of classic moderate autism.  Both being biology majors, with my concentration in the environmental area, we jumped into treating our son naturally. 

As of the Spring of 2006, our son has had his label removed and he is fully recovered from autism!  It was a challenging 4 years, but through God's healing and our hard work and diligence, we now have an inquisitive and beautiful little boy that had just had to develop in a little different manner than his peers.  He continues to struggle with Asperger-type social issues, but continues to advance daily.  We still work on his biological treatments, allergy elimination and toxin removal, but the decision to consider his condition a blessing continues to prove true!

Both of our daughters are adopted, and at 2.5 years and 4.5 months old, are typically developing.  In February of 2006, we moved into our healthy home that Chris has designed and overseen construction on, using materials that offgas little to no Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).  This will ensure a healthy indoor air quality environment for our family to thrive in!

Autism-related Experience

2002 - Present  Father                                                                         Lifelong Appointment
I am the father of a son who is fully recovered through treatment in the 5 Cornerstones of the Recovery Puzzle™.  Although our son is fully recovered, we continue to "tweak" his program to maximize his potential, and plan on doing this for many years to come.

Verbal Behavior Center for Autism (VBCA)      Fishers, Indiana                        2003-Present
Cofounder of the Verbal Behavior Center for Autism (VBCA) in Fishers, Indiana.  I served as the Center's second President and will remain on the Board of Directors interminably.  As a smaller Board, we make weekly decisions that impact the business of the Center and its future.  We are honored to have Carl Sundberg, Ph.D. as our behavioral consultant and I am lucky to call him a friend.

Children's Autism Center (CAC)     Ft. Wayne, Indiana                                      2006-Present
I consulted with a group of parents in Ft. Wayne, Indiana during a transition out of a mixed therapy program into a verbal behavior program/clinic.  What started out as a transition ended up in the creation of the Children's Autism Center, which opened its doors in 2006.  I sit as Vice President on the Board and advise on business and legal issues of running a successful autism clinic.

Butz & Associates    Nationwide                                                                       2004-Present
I began transforming my law practice into an autism consulting company in August of 2004 during my tenure as President of the VBCA.  We now serve families and groups in the 5 Cornerstone recovery areas and assist in school/clinic development garnered from our past and continual work at the VBCA.