The screen door salams, Mary's dressways, like a vision she dances across across

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has put autism front and center in the news. And I thought to myself,

well, let's find out how it's impacting our community. And there's one group out there helping

folks lead better lives who

suffer from autism. 93 WIBC. It is the Kendall and Casey show. I'm Rob. Casey's out today. Jerry

Lopez in for Casey. Pleased to be joined by Jim Dalton. He is the president and CEO of

Damar Services who do tremendous work helping people with autism lead better, more productive lives.

Now, full disclosure, Damar is a sponsor of State House Happenings, which we air Sunday

mornings here on WIBC.

Jim, thanks for being with us.

You know, I've known about Damar for quite a while, but got a chance to see what you guys

do up close and personal.

A few weeks ago when Hammer and I went to your big gala were Dana Carvey and

David Spade were the headliners for the event. It was an awesome event. Thanks for being with us

and talking a little bit about Daymar and the impact autism has on Central Indiana.

Thank you, Rob. And it's an honor to be here. And certainly it was an honor to have you at our

gala. Nobody's ever said that ever. That's the first time anyways ever said it was an honor to have you at our gala. Nobody's ever said that ever. That's the first time anyways ever said it was an honor that Rob Kendall at our event. But that was a great event and we were

certainly happy to be. We had 1,200 of our closest friends there and what a wonderful night it was.

But thanks for the opportunity to talk about Damar. Daymar used to be one of the best kept secrets

here in central Indiana. We hope it's not the case anymore. We're a pretty large not-for-profit

organization that really focuses on serving children and adults with developmental disabilities,

intellectual disabilities, and autism. We do that. We serve about 1,600 people in some way,

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