Art Without Boundaries
Our Mission:
Improve the quality of life for individuals with Autism, Alzheimer's disease and other related disorders of the brain by promoting MnemeTherapy.
The Purpose of AWBF
- Form a circle of compassion by empowering artists to serve those who are cognitively impaired.
- Train and certify artists to become MnemeTherapists.
- Provide grants for artists to open chapters to provide services all over the world.
Open an AWB Chapter
Paid apprenticeship
Matching grant program
Train to become a MnemeTherapist
The Art Without Boundaries Foundation and MnemeCorp, LLC are not associated with any feminist or alternative life-style movement, nor do we support any political ideologies. We also do not discriminate against such groups. Our mission is to create a circle of compassion by enabling artists to have the financial freedom to contribute not only their art to the community, but also their talent to help others.
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Recognizing a Stroke
A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally . He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medical help within 3 hours.
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Someone may stumble or drop something and are embarrassed and don’t want to draw attention to themselves. Just asking the person, “ Is anything wrong?” “Are you all right?” doesn’t help. They don’t know something major happened. Unfortunately, this lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke .
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking four simple questions. You can remember the questions with S T A T! "Stat" is a term doctors use when they want something done quickly. It is an abbreviation for the Latin word statim, meaning "immediately."
- S Ask the individual to SMILE.
- T Ask the person to TALK and repeat A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e. It is sunny out today)
- A Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
- T Ask the person to Stick out their TONGUE. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke.
Did Alzheimer's patients and autistic children really do these paintings?
First Words for Five Year Old
"I had to share the excitement and thank you. In the last three days there has been a breakthrough for our 5 year old grandson. His Mom has continued to use the methods you taught her during his first session. She is so dedicated to working and teaching him. He has said his first audible words! 'Mum - Dadda - open - up ' and 'gimme' as he expresses these needs to them both. There is such joy in our hearts - we give God the glory and thank Him for bringing you into our lives." Lynne Pittard, Visual Arts Network
The Art Without Boundaries Foundation has tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
Why Donate to AWBF?
AWBF is unique in the fact that we are a "virtual" organization. That means that we are run totally by volunteers, and pay no salaries or maintain expensive office space. Our main presence is this website. Jobs that require professionals like accounting, and web design are done by independent contractors.
What that means to you is that a bigger percentage of your donation dollar is used for grants to train artists to become MnemeTherapists and open AWB Chapters throughout the country. Many of them will advance to Master MnemeTherapist and be paid (by the tuition) to recruit, train and mentor other artists, so AWBF can stay virtual.
MnemeTherapy uses everyday pleasures such singing, movement, painting, and story telling in a unique combination to stimulate dramatic changes in the brain. In addition to the amazing paintings, documented testimonies show some clients experience significant improvement in verbal skills, mobility, combativeness, spatial acuity and understanding instructions.
AWBF has joined together with fundraising partners to bring you donation premiums as a way of saying thank you.
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Cara is autistic and was non-verbal (one or two words) before our first session, now she's speaking in whole sentences and answering questions.
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Cara Speaks
Inverted Vision Corrected
"Since my stroke, I've seen everything upside down. (a condition known as Inverted Vision) It was difficult trying to make things out and it affected my balance. Since I participated in a session of MnemeTherapy in February, I've started seeing everything right side up and it's stayed that way."
-Ken, Atlantis Healthcare, Lantana, Florida
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New Apprentice-Candidates have been asked to join our circle of compassion
Several new artists have been chosen for the AWB Apprentice-Candidate program based on their artwork and spirit of compassion. After successfully completing the online curriculum and a hands-on final, they will receive the designation of CMT (Certified MnemeTherapist) and a business license to open an Art Without Boundaries Chapter in their area. If they are successful in building their own practice, they will be invited to join our exclusive corp of AWB trainers and receive the highest designation of MMT, to be able to recruit, train and mentor other artists. Click here to meet them
Inverted Vision
Dr. Puiv Nisipeanu, a neurologist at Hillel Jaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel, said that inverted vision has been mentioned in medical literature for more than 200 years in connection with strokes, brain tumors and other brain diseases and trauma.
A Consortium of Caring People Creating a Circle of Compassion
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Huntington's disease Patient- retains smooth movement
Jeffery is 37 and has had Huntington's disease* for 14 years. He is a very intelligent man and has his master's degree. In March he participated in a session of MnemeTherapy at an adult day care center. Pre-session, his arms jerked uncontrollably and it was difficult for him to write or feed himself. After the session he was able to move his arms freely without jerking and walk much better. This video clip (left) is after his second session, one month later.
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*Huntington's disease is an inherited condition characterized by abnormal body movements, dementia, and psychiatric problems
For more information: Huntington's Disease Society of America. www.hdsa.org
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