Matthew Paul Nunan, better known as “Matty,” was born December 3, 1999 at 12:29 am.  He was a whopping 10.5 pounds and 22 inches long.  Matty’s birth was traumatic, and he was diagnosed with a subarachnoid hemorrhage and seizure disorder.  A neonatal intensive care unit program followed Matty for his first two years of life; to make sure he did not suffer any further developmental delays.  At 22 months, he was discharged from the program as a "miracle" baby.  Considering how traumatic his birth was, it really was miraculous that he emerged a healthy toddler.

     By the age of 27 months, however, we knew something was going on with our little boy.  He began losing previously attained skills, and his behavior started to become very odd.  He was getting increasingly harder to deal with, especially out in crowds. Our once super friendly baby, nicknamed the "The Mayor" in his Gymboree class, could no longer follow along with the other children.  He would flop to the floor and cry while the other children were sitting in a circle playing simple games.  Often, we would call his name, and he would not even look up at us.  The worst symptom was that he was not gaining language and speech the way his peers were.  Our beautiful little baby was slipping away into the world of autism.  Matty was officially diagnosed by the age of three.

“Matty’s Cause” Mission Statement

               “Matty’s Cause” is a nonprofit organization designed to further the awareness of autism and to assist in the funding of a better quality of life for children with autism and the families of these children.  “Matty’s Cause” is also active in the pursuit of educating the public on autism and the related medical research, which we hope will eventually find a cure.  

     “Matty’s Cause,” a New Jersey Nonprofit Organization, which is dedicated to autism awareness, education, and medical research. Our goals are to assist in educating the general public on autism, while organizing fundraisers to help raise autism awareness. Of course funds to assist in the bettering of the lives of autistic children and the families of autistic children, as well as medical research, which we hope, will someday find a cure.  

      “Matty’s Cause” is actively seeking donations. All donations are pooled together and then donated to a number of other similar autism charities with our familiar core goals and concerns at heart. Some of these organizations are listed below;

1. POAC (Parents of Autistic Children)
2. The Brick Special Education PTA (SEPTA)
3. Chariot Riders
4. New Horizons in Autism
5. COSAC
6. National Autism Association

     If you would like to donate to “Matty’s Cause,” just click on the Donate link above.

Matty enjoying his therapeutic listening program.  

Autism Fact:

1 child is diagnosed with Autism every 7 minutes in California.