Our Mission:
We create connections, empowering everyone in the Autism community with the resources needed to live fully. Our Vision:
Creating a world where everyone in the Autism community is connected to the support they need, when they need it. Our Values:
DIGNITY, where the value and self-determination of every individual is upheld. EQUITY, where everyone with Autism achieves the highest possible quality of life
INCLUSION, where every person is integrated into society without barriers or exceptions in a collaborative environment. DIVERSITY, where everyone is respected for their unique and individual differences
INTEGRITY, where we conduct ourselves with honor, truth, and respect in our thoughts,
words and actions. The Autism Society’s mission is to create connections, empowering everyone in the Autism community with the resources needed to live fully. As the nation’s oldest leading grassroots Autism organization, the Autism Society and its 75 local affiliates serve over half a million members of the Autism community each year. It envisions a world where everyone in the Autism community is connected to the support they need, when they need it - including education, advocacy efforts, and supports and services throughout the lifespan. Because, the connection is you. ™
For more information, go to www.autismsociety.org. We are proud to be a part of an online community to share advocacy, information and resources about Autism. As part of that community, we believe in respectful conversations that advance knowledge and engagement on these topics. We welcome people to join our social media channels and encourage visitors to contribute respectfully. Most importantly, we want everyone to feel comfortable engaging with our page and gain new knowledge from the information shared here. To meet these goals, we are asking all followers and fans to abide by our policies:
- Comments that are insulting, personal or slanderous will be immediately removed.
- Comments with profane language or emojis will be immediately removed.
- Comments that are off-topic and derail from the link, post, update can be deleted.
- Comments that are opposing our viewpoint will NOT be deleted in the spirit of healthy debate. We ask that you disagree respectfully and with the facts.
- Any spamming to our page will be deleted and fan will be blocked.
- Those that violate our policies can be deleted or blocked from our fan page. The Autism Society's social media channels and pages are intended to serve as a mechanism for communication
between the public and Autism Society. All comments posted on the Autism Society's social media channels will be monitored. The Autism Society reserves the right to remove comments or postings on any organization-run social media channels that violate any applicable laws or the the Autism Society's Social Media Channels Policy. Social media channels are private sites, and the privacy terms of those channels apply. The Autism Society does not guarantee reliability and accuracy of any third-party links, and it reserves the right to remove any conversation.
