The mission of the Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) is to create connections, empowering everyone in the autism community with the resources needed to live fully. AuSM seeks to enhance the lives of all who are a part of the Minnesota autism community, with a fundamental commitment to advocacy, education, support, collaboration, and community building.

AuSM camps serve autistic children and adults of all abilities. Camp programs are planned and operated utilizing the most promising practices for supporting autistic people, including low staff-to-camper ratios, succinct and direct expectations, visual schedules, verbal notice of upcoming transitions, sensory accommodations, camper choice, and adaptive programming. All camp staff participates in annual training that includes in-depth information about autism, proactive behavior management and support strategies, and the individual campers with whom they will work.