Created and led by autistic people, the Autistic Community Summit is a day built for us—by us. This gathering offers a safe space to share experiences, build connections, and explore topics important to the autistic community. The event features speakers, workshops, and opportunities to celebrate and empower autistic voices.
Understanding Autism is AuSM’s introductory class. You’ll learn all about the diagnosis, common characteristics, and some basic evidenced-based best practices to support autistic individuals and sensory processing sensitivities. Each session lasts one hour with time for you to ask specific questions. Who Should Participate Caregivers, parents, grandparents, group home and day program staff, Personal Care […]
Coffee Club is a space where autistic and neurodiverse adults can connect with each other, foster friendships, and build community while enjoying a favorite beverage and/or snack. Adults are welcome to bring items that make them feel comfortable, can stay as long as they’d like, stim, and parallel play. We ask that participants purchase something from […]
This session is a practical and restorative training designed to help you create meaningful moments of recovery and authenticity — for yourself, your clients, or your loved ones. Through guided reflection and hands-on strategies, this session explores how rest, sensory engagement, and self-expression can reduce the effects of masking and burnout. Participants will leave with […]
If you’re a professional who works with autistic clients – or are working towards your licensure so you can – AuSM’s Counseling and Consulting team has a resource to help you connect with therapists in our space. AuSM’s Professional Networking Group offers a chance for therapists to meet with other professionals who see clients with autism to ask questions, share cases, and build peer-to-peer relationships.
The foundations of relationships – things like mutual trust, kindness, and respect – can be more complicated than they sound. It can be difficult to know how to set boundaries and communicate your needs, and it can be just as difficult to understand the needs and boundaries of others. Then finding balance can add an […]
Interested in sharing an event with the Minnesota autism community? You can share information on our submission form and we’ll post your event to our calendar!