Backed by two Innovations Grants from the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), the Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) is supporting two nonprofit partners – Somali Parents Autism Network (SPAN) and Multicultural Autism Action Network (MAAN). AuSM and its nonprofit partners are helping families and individuals affected by autism overcome…
AuSM’s latest free resource is a guide like no other. If you are an event organizer, a teacher, a community organizer, or anyone who wants to create spaces that are accessible and inclusive, this guide is for you. While most resources around event accessibility focus exclusively on attendees, our guide…
Autism Acceptance Month got a prominent boost from Minnesota’s highest state office when Gov. Tim Walz issued the following State of Minnesota Proclamation: “WHEREAS: Autism Acceptance Month began as Autism Awareness Month, but the autism community has since outgrown autism awareness and grown into autism acceptance; and WHEREAS: In Minnesota…
The Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) is kicking off Autism Acceptance Month by challenging its community to engage in dialogue – and challenging conventions in posting this message on the nonprofit org’s website: “In 2008, the United Nations General Assembly established April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day, which…
To further its mission to create connections empowering everyone in the autism community with the resources needed to live fully, the Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) will raise funds by hosting its 23rd Annual Steps for Autism in Minnesota at the Como Lakeside Pavilion on May 21. Individuals,…
Jean Bender’s profound impact on the autism community was heralded by many of her colleagues at AuSM’s annual meeting of its Board of Directors, staff, and community on February 22, 2023. Jean is stepping away from AuSM’s Board after a decade of compassionate service during which she held nearly every…
The Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) has curated a wide-ranging slate of autism experts and self-advocates as presenters for its 2023 Minnesota State Autism Conference, returning April 26-28, 2023. Keynote speakers include autistic journalist and author Eric Garcia, speech-language pathologist and social-cognitive therapist Kari Zweber Palmer of Social Thinking,…
AuSM’s 2023 Summer Recreation Catalog and 5th Edition of AuSM’s Guide to Sensory-Friendly Minnesota now is available online. On these pages, you’ll find options for spring and summer activities and educational opportunities designed to meet the needs of youth and adults with autism. We celebrate individuals with autism by continuing…
Jackson is a nonverbal autistic child who in the summer of 2022 became a first-time camper – which also marked the first time he’s been away from family for multiple days. To gather Jackson’s success story, AuSM spoke to his mother, Amber Bluhm, about overcoming her and her husband’s reservations…
The Kid Experts at Children’s Minnesota are partnering with the Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) and Multicultural Autism Action Network (MAAN) to vaccinate autistic children against COVID-19 and the flu. Trained specialists from AuSM and MAAN will be onsite at Children’s Minnesota’s primary care clinics in St. Paul, Maple Grove, and…