Somali Parents Autism Network (SPAN)

The Somali Parents Autism Network (SPAN) was founded in 2014 by a group of Somali American immigrant parents with children diagnosed with autism. The mission of the Somali Parents Autism Network (SPAN) is to educate and inform Somali families of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in Minnesota via outreach, education, and collaboration, for the purpose of connecting them with resources and services with the end goal of early intervention, and caregiver empowerment.