Programs

  • Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy Services

    COUNSELING: AUSM PROVIDED NEURODIVERSITY-AFFIRMING THERAPY SERVICES TO OVER 350 CLIENTS IN 2023, TOTALING OVER 4,570 HOURS OF COUNSELING. MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE ATTENDED OUR SUPPORT GROUPS IN 2023, INCLUDING WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROUP, LGBTQIA+ SUPPORT GROUP, INDEPENDENT ADULTS WITH ASD SUPPORT GROUP, AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF ADULTS ON THE SPECTRUM SUPPORT GROUP.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $674.1K

  • Autism Education and Training Programs

    TRAINING AND EVENTS: OUR EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROVIDED OVER 100 TRAINING SESSIONS TO APPROXIMATELY 50 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, REACHING HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT AUTISM. THROUGH OUR WORKSHOPS, UNDERSTANDING ASD CLASSES, AND DIRECT SUPPORT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, WE EDUCATED 486 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT AUTISM. A TOTAL OF 1,155 PEOPLE ATTENDED OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS, INCLUDING THE MINNESOTA AUTISM CONFERENCE, STEPS FOR AUTISM, COCKTAILS FOR A CAUSE, THE AUTISTIC COMMUNITY SUMMIT, AND THE AUSM JIGSAW PUZZLE COMPETITION.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $435.9K

  • AUSM Summer Camps for Autistic Youth

    SUMMER CAMPS: FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AUSM SUMMER CAMPS WERE HELD AT FULL CAPACITY. WE RAN SIX SESSIONS OF CAMP DURING SUMMER 2023, HOSTING 266 CAMPERS. AUSM CAMPS ARE FOR AUTISTIC YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS. PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS REST ASSURED KNOWING THAT THEIR CAMPERS ARE CARED FOR BY TRAINED, EXPERIENCED STAFF, WHILE CAMPERS MAKE MEMORIES THAT LAST A LIFETIME.
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $461.6K