April is Autism Acceptance Month!
In 2025, the Autism Society celebrates 60 years of fostering meaningful connections, empowering individuals, and advocating for the rights of the Autism community. This milestone reaffirms our mission to create a more inclusive society where everyone is valued, accepted, and supported. As part of Autism Acceptance Month this April, we proudly launch the Autism Is campaign, an initiative that highlights the diverse experiences of the Autism community and moves beyond awareness to true acceptance.
About Autism Society of America
The Autism Society’s mission is to create connections, empowering everyone in the
Autism community with the resources needed to live fully. As the nation’s oldest
leading grassroots Autism organization, the Autism Society and its 70+ affiliates
serve over half a million members of the Autism community each year. It envisions a
world where everyone in the Autism community is connected to the support they
need, when they need it – including education, advocacy efforts, community
programming, and supports and services throughout the lifespan.
The Autism Society works everyday to measurably improve the quality of life for individuals and families affected by Autism, providing information and resources for communities to be more aware of Autism, promote acceptance, and be more inclusive in everyday life. Our local affiliate, CNY ASA is committed to assisting families in the Central New York area affected by Autism, reaching out to the community to promote awareness, disseminate information and provide educational and recreational programming.
We serve our local community and comprise our own separate entity. We continue to be about creating opportunity and options for all on the spectrum and strive to create a place where each person with Autism is valued, respected and provided the opportunity to maximize their quality of life each and every day.
The Autism Society Launches New Brand:
The Autism Society has updated its brand to fully reflect the experiences, needs, and diversity of the Autism community, including Autistic individuals, their families, friends, caregivers, and professionals in Autism-related fields. Those living on the Autism spectrum have for far too long been categorized, labeled, and placed in diagnostic boxes. Life experiences are far more complex. The Autism Society embraces and celebrates the infinite ways in which people live their lives.
As the nation's oldest and largest grassroots Autism organization, the new brand is a reflection of our foundation through grassroots input and ongoing engagement. Over the course of a year, 150 individuals in the Autism community participated in the brand development, through interviews, focus groups, and participation on advisory councils, whose members include people on the Autism spectrum.
The Autism Society’s new brand will support the organization, including the 75 affiliates across the country, as it aims to deliver its mission to create connections, empowering everyone in the Autism community with the resources needed to live fully. Whether an individual with Autism advocates with the organization or a parent of a newly diagnosed child comes seeking information – the brand is designed to support a person’s emotional, practical, and intellectual needs to build and foster connections. “No matter how you engage with the Autism Society, we want you to feel welcome, included and connected to the resources, support and community you are looking for,” said Autism Society of America’s President and CEO, Christopher Banks. “That’s why I am so deeply inspired by our new tagline - The Connection is You™. This is a call to action for every one of us in the Autism community to create connections intentionally. When you come to the Autism Society looking for information, you are the connection. When you create a local support group for fathers of Autistic children, you are the connection. When you are an Autistic self-advocate showing up to share your story for policy changes, you are the connection.”
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