Mission and Purpose
Team
Jamie Wheeler, Lisa Christian, Becky Burslem, Sheila Trust, Sam Jaffir
Goals
Austen’s Autistic Adventures (501(c)(3)) provides real world activities for those 16 and older to maintain and improve social skills. AAA is the only daily-meeting social skills group in the country! By going out frequently into our community, the public gets to truly know people on the spectrum and vice versa. As our members interact with others, real friendships are formed, family life improves, and more fulfilling jobs and volunteer opportunities are possible.
ALL-The-Time Needs
Share Your Hobby or Work
What can you share with people with autism? Do you garden? Can you sing? Do you know about birds? Could you take our Adventurers to your workplace for a tour? You can spend as little as one hour to three hours. Remember, Temple Grandin, perhaps the world's most accomplished and famous person on the spectrum, says that the best things people ever did for her was to introduce her to new things.
Support
The more people we have to help out, the more Adventurers we can accommodate. Let us know when you are available and we will be SURE to work you into our schedule! Whether you can give one hour, one time, or come with us on a regular basis, we need you!
Donate Money
If you've had a child with special needs, you know that the word "special" comes with a hefty price tag, no matter what it is attached to. Although it is our goal to make our outings as inexpensive as possible, there will still be participants who need help. Please give to families who may not be in a position to afford as many outings as they would like by contributing to our foundation. All donations are tax deductible.