Who is autism spectrum disorder foundation

Equine Therapy. Holiday Gift Card Program. About us In the past 10 years, ASDF has provided direct financial assistance, through all of our programs, to over 5, families who have children on the autism spectrum.

Cassandra B. This organization is absolutely wonderful, they have helped us with the needs of our child. Christmas would not be possible without them and we are eternally grateful for their help. My son was able to get a gift card for Christmas last year, thanks to this charity. Brayden spent Christmas in the hospital and all of our money went towards his hospitalization. Thanks to this wonderful organization Brayden was able to have a Christmas, thank you so much. Jim M. My daughter goes to an Autism school that specifically meets the needs of my child and her condition.

This private school is expensive and the grant we received from the Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation has help make this possible. Thank you all so much! We have summer camps every year except during COVID and there are some families at our school who would not have been able to attend any of the summer camps if it had not been for ASDF donating monies to make it possible. For some of our families, money that is donated is the only way they would be able to attend a summer camp.

Thank you so much ASDF. This year has been a tough one for many families that we serve. Our camps for children with autism spectrum disorders have been vital for providing social opportunities to children and young adults who have largely been at home through the pandemic. Some of these families simply didn't have the funds to make that happen.

I am so thankful for ASDF providing the funds for these young people to come to a safe environment where they can have social opportunities and meet other friends for a fund time. Thank you for seeing past the surface needs to the critical needs of the families we serve! Four years ago we had a family in our program come in danger of having to leave the program because their personal finances simply would not allow their son to continue receiving services.

The Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation came through for this family by covering the cost of the program for that year. This young man has now been with us since This child who was barely talking and would not allow his har to be cut and had difficulty following simple directions has come so far in these five years.

In December we determined he could be ready to go to sleepover camp for a week this summer with his typical peers. We spent months working on skills like washing his hair, changing his clothes, following a schedule, and communicating well with others.

This month, when the time came for him to go to camp, we felt that his therapist needed to go with him this first time, in order to assure a successful experience and to facilitate communication with his peers.

The Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation came through again to pay for his therapist to spend five days with him, helping him achieve success at this camp. He came through camp with flying colors and we were excited about the other groups who took note and realized that a child with autism could be successful at camp.

It has been my joy to partner with the ASDF to meet the needs of many children across the years. They are an amazing organization that help so many others. This organization was able to donate money towards a summer camp that deals with social skills for my autistic non verbal son who is almost 3 now. The money given has him the amazing opportunity to see other children, interact with them, as well as receive necessary therapies all in one spot.

Thank for this organization and for its donors. Thank you Mr. Slutsky and the foundation for helping our family out with the tuition assistance for her school. Our daughter was not thriving in the public school setting in the special education class. When a New Leaf Academy opened, we saw an opportunity that would help her in school.

She has been doing great at the academy. The academy is a bit costly and so we were afraid the financial part would be challenging.

We are so thankful and grateful for this opportunity. Thank you again for all that you do for our family and others. One of my favorite things during camp season is listening to my daughter sing a medley of camp songs in her bed each night. Camp ended several weeks ago and my daughter has been bringing the camp directories of campers and staff that was mailed home prior to the beginning of camp to bed EVERY night because she loved being able to attend camp this summer.

Camp, this year, was such a gift for our whole family. Because of an extenuating family circumstance, my daughter would not have been able to attend camp this summer without your organization's assistance. Dawn Michele Z. The Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation made it possible for my child to attend Glade Run Adventure Camp this year, reducing much of the isolation experienced by COVID and allowing her the opportunity to practice her social skills with her peers.

The experiences she will have over the two-week camp will help her as she navigates the social interactions of an up-and-coming 5th grader and will give her memories that will last a lifetime. Thank you ASD Foundation for making summer camp possible for my child. Thanks to a generous scholarship from the Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation, our son was able to attend a week at a camp with other kids like him.

It's the only camp in our area that gathers kids on the spectrum together and helps them feel a little bit less alone. It was a wonderful opportunity, and one which we would not have been able to take advantage of without the ASDF.

We are very grateful! Monica B. This organization funded my son's attendance at a wonderful summer camp that specializes in sensory and other special needs. He is autistic and ADHD and so sending him to a regular camp is not always beneficial. As most parents know, camps, particularly those equipped to make accommodations, can be quite expensive.

This camp certainly would have been out of the question for us financially. Because ASDF paid for him to go, he has been able to attend one week so far and has two more coming up. He had an absolutely wonderful time, met kids that are more like him, and received such caring attention from specially-trained staff. We are very grateful that ASDF could help us send him to such a perfect environment for him.

My child who struggles to make social connections at school was coming home from camp each day so excited to talk about the friends he made there and tell me all about their activities and interactions. Is a blessing to my son to be able to take his swimming lessons, He love it and He is doing great. Sometimes the money is not enough , so this program is a blessing for us. My kiddo is a fish out of water when he can't be in the H2o. Juliet M. Mar L.

Thank you so much Michael for consider my daughter Nirvana again. This is so generous and kind of you! We are grateful beyond words!! Thank you very much to Michael and Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation and all the staff behind scenes that made possible the last year that little ones in the spectrum had a big smile in their faces with a gift.

Love, Marlene. We feel so blessed and grateful! My daughter Nirvana, is 7 years old and enjoys swimming a lot, not just for fun also is helping her to relieve her tantrums and her sensory issues, after swimming you can notice that She seems calmer and more relaxed, and would not be possible without the help of people like Michael and Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation provide us!!

Thank you beyond words! Marlene Anicama. Our family is very thankful for the assistance the ASD Foundation has provided us for our two boys. CharityWatch Analysts perform an in-depth analysis of charities' audited financial statements and IRS tax filings, and often review other documents such as state filings, annual reports, and fundraising contracts during their evaluations. Below are select notes that CharityWatch believes may be of interest to donors.

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