Innovate for autism
Shorten the time from diagnosis to optimal outcomes
Autism Innovations is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We support innovations that help families give their loved ones affected by autism the best chance.
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Find autism support close to home
Diagnosis, therapy, support groups and respite care, organized by state and city. A free community resource from Autism Innovations.
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Every moment counts
Autism is common, and families often wait for answers
Life disruption and financial strain add stress to the family. Getting a diagnosis, finding services and paying for them can each take months of calls and paperwork.
The CDC reports that children born in 2018 were nearly twice as likely as those born in 2014 to be identified with autism by age 4. Earlier identification means earlier help. We build free tools that make the next step easier to find.
Our values
Think big. Act bigger.
Innovations
Innovations and technology to help the autism community.
Collaboration
Parents, physicians, educators and innovative companies working together for autism.
Educate
Spread the word and educate others on autism and what you can do to help.
Get Your Personalized Autism Care Map
Tell us what is hardest right now. Get a map you can act on.
Answer a few questions about your child and your family. The Autism Care Map turns your answers into a ranked list of what to look into first, questions to ask, nearby providers from our directory, and a PDF to keep. It is free, and nothing you enter is stored or sent.
How we help
1. Understand what is going on. Plain-English guides and a clear picture of your family's biggest needs.
2. Work together. Parents, providers and community programs, in one place families can search.
3. Get to what works, sooner. A short list of next steps instead of a hundred open tabs.
Guides for families
Plain-English answers, with sources
Getting a diagnosis, paying for services, what ABA looks like and what to ask a provider. General information, not medical advice. Talk with your child's doctor.
How to get an autism diagnosis for your child
The usual steps from a first worry to a diagnostic evaluation, in plain English, with what to bring and what to ask.
Read the guidePaying for autism services: Medicaid, insurance and other help
A national overview of Medicaid, private insurance and free public services, with a Washington section and questions to ask your plan.
Read the guideWhat ABA therapy actually looks like
A plain description of applied behavior analysis: how it starts, what a session can look like, and how to judge whether it fits your child.
Read the guideOur mission
We believe change is possible against all odds, with you as the catalyst.
Join us by donating today. Help families give their loved ones the best chance of success. We believe in leading with good information and useful tools to give families and individuals living with autism the best possible outcomes.
Just about everyone knows someone affected by autism. Each one of us can make a difference. See how you, your company, organization or corporation can donate. The goal is to get good information and useful tools into the hands of every family in need, to help their children, our world's children. Together we are better and stronger.
Donations support building and maintaining these services, including the website, research and help for families.
Change a life today
Even the smallest donation makes a difference
It doesn't take much to change a life. You can make a difference today. It starts with believing things can change.