Organization Summary
Autism Ontario is a charitable organization that has been around over 50 years! We work to promote autism awareness, support research and organize and implement programs, events and services to support autistic Ontarians, and their families.
Key Activities
Autism Ontario’s Mission / Vision
Mission and Goals
- Our Mission: Creating a supportive and inclusive Ontario for autism.
- Our Vision: Best life, better world, making autism matter!
- Our CARE Values:
- Collaboration: We believe in the power of working side by side with individuals, families, and communities to make informed choices about autism.
- Accountability: We hold ourselves and others responsible for achieving successful outcomes through high standards of integrity and fiscal responsibility.
- Respect: We value equity, diversity, and inclusion, and we listen to understand.
- Evidence-Informed: We use and create knowledge to guide our decisions and work.
About Us
Welcome to Autism Ontario
Autism Ontario (legally incorporated as Autism Society Ontario) is a charitable organization with a history of over 50 years representing the thousands of people on the autism spectrum and their families across Ontario. Made up of knowledgeable parents, professionals, and autistic self-advocates who can speak to the key issues that impact autistic individuals and their families, Autism Ontario is the province’s leading source of information and referral on autism, and one of the largest collective voices representing the autism community. There are seven regions across the province of Ontario.
The work we do helps all autistic individuals and families in their communities have access to meaningful supports, information, and connections so they are equitably and seamlessly supported across their life course.
Autism Ontario is guided by the board of directors, composed of parents, people on the spectrum, and respected professionals, who provide governance, expertise, and guidance to the organization on a volunteer basis.
Autism Ontario aims to support and advocate alongside all autistic individuals across the province, regardless of race, ethnicity, income, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
Now more than ever, we must be active and deliberate in listening to and including all autistic voices across the province. We will continue to expand our reach to neglected segments of our community. We will work to provide spaces of support and advocacy for our Black and Indigenous communities. And we will work together to dismantle the systems of oppression that prevent many autistic individuals from realizing their potential and living meaningful lives.
As we do our work, we will also reflect on the systems of oppression that prevent many autistic individuals from realizing their potential and living meaningful lives.