If you wish to donate, or bring more awareness to organization that actually use funds to support families living with autism, please spread the word about organization like the ones mentioned below.
Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN)
provides support, community, and public policy
advocacy, by and for people on the autism spectrum.
Autism Network International (ANI) is an
autistic-run self-help and advocacy organization.
Every year ANI hosts Autreat, the autism conference
designed to be accessible and welcoming to autistic
people.
Autism Society of America works to increase
public awareness about the day-to-day issues faced
by people on the spectrum, advocates for appropriate services for individuals across their lifespan, and
provides the latest information regarding treatment,
education, research and advocacy.
The Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism helps families who are living with autism. Throws events to raise money that goes back into the community to help families who struggle to afford services for their children.
Click this link to read a previous blog entry I made regarding Autism Speaks.
So, light it up blue-- by all means-- bring awareness to autism any way you can, but when it comes to donations and funding, please consider an organization where the money goes to supporting families, children and adults who are actually living with autism.
