Our Mission
US Autism Association, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization for autism education, support, and solutions. Since 1995, the US Autism Association began improving the quality of life of individuals affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other related disorders. Our mission is to "Provide the Opportunity" for everyone living with Autism Spectrum Disorders to achieve their fullest potential, by enriching the autism community with education, training, accessible resources, and partnerships with local and national projects.
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As espoused by Dr. Bernard Rimland more than 40 years ago, persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) have a bona fide medical disease, not a psychiatric disorder. ASD's do not result from bad parenting, nor do they just happen. Underlying medical abnormalities in metabolism, gastrointestinal/nutritional function, the detoxification system, and immunology all as a group lead to a severe lack of normal brain support with resultant abnormal behaviors that we know as ASD's. Just as the person with a head injury from a car accident acts abnormally and has deficits in language, so it is that ASD's, too, have a biological medical basis as to why they occur.
The autism bomb hits the mark, and life is never the same again for the person on the autism spectrum or for the family members, educators, doctors and others who provide support. The first questions that bubbles up are: What should I do? What is the best intervention for my child with autism? During the mid-1960s there were very few choices for a child who became non-verbal, had tantrums and very little body to environmental awareness. At that time an autism diagnosis was considered as a sentence to a life of dependency with either family members or in an institution. Perhaps, with luck and a lot of hard work, employment in a sheltered workshop was a possibility.
Stephen M. Shore, EdD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Adelphi University