Our Strategic Priorities & Theory of Change
Our Commitment to Positive Social Change
At Empower Autism, we’re committed to, and passionate about, the need to create positive social change with autistic people. We believe that responsible organisations should commit to practices that drive this change. For us at Empower Autism, creating positive social change is fundamental to achieving our mission and how we engage with the community.
Our Values
Our vision is to enable autistic people to live with confidence and self-belief. Our mission is to empower autistic people to reach their potential, through programs and services that are based on inclusiveness, self-development and self-advocacy.
We believe that society thrives when diverse individuals, experiences, perspectives, and cultures are welcomed and celebrated. We envision a world where autistic people fully participate, contribute and succeed to their fullest potential with confidence and self-belief.
We will strive to continually celebrate and cultivate a diverse community, while working to enable positive social change with autistic people through programs based on inclusiveness, self-development, and self-advocacy
Our Story
Empower Autism is a well-established, not-for-profit organisation that provides information, support and capacity development services to autistic people, together with their parents, carers and families. We are strong advocates of the benefits of peer led support and we value the active participation of those with lived experience of autism.
We’ve grown from a volunteer based organisation, established in 1994 by parents of children diagnosed with Autism. Today we have a team of 11 dedicated staff and over 50 volunteers who generously donate their time, experience and passion in assisting to run our programs and services.