Autism Alliance's Autism Welcoming initiative is teaching businesses how to accommodate individuals and families with special needs.

Autism Alliance is thrilled to be a recipient of the 2023 Autism Community Impact Grant from the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation. This grant will directly benefit the MetroWest Autism Alliance families as we continue to provide resources, support and recreation to families with autism.

The Autism Alliance, a program of Advocates, recently announced that it has certified Ipswich Shellfish Co. Inc., one of the nation’s leading seafood processors and distributors, as an Autism Welcoming business.

Family Promise MetroWest took our first step toward becoming an even more inclusive organization by inviting the Autism Alliance of MetroWest to our Day Center to provide an “Autism Welcoming Business” training for our entire staff. Executive Co-Directors Allison Daigle and Pam McKillop offered an engaging and comprehensive training that they’d carefully customized for our shelter setting, and they left us with scores of ideas for making sure our space would be welcoming for these special kids. They also left us with a toolkit of supplies to share with families, designed to meet the unique needs of a child with autism.