About Us
The Autism Society of Baltimore-Chesapeake is a volunteer organization founded in 1976. We were created to help serve the Autism community in Baltimore. Our organization provides information, advocacy and support for families and individuals.
The Baltimore-Chesapeake affiliate is part of a national network. The Autism Society’s mission is to create connections, empowering everyone in the Autism community with the resources needed to live fully. As the nation’s oldest leading grassroots Autism organization, the Autism Society and its 75 local affiliates serve over half a million members of the Autism community each year. It envisions a world where everyone in the Autism community is connected to the support they need, when they need it – including education, advocacy efforts, and supports and services throughout their lifespan. For more information, go to www.autismsociety.org, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
Like the new look? Read the press release on our brand launch using this following link: http://www.baltimoreautismsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/BDP-Press-Release-PDF.pdf
Mission Accomplished: 2,000 More Communication Facilitators Distributed!
ASBC completed their mission of providing Communication Facilitators first to the Baltimore City Police Department back in February and now to the Baltimore County Police Department this past week. We are grateful for substantial Financial donations from: Baltimore City Burger King Restaurants Ethan Saylor Alliance The Hussman Foundation ... and of course, our ongoing individual dedicated donors for bringing this to fruition! Now, police officers in our affiliate demographics have an analog helpful tool whose purpose is to serve as a communication aid during interactions with people who are non conversational, non-speaking or rendered mute given stressful stimuli. It allows officers the ability to gather pertinent identifying information about our citizens that may be crucial in de-escalation or bridging the comprehension gap hence yielding a positive outcome.