I tried to get a ipad for my autistic son. But I was to late for it so instead they sent me a Walmart gift card for 100$ . I took that card and got my son a water table cuz its summer time. And also was able to get alittle food in the house. Witch was also a big help. As im a low income family every little bit counts. So id like to thank all of u at autism speaks. U helped us out so much. And I also helped them out as I started a fundraiser for my sons 2nd birthday. Total amount was 200$ but only could come up w 170$ but its still something. So thank you all.

We are so grateful to Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation INC. for choosing my son as an iPad recipient. My son is autistic and non verbal. With his new iPad donated by ASDF INC. my son now has the ability to communicate his needs and wants. This gift will help our entire family. We are so grateful you have made life a little bit easier for us and we thank you for that.

The Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation has been incredibly helpful in providing funding to cover my 4 year old's private swim lessons! I have been so worried about how to teach my Autistic son to swim, I thought it would never happen until I reached out to the foundation! They were so nice, and the entire process was simple! I wish to thank them as well as the donors involved, if it wasn't for the compassion of others, many people like myself would find very few options! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Michael was so easy to work with!!! He let me know exactly what I need in order to get funding for camp! He always answered in a timely manner! As soon as I submitted the required documents, he informed that the check will be mailed right away. I never had before such great services and generosity from an organization!! This money will really go far helping these children with autism have a fun, safe summer!!!


Rivka Hollander
Care Manger, Tri County Care

My son is 10 years old recently diagnosed high functioning on the spectrum alongside combined ADHD presentation. He experiences a gap between his high abilities and his deficits. Up until 3rd grade, he achieved fairly well academically (with a lot of home support) despite cognitive learning differences. His high sensory/sensitivities, delayed balance, gross motor skill and spatial coordination, and impulsivity are the source of his social challenges.

While in water (as a form of “aqua therapy" ), he has always experienced tremendous relief for his condition relieving anxiety, expending pent up energy and ameliorating sleep/wake cycle/disturbances. In addition, his physician prescribed swimming as part of his treatment program. Since an infant, being in water – whether the pool or bath – noticeably improves his quality of life. Knowing this, I reached out to ASDF for a scholarship in sending him to a summer swim program while our insurance provider continued to delay providing for a medically-prescribed activity. We are extremely grateful for ASDF’s support. Mr. Slutsky was incredibly responsive, and my son began his swim program immediately. He is already thriving within the first two weeks of participating under the guidance of trained/certified coaches who have become a part of the solution to a better quality of life. Providing for programs that positively impact the lives of children on the spectrum is incredibly important, and can become very challenging to locate and secure. With their support, ASDF turned a challenging situation into a solution, immediately improving the quality of life for my son. ASDF has made a huge difference, and we are extremely grateful to be able to move forward with their support.

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I would like to thank the Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation for my son's new iPad. His ABA therapist at BASS reached out to you guys and you responded so quickly! This donation will help GREATLY as he enters Kindergarten and it will be used as his voice. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I would like to send a special thank you to Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation Inc (ASDF). They really help me with my son to go camp this summer. My son had a wonderful time. Thank you so much. I Appreciate it

A special thank you for this wonderful organization and Mr. Slutsky for making this scholarship available to my family and to other families out there who live in our world. Our 7-year old son was diagnosed on the autism spectrum 2 years ago and it has been a struggle finding a camp that can meet his needs yet also meet our limited financial resources. I thank God that I stumbled across the ASDF website as there is no way we could send our son to the social skills camp we were told about by our son's occupational therapist. We appreciate you Mr. Slutsky and hope that we can return the favor in kind!

Stay tuned for Part 2 of this review after he finishes camp in August!

As a family with two special needs kids and my husband out of work, the Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation swooped in to help so that my daughter can attend a special needs summer camp this year on a farm. We want to thank Mr. Slutsky for guiding us through the application process in such an expeditious manner and for answering all of our questions. We are so incredibly grateful that MyASDF was able to provide our daughter with this enriching experience. She is so excited and cannot wait for her animal assisted therapy to begin this summer! Thank you again to the Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation!

The generous funding of this program provided has made it possible for my daughter to go to a 5 day autism camp. At time when there is a lot of struggles in our lives it is so wonderful to receive this financial assistance and have this win for my daughter. Thank you so much!

I would like to take a moment to thank Michael and the Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation for their help this summer with summer camp tuition for my son Noah. I am just beyond grateful because when you have a child on the spectrum their care is your number one priority and affording the proper care for them is hard. I am a single parent doing the best I can and I was really at a loss on how I would be able to afford summer camp this summer. Thank you so much for quick responses and communication. You have taken a worry off my mind. Our family thanks you from the bottoms of our hearts!

This foundation is absolutely amazing. They have enabled my son to take therapeutic horse riding lessons when he wouldn’t have been otherwise able to do so. Their application process is simple, but thorough, and they’re incredibly fast and responsive. They work with you to get what your child needs and aren’t stuck in a “no” or “this is the rule and we must follow exactly the same procedure every time” philosophy. Thank you so much!!!!

Thank you so much for helping my son with Christmas. His dad leaving and having to move to a new state was alot for him. He was so happy christmas morning . I couldnt thank you all enough. He really appreciated it and so do I. Once again Thank you very much.

I just want to thank Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation Inc for being there for my son as we was going through a hard time of being homeless the smile on his face was priceless thank you so much

I just want to thank Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation Inc with helping us get our son Christmas. I am having lots health issues, our son does school from home so my husband takes care of that and we just did not have they funds to provide a Christmas for our son. With the gift card we received we were able to get our son some of the things he wanted. Thank you so much for helping us!!!!!!! May God bless you all!