Since 1971, AuSM has offered individuals with autism from birth through retirement a place to learn, access services, and develop skills for navigating what can initially be foreign emotions and information. AuSM helps individuals build a community – one that acts without judgment, searches for new possibilities, and connects families, professionals and the world to each other. AuSM offers membership, educational workshops, the annual state autism conference, AuSM Skillshops on topics important to you, the Life with Autism Series for newly diagnosed and specific life stages, specially tailored camps, interest-based social skills classes, Navigating Autism with the Metropolitan Airports Commission, counseling and consulting services, free support groups, an ASD certification training course, family-friendly fundraisers, advocacy, information and referral, and audience-focused autism training. Visit www.ausm.org for more information.