Autism McLean

Autism McLean and community events

Check out local community events that serve to support families and individuals affected by autism.

Help make McLean County an autism-friendly community

Learn more about autism needs and opportunities in McLean County, Illinois, and how you can help!

Autism McLean grants, stipends, and scholarships

Autism McLean provides grants, stipends, and scholarships that can be used in ways that help individuals with autism thrive.

Life after high school - preparing for college

Autism McLean, in collaboration with community experts, have created a set of resources that will provide individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their parents with information for preparing for life after high school.

Autism doesn't end with childhood

Check out all of our resources to help adults with autism with employment, housing, social integration, training, education, and future planning.

Getting Started Kit

Have you just received a diagnosis? Know someone who has? Our Getting Started Kit, can help get you started on your journey.

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Donate to Autism McLean

Autism McLean is an all volunteer organization made up mainly of parents who have children with autism. We are here to serve as a voice for those with autism, promote awareness, acceptance, understanding, and meaning. Please consider a donation to help us achieve our mission.

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Founded in 2002 as a small group of parents needing to make a difference in our community has grown to more than 200 members today. We strive to meet the demands by tapping into the strength of the community and fundraising with the help of our many volunteers.

Parent-centered training, community events for the family, family and caretaker support, awareness, recreational opportunities, website for resources, community/school collaboration, making an autism-friendly community!

Autism Friendly Community (AFC) is Autism McLean’s community outreach program— helping McLean County to be truly autism-friendly: one business, one organization, one person at a time! We partner with local businesses, organizations and individuals to expand awareness and inclusion.

Autism McLean is excited to announce our new Communication Board Grant Initiative. Communication boards that are placed in locations where individuals with disabilities frequent can help them and their communication partners relate and enjoy the space more effectively A communication board is a tool that helps individuals with speech or

Autism Conference 2025

For K-12 Teachers, Parents, Postsecondary Student Supports – 5 ISBE Professional Development Hours

The Little Book of Autism Resources

The front page image for the PDF of the Little Book of Resources

As a parent with a child diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder you may be looking for answers to a thousand questions. There are quite a few resources available in McLean County, the state, and nationally for people who live and work with individuals with autism. We are hopeful that this book will help you find the ones you need as you need them.

Minecraft

Join Autism McLean’s Minecraft Server! Here, children with autism and their siblings can build whatever they dream up in a welcoming and Autism-friendly community without having to worry about limited materials or fighting monsters.