I recently was told by the fine folks at Tannersdad to take a look at AACF. It is a very positive and supportive organization that is going a long way towards making a difference for autistic people and their families.

AACF, Inc.’s Story

Aid for Autistic Children Foundation, Inc.™ was founded by musician and author Michael Buckholtz, who is diagnosed with high-functioning Asperger’s Syndrome and OCD. He and his family experienced the financial disaster of coping with autism. In 1992 the family agreed, through much investigation, that Michael, his brothers and father, all had varying levels of autism. It wasn’t until Michael’s nephew was recently diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome that he decided to create a non-profit dedicated to assisting families financially. Michael Buckholtz’ desire to ensure that poor families and individuals coping with autism get a level playing field financially, comes largely because of seeing his own family struggle to make ends meet. He knew that other families were experiencing the same thing. Together with his family and close friends, Michael founded AACF, Inc.

Here is a link to their website–>http://www.aacfinc.org/about2.html