Mission Statement

The mission of the Autism Society of California is to promote lifelong access and opportunities for persons within the autism spectrum (including, but not limited to Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder [PDD], and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified [PDD-NOS]) and their families, to be fully included, participating members of their communities through advocacy, public awareness, education and research related to autism.

The Autism Society of California is a statewide agency organized under the auspices of the Autism Society of America. It exists to help chapters share information and work together on conferences and other projects. Participating chapters send representatives to meetings about four times per year.