Aspie

Autistic Skills Providing Independence & Earnings (ASPIE) Pathways Our Vision ASPIE’s vision is to create programs for individuals with autism and similar developmental and cognitive challenges, and their caregivers, to: ·Provide for their needs, develop their individual potential and improve their sense of well-being, ·Increase their knowledge and skills ·Enhance their ability to thrive independently in their environment ASPIE Pathway ASPIE will offer a pathway and a set of alternatives to achieve greater independence, by providing: ·A platform (both people-based and a virtual network) to coordinate and provide supplemental earnings and housing options ·Appropriate skills assessment, guidance, planning and implementation tools The intent is to create a platform that can alleviate the lack of appropriate and productive job opportunities and housing options for people with disabilities who have legitimate talent and skills, and medium to high functioning capabilities. We live in a society where financial constraints are reducing the provision of social services, main-stream job opportunities for those with high functioning disabilities are very limited. affordable and appropriate housing is not available, and accommodations that would allow these individuals to live securely and maintain employment are generally not available nor understood. We believe that these conditions can be remediated to a great degree through market-based solutions, providing “self-help” and “self-determined” results, without further burdening government resources.