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AE Neurodivergent Creators Collective A New Era of Inclusive Storytelling Welcome | Upcoming Events (see below) | Past Events | Resource Library Upcoming Social Connection and Learning Opportunities: Empty heading Empty heading Empty heading Empty heading Chill and Chat Need a free low-key space to connect with fellow neurodivergent [...]
Paul Pitsenbarger Bio Paul Pitsenbarger has served as Vice President for Autism Empowerment since 2011 and is involved with strategic planning and development. Paul retired after 33 years at Crown Zellerbach and James River Corporation (now Georgia Pacific), where he served as Director [...]
Past Project Examples The first season of the Autism Serves Kids Care Club took place October 2015 through June 2016. Here are photos of some of the monthly projects and events that club members participated in. In 2025, the Autism Serves Kids Care Club evolved and relaunched under a [...]
Core Values, Beliefs, and Goals At Autism Empowerment, our work is guided by four foundational pillars and values that shape everything we do: Accept, Enrich, Inspire, and Empower. These values are at the heart of our mission, our programs, and our community. They represent a commitment to honoring the [...]
How is Autism Treated? It is important to remember first that autism is on a spectrum. As such, there is no one size-fits-all autism treatment, therapy, intervention or coping strategy. There are many therapies for autism and as you do your research you will see that there is also [...]
Coexisting Conditions Individuals affected by autism are at an increased risk of experiencing additional cognitive, emotional, or behavioral disorders. It is very common for individuals on the autism spectrum to be dealing with other challenges and coexisting conditions. Sometimes these co-existing conditions are noticed and diagnosed before the diagnosis [...]
What is Asperger syndrome? Asperger or Asperger's syndrome (AS) is a developmental autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The discovery of Asperger Syndrome (AS) dates back to 1944. Austrian pediatrician Hans Asperger described the syndrome when he was treating four boys with similar symptoms. His writings remained relatively unknown until 1981 [...]
Chris Parrott Bio Chris Parrott joined Autism Empowerment’s Board of Directors in 2014. Chris was born and raised in Texas, and was a resident of Oregon from 2011 to early 2022, when he relocated to North Carolina. In 2025, he relocated again with his family to Vancouver, [...]
Support Autism Empowerment with eBay for Charity Autism Empowerment is proud to be part of the eBay for Charity program. Now you can easily support our mission when you buy or sell on eBay. It’s easy, and you can even donate directly! Visit the Autism Empowerment eBay for Charity Page to get started! [...]
Amazing Autistic Women Women and Nonbinary People on the Autism Spectrum: Whether someone identifies as Autistic, on the autism spectrum, neurodivergent, or simply by their name, what matters most is honoring how they choose to self-identify. This evolving list highlights Autistic women and nonbinary individuals who are using their voices, [...]
Donate Your Vehicle Autism Empowerment is excited to share with you our vehicle and car donation partnership with Donate for Charity. If you donate your car, truck, boat or RV before December 31st, 2025, you can get a 2025 tax deduction while helping Autism Empowerment and our nonprofit publication, [...]
 Bluebee TeeVee Autism Information Station Explaining Autism to Kids in an Empowering Way  Bluebee TeeVee, The Autism Information Station, is a series of 8 webisodes to empower autistic children and educate their peers about autism. Think Schoolhouse Rock meets Blue's Clues meets Mister Rogers Neighborhood in a quirky [...]
Brian Tashima Bio Brian Tashima was born and raised in Hawaii and has been a resident of Vancouver, Washington since 2000. He is an author, screenwriter, filmmaker, musician, creator, consultant, and philanthropist. He's also the dad of two autistic children, and was himself diagnosed [...]
Contact Us How would you like to contact us? via Mail: Autism Empowerment, P.O. Box 871676, Vancouver, WA Â 98687 via Phone: Autism Empowerment Staff and Volunteers all work remotely. For general inquiries, please leave a phone message at (360) 852-8369 and allow 1 - 2 business days [...]
About the Autism Empowerment Podcast The Autism Empowerment Podcast is currently on hiatus. From 2022 - 2023, we published 23 episodes and hope to be producing new content again under a new look and feel in late 2025, early 2026. We have included our Autism [...]