AUsome Training

“AUTISTIC-LED NEURODIVERSITY TRAINING”

“TRAINING YOU CAN TRUST”

“At AUsome Training we take the utmost care to make sure we’re giving you the very best information and guidance. Our wholly Autistic team spends thousands of hours researching so that we can filter lots of complex information into user-friendly courses for you. 

We are constantly updating our services to keep fully aligned with the fast-paced world of understanding Autistic people through a neuro-affirming lens. 

Changing to a neuro-affirmative approach can be hard work and it can take time so the good news for you is that we’ve put in all the hard work already. We’ve been doing it over the past 10 years so that we can help, train, and support you to make that changeover easily and painlessly. 

Autism has been framed in a negative light since its inception. This is because most of the descriptions were created by people who are not Autistic themselves. Therefore much of what is said is based on assumptions. To address this inaccurate portrayal of Autistic people AUsome Autism Training was created. We need to narrow the gap between assumptions and realities. Unfortunately, most “autism training” and research has never been fact-checked by Autistic people. In other words, many autism training courses explain very little about Autistic people beyond outdated and stereotypical representations. AUsome Training provides you with this missing piece because it is designed and delivered by Autistic people. Our training is built upon the Neurodiversity framework.”

“Fun today, life-changing tomorrow”

“Bridges Learning System was created with the foundational understanding that disability is not synonymous with inability. Too often people with disabilities, including developmental disabilities, are forced to make their world more accessible, instead of the world adapting to meet the needs of all people. At Bridges, we believe that it is imperative to refocus conversations around disability to create a place of equity where everyone belongs.”

“Our curricula, products, and trainings are centered around building bridges of understanding and empowerment for the autism community. Our approach is unique from other organizations out there: we are community-driven and founded on the feedback, research, and opinions of autistic individuals. This allows us to create fun, engaging, and life-changing content with our students always at the forefront of our minds. We are not a one-size-fits-all organization, instead we strive to meet and support individuals where they are in their educational journey.”

DR. KRISTIE
PRETTI-FRONTCZAK

INCLUSION THOUGHT LEADER • EDUCATORS’ EDUCATOR • FIERCE PLAY ADVOCATE

A highly sought-after speaker, accomplished author, and educators’ educator. Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak began her career as an early interventionist and then spent 16 years as a tenured professor at Kent State University. Since 2013 she has followed her true passion for designing and delivering transformative professional development. As a result, she has accumulated over 50,000 hours of helping educators and leaders work from a place of compassion, hope, and love in locations from Cincinnati to Singapore.

Sara Sanders Gardner's work in the autism and disability fields began in 2001, and includes creating and directing an internationally recognized neurodiversity college access program at Bellevue College in Washington State, U.S., and designing and delivering Autism and Neurodiversity Cultural Responsiveness live training workshops for Microsoft's Neurodiversity Hiring program since 2015, as well as e-Learning across 7 countries for Amazon Web Services, among many other institutions and corporations. Connect on LinkedIn