TO SUPPORT CHILDREN & THEIR FAMILIES SUFFERING FROM AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, INFORMATION, AND STEWARDSHIP AND TO ASSIST OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PROVISION OF SIMILAR SERVICES.IN THE PAST TEN YEARS, ASDF HAS PROVIDED DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO APPROXIMATELY 4,000 FAMILIES WHO HAVE CHILDREN ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM. THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WENT FOR CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS, IPADS FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE NONVERBAL, SWIMMING LESSONS, HORSE THERAPY LESSONS AND HOLIDAY GIFT CARDS.DURING THIS SAME PERIOD OF TIME, WE PROVIDED AUTISM AWARENESS INFORMATION TO APPROXIMATELY 5,000,000 NEW MOTHERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES THROUGH OUR AUTISM AWARENESS PROGRAM.