Building Skills for a Meaningful Life

Serving Middle Tennessee from our Franklin Location

Autism Community Training Franklin on BrightStone’s campus is now open and accepting applications for our day program.

1 in 4

Autistic young adults receive no services after leaving high school and before their early 20s.

1 IN 4

Young adults with autism experience social isolation

1 IN 3

Young adults with autism have no community participation

of people with ASD participate in the labor force.

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Unemployment among people with ASD is a high as

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More than

teens with ASD enter adulthood each year in the US.

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of people with ASD participate in the labor force.

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Who We Are

Autism Community Training is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides center-based vocational and prevocational training for individuals on the autism spectrum. We use research-based interventions to prepare our trainees to succeed in meaningful careers and become contributing members of their communities.

Our Mission

To empower individuals with autism by celebrating their unique strengths, building their independence and vocational skills, and supporting their full inclusion and recognition within the community

Help Adults Build Fuller Lives

When you give to Autism Community Training, you help create meaningful opportunities for adults with autism to build independence, confidence, communication, and connection through hands-on learning at ACT and throughout the community. Your support helps offset the cost of life-skills instruction, community-based experiences, program materials, transportation, and other resources that allow our trainees to learn, participate, and grow.

THE ACT DIFFERENCE

At ACT, we don’t ask, “Where are we going today?”We ask, “What are we teaching today?” Whether we’re shopping for groceries, volunteering with a community partner, ordering a slushie, or walking through a park, every experience is intentionally designed to build independence, confidence, communication, self-advocacy, and meaningful community connections.

Learning happens everywhere.

Prepare for Success

Upon exiting our programs, trainees will demonstrate the skills needed for meaning job placement and active participation within their communities.