Autism Society of Minnesota

Owen Curtiss

I went in to look at the items that they have available in the shop, because the online shop says that they have additional items available in person. I also wanted to check colors and sizes of some the items. Edit : May 24th - they had another event this last weekend May 21st-22nd, and they packed up the whole shop again. STOP IT! Leave like 2 or 3 of the items you have in stock on display in your office. Or set the shop back up the day that the event is over, it shouldn't take you a week and a half to "unpack" the shop. I'm trying to support myself and my kid's mental illnesses! It turns out that in the last week of April the shop traveled to an event, and they still had all of the items packed up from said event. So i couldn't see anything or buy anything. Which is still weird to me, but maybe they don't get too many folks walking in to only look at the shop. I should have called before i drove over there, and i think you should too. Because it they don't have an item in stock they'll have to order it anyway. Whether or not the shop is packed up for travel. I was able to speak with the receptionist and one other person, and they were both friendly and informative. Oh, the office on the main floor (101) seems like a sensory light area to keep folks calm. The shop is in through the east door and up the stairs on the right. There is no wheelchair access to the upper area through the east door. I did not look at the west door to see if wheel chairs could get into the shop floor (102). But the east exterior door said that wheel chair access is from the west door. There are events with AuSM throughout the summer, that I will look into. There are restrooms up the stairs on the right, then down the hallway on the left.

tarrah jones

Do not waste your time trying to reach out for services. They do not care nor return calls. I have called and emailed numerous times over the last three months and they are not returning phone calls or emails. I checked with others on Facebook and I am not the only one this is happening to. They are ignoring people who are reaching out for support. If these people like I am are struggling then how many others have they ignored. I have sent emails and calls to the receptionist as well as others. No one is responding.

Kelsey Roach

Have emailed twice once on July 21 and again October 7. My mom emailed August 26 and didn’t get a reply either. Good for diagnosing, and I understand it’s COVID so maybe things are different now, but this is a time autistic people need more support, not less. I don’t understand the point of an online support group when one person emails back saying “email this person” then that person never replies? Why promote it if no one is going to follow up and send a link to join? Overall frustrating and I get more support from other online groups. It breaks trust and makes it not feel like a safe place when basic things are not done. Edit: the day I posted this I got a reply, but they did not answer my specific question of how to join or steps to take. I asked the same question again and got no reply again. Have sent another email.

Logan Skiwyse

Beyond being the only good location for autism testing in MN this agency serves no good function for the majority of adults with Autism. I was frequently given misleading, false or completely inaccurate information. Sent to other services that either didn't exist or didn't provide the services I was sent there for. Some of their mistakes cost me months of services I needed because of bad advice from this agency. Other then for testing purposes, I wouldn't recommend anyone use this resource.