Northwest Autism Center

At Northwest Autism Center, we are here for you and your family. We know that navigating the world of autism and developmental disabilities can be overwhelming, but you’re not alone.

Our dedicated team of professionals is here to help, offering a multidisciplinary approach and providing holistic and individualized care. Our programs are tailored to meet each child’s unique needs, promoting skill development and positive behavior change.

We are here to walk you through your child’s journey from diagnosis through the lifespan. We pride ourselves on the quality of our autism support, our experience, our child-centric approach and our culture of growth and innovation – this is what sets us apart.

To learn about all of our services visit us online at www.nwautism.org. We currently have openings in our speech and language program, give us a call to find out more!

Phone: 509-328-1582

🥰Feeling grateful!🥰

This past week Deanna Truax-Hanley, one of our valued community partners, made us her charity of choice and presented us with a generous donation to support the work we do. Donations like this enables us to continue providing much needed resources and services to those with autism and other developmental disabilities, thank you Deanna for helping us make a positive difference in our community! 🙏💗

Happening this weekend, don't miss it!! Here's a fun video to learn a little more about it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfq5HihnV6Q

🛫Check out this awesome opportunity for kids!! You definitely don't want to miss it. Here's a great video to learn all about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfq5HihnV6Q

Be sure to register to secure your spot here 👉 https://www.challengeair.com/events1/spokane-fly-day-scheduled-for-saturday-june-15/

🛫Check out this awesome opportunity for kids!! You definitely don't want to miss it. Here's a great video to learn all about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfq5HihnV6Q

Be sure to register to secure your spot here 👉 https://www.challengeair.com/events1/spokane-fly-day-scheduled-for-saturday-june-15/

We are committed to providing community resources and training, and recently two members of our team, Jamie Aronson and Janelle Eberhard, LBA were members of the 2024 LEND cohort through the University of Washington.

Over the course of the last 10 months, they collaborated with other trainees across a wide variety of disciplines all with the goal of contributing research to the field of autism and developmental disabilities. Jamie and Janelle's project was truly extraordinary. Their goal is to create a user-friendly, searchable database to assist families with identifying the care they need in their community. First of it's kind, this database would combine not just medical providers, but also housing, clothing, food scarcity resources, etc. to break down further barriers that families experience in accessing care.

Their project was met with incredible enthusiasm and support! Great work!

If you are a community organization interested in having our team make a presentation on these and other similar topics, we'd love to hear from you! Simply visit: https://www.nwautism.org/autism-treatment/education-training-for-schools-and-the-community/ to sign up today!

🔥🚒Don't miss this family friendly FREE event! you can find out more here 👉 https://www.facebook.com/share/iQ1iC53Xc8fKRkZP/

🎀Two weeks ago we officially opened our new Skills and Recreation Center, and we are thrilled to offer a new program to the ASD/IDD community, specifically designed for older teens and adults!

🎥During our grand opening event we featured a video slideshow highlighting the work that went into demolishing, designing and finishing the new space, which you can now check out here 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUdDT_naF-Q

🙋If you or someone you know would benefit from our new services, you can check out or calendar of events and sign up today at https://www.nwautism.org/skillsandrec/ 👈

🙏Thank you again to everyone who made this possible!🙏

GRAND OPENING | Skills & Recreation Center Through a partnership with the Dan Thompson foundation, Northwest Autism Center received a grant from the Dan Thompson Foundation to fund the expansion of it...

Check out this great opportunity to showcase your photography skills, celebrate community and give back to your favorite non-profit (we hope you'll consider Northwest Autism Center😁)!

Our fifth annual photo contest is now accepting submissions!

We invite photographers across Eastern Washington and North Idaho to submit images that celebrate the unique identity and spirit of their hometowns, neighborhoods and communities.

Submission categories include people, landscape/wildlife, arts and culture, community, nonprofit mission in action, and a youth category for photographers under 17 years old. Entry is free and open to all residents in Innovia’s service region. Awards include a grant to your favorite nonprofit, canvas prints of your image and showcasing on our website.

Visit innovia.org/photocontest to submit your photos!

👋Say hi to Rachel!
Last month was Occupational Therapist Awareness Month, and we missed the opportunity to give her a shout out...but it's not too late!
We are so grateful to have her as a part of the team, she represents our commitment to providing holistic behavioral services for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities.

👉Additionally, Rachel leads our new Skills & Recreation program which we just recently launched (you may have seen the grand opening of our new center last week)!
This program provides a safe and inclusive environment for older teens and adults to engage in recreational and educational activities. To find out more, or to sign up, visit https://www.nwautism.org/skillsandrec/ 👈

🌟Thanks Rachel for all you do!🌟

🎊THANK YOU🥰 to everyone who joined us for the grand opening of our new Skills & Recreation Center yesterday afternoon! We are so excited to offer a new program to the ASD/IDD community that will facilitate and promote social engagement through skills based and fun activities in this new space.

During yesterday's event we had representatives from WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine The Arc of Spokane Extreme Team KXLY The ISAAC Foundation Spokane City Credit Union (SCCU) Spokane Public Schools Washington State DSHS Excelsior Wellness Gonzaga University and many others, we are so grateful for each one of you and the important role you have played in supporting us and our community.

📸Check out our photos from the event, and if you attended, we'd love to see your photos in the comments!👇

Thank you to the many members of our community who made this possible! Our new Skills and Recreation Center is now officially open!

🎉HAPPENING TODAY!!🎉

We are pleased to invite the community to celebrate the official grand opening and open house of our new Skills and Recreation Center today from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 8512 N. Wall St.

You are encouraged to bring your family! We will have a few open activities set up, a popcorn machine for snacking, and some beverages.

Come meet our team and let us know what programs you’d like to see.

We look forward to meeting you! RSVP here 👉 https://bit.ly/GrandOpening8512RSVP

🤩Wahoo, look at all these great photos, beautiful smiles and many memories made, thank you to everyone who participated, it was a spectacular event because of you!🤩

🌈THANK YOU TO EVERYONE who made this event a HUGE success. ☺️

🎉Also a big shoutout to all 40 of our amazing volunteers, we literally couldn't have pulled this off without you! From our awesome employees to Leadership Spokane, we are so grateful for all the work you put in to help pull this off!🥰

More than 400 people attend 'Steps for Autism' in Spokane This is the 9th annual Steps for Autism event, and its biggest yet.More local news: https://www.krem.com/KREM ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook....

Hey fans! I took a much needed rest on Monday, so today I am finally online and working to upload pictures, say MANY thank yous and share some stories from the event on Saturday. Thank you everyone for making the day a huge success...stay tuned for several posts today with photos, shout outs and more!!

🎉We received another generous donation, this one from Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism! Thank you for your $2500 contribution, and thank you to Get Air Spokane for hosting a fun filled evening of free jumping last night! We are so grateful 🥰