About Us

Our Mission

Ausome Foundation was created to empower and provide individuals in the Autism Spectrum and their families with the tools to become the best version of themselves.

Our Vision

Creating a world where being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) doesn’t define your value or talents

Our Values

Acceptance
Unity
Support
Originality
Motivation
Empowerment

Our Impact

Ausome Foundation has worked with local organizations to create better opportunities for individuals on the Autism Spectrum and their families. Thanks to our partners, sponsors, and donors, we have been able to provide inclusive, fun, and beneficial events such as Kids Fest & Parent Training, Healthcare & Wellness Resource Fair, Therapist Training Sessions, Cultural Festivals, Toy Drives, etc., giving our community a chance to enjoy, learn, and feel empowered! We also have had the privilege to award more than 40 scholarships to students that need specialized education, yet their families couldn’t afford it. In addition, we have helped low-income families cover the costs of the evaluation necessary to receive therapy, and through the grants, we have received, we have started innovative programs of music, art, and occupational therapy.

Although we have a long way to go when it comes to providing the best tools and support for all individuals on the autism spectrum, we work hard every day to innovate existing tools and provide the best resources to ensure that all Ausome Individuals have Awesome Opportunities!

Grants Awarded

Grant from the Cutler Bay Community Fund at The Miami Foundation

Thanks to the Town of Cutler Bay we were able to complete the Music & Art Program with great results and an even greater impact on all the students from the Cutler Bay area that were served

2022 Grant from Autism Services Grant Council (ASGC)

The Ausome Foundation Corp. was established as a 501(c)(3) entity in 2021 by Gleyder Gonzalez. The inspiration of creating a foundation began shortly after the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) of a close family member. This diagnosis was received 15 years ago after the recognition of various questionable developmental delays and the presence of maladaptive behaviors. At the time, the observation of the day to day obstacles that were real to the family such as lack of information, resources, guidance, assistance and acceptance were overwhelming. While other families with children the same age were scheduling playdates, their lives were consumed with therapy day after day, year after year.

Gleyder Gonzalez

Founder & President

Ausome Journey

1911 - Eugen Bleuler was the first to use the term autism as a form of childhood schizophrenia. The word came from the Greek word “autos” meaning “self”

1911

1943 - Leo Kanner made the observation of Autism being an emotional disturbance rather than developmental or cognitive. First to describe as a condition. Notable work: "Autistic Disturbances of Affective Contact"

1943

1944- Hans Asperger, is best known for his early studies on atypical neurology where he described a milder version of autism which is known today as Asperger’s Syndrome. Asperger's is characterized by deficiencies in the ability to socialize with others, communicate and use imagination.

1944

1952 - Leo Kanner defined autism as a psychiatric condition characterized by “atypical and withdrawn behavior, gross immaturity and inadequacy in development”

1952

1960 - Ole’ Ivan Lovaas developed The Lovaas Method or Applied Behavior Analysis. He pioneered the proposal that Skinner’s Operant Conditioning could be applied as an effective treatment for Autism (animal training technique based on Thorndike’s (1898) law of effect: behavior that is followed by pleasant consequences is likely to be repeated and behavior followed by unpleasant consequences is less likely to be repeated.)

1960

1967 - Bruno Bettlheim, popularized the theory that autism was the result of cold and inattentive mothers or “refrigerator mothers”.

1967

1970 - Bettelheim’s theory of autism being caused by cold mothers was disproved after studying twins.

1970

1970s- Genetic etiology and environmental factors were found to contribute to autism; however, the condition was found to be rooted in brain development.

1970s

1980- DSM III described autism as “pervasive developmental disorder” and it was established as a separate diagnosis from schizophrenia.

1980

1987 - Researchers had a growing understanding that autism isn’t a single condition, but a spectrum of conditions.

1987

1990 - United States Congress reauthorized and made an Amendment to the 1975 Education of Handicapped Children Act and Autism is included as a disability category under the special education program “Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). IDEA is to provide children with disabilities the same opportunity for education as those students who do not have a disability.

1990

1998- A case study was published in The Lancet by Andrew Wakefield and 12 of his colleagues suggesting that the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine predisposed children to behavioral regression and pervasive development disorders. Almost immediately afterward, epidemiological studies were conducted, published refuting the article. The publication was retracted.

1998

1999- Autism Awareness Puzzle Ribbon was adopted as a sign of autism awareness.

1999

2000 - Vaccine manufacturers removed thimerosal (mercury based additive) due to public fear about vaccines causing autism, even after the theory was debunked.

2000

2020 - The Ausome Foundation Corp was created June 5th, 2020 as a Not for Profit Organization 501 (C) (3)

2020

Eugen Bleuler was the first to use the term autism as a form of childhood schizophrenia. The word came from the Greek word “autos” meaning “self”

1911

Leo Kanner made the observation of Autism being an emotional disturbance rather than developmental or cognitive. First to describe as a condition. Notable work: "Autistic Disturbances of Affective Contact"

1943

Hans Asperger, is best known for his early studies on atypical neurology where he described a milder version of autism which is known today as Asperger’s Syndrome. Asperger's is characterized by deficiencies in the ability to socialize with others, communicate and use imagination.

1944

Leo Kanner defined autism as a psychiatric condition characterized by “atypical and withdrawn behavior, gross immaturity and inadequacy in development”

1952

Ole’ Ivan Lovaas developed The Lovaas Method or Applied Behavior Analysis. He pioneered the proposal that Skinner’s Operant Conditioning could be applied as an effective treatment for Autism (animal training technique based on Thorndike’s (1898) law of effect: behavior that is followed by pleasant consequences is likely to be repeated and behavior followed by unpleasant consequences is less likely to be repeated.)

1960

Bruno Bettlheim, popularized the theory that autism was the result of cold and inattentive mothers or “refrigerator mothers”.

1967

Bettelheim’s theory of autism being caused by cold mothers was disproved after studying twins.

1970

Genetic etiology and environmental factors were found to contribute to autism; however, the condition was found to be rooted in brain development.

1970s

DSM III described autism as “pervasive developmental disorder” and it was established as a separate diagnosis from schizophrenia.

1980

Researchers had a growing understanding that autism isn’t a single condition, but a spectrum of conditions.

1987

United States Congress reauthorized and made an Amendment to the 1975 Education of Handicapped Children Act and Autism is included as a disability category under the special education program “Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). IDEA is to provide children with disabilities the same opportunity for education as those students who do not have a disability.

1990

A case study was published in The Lancet by Andrew Wakefield and 12 of his colleagues suggesting that the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine predisposed children to behavioral regression and pervasive development disorders. Almost immediately afterward, epidemiological studies were conducted, published refuting the article. The publication was retracted.

1998

Autism Awareness Puzzle Ribbon was adopted as a sign of autism awareness.

1999

Vaccine manufacturers removed thimerosal (mercury based additive) due to public fear about vaccines causing autism, even after the theory was debunked.

2000

The Ausome Foundation Corp was created June 5th, 2020 as a Not for Profit Organization 501 (C) (3)

2020