Supporting autistic people and their families
We are an independent, not-for-profit organisation supporting autistic people and their families.
We offer a wide range of services for autistic people and their families. Based in Mansfield, we offer a statewide service to the whole of Victoria.
We have recently moved and are thrilled to be providing supports and services from our brand new 100 acre therapeutic care farm. Our farm has a new school building, retreat cabins, skill building stay houses, a meeting hut, a multipurpose activity centre and office space, a perimeter walking track and lots of wildlife.
In addition to our Mansfield-based services, we recognise the importance of working within the family home and provide an in-home service throughout Victoria to join in the lives of our families to build the skills of autistic people and the capacity of their whole family.
Our Services
Skill
Building
Stay
Our highly individualised Skill Building Stay combines structure, low-arousal supports, and embedded therapeutic strategies to stabilise behaviour and build lasting skills We also offer autism-specific respite.
Branching
Out
Respite farm stays for autistic young adults aged 18 to 25 years. Designed to empower young adults and support carers. We offer consistent routines, predictable environments and autism strategies to support young people.
Sprout
Sprout offers a chance to try a range of autism strategies in a supported environment. It is a short, intensive program for autistic children and their families, delivered by highly trained autism practitioners and support workers.
Allied Health
Our Allied Health team specialise in autism and help autistic children and adults develop functional communication skills and increase their capacity in functional life tasks. We offer speech therapy and occupational therapy.
Mansfield
Autism
Practitioner
The Mansfield Autism Practitioner (MAP) in-home service is a transdisciplinary in-home behaviour support model delivering support at the key times for families: mealtimes, transitions from school, morning routines, sleep routines and self-care.
Local
Programs
Local Programs supports autistic people in Mansfield and surrounding areas. We offer flexible respite, outreach, school holiday program and school leavers employment support. Our service is guided by the autistic person's goals.
School
We are a registered independent school and provide educational programs for local students aged 5–18 years.
Mon–Fri, 9am–3pm.
Our routines, visual supports and structures create a safe predictable space for students to thrive.
Get in touch today
At Mansfield Autism we work alongside families, education settings and service providers to instill understanding, confidence and determination to create the best possible outcomes for autistic people. We are committed to working with whole families.
Parents and carers can self refer at any time post diagnosis.
Mansfield Autism is a registered NDIS provider. Our service rates are in accordance with the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits.
Mansfield Autism are committed to promoting and protecting at all times the best interests of children and young people involved in its programs. Any child having contact with Mansfield Autism has the right to feel safe and be safe. The well-being of children in our care will always be our first priority and we have zero tolerance to child abuse.