Our Why

For people like myself, Autism is not just prevalent during the month of April, it's our everyday lives. The Au-some Shop was created to shed light on neurodiversity all throughout the year. My husband and I were blessed with an Au-some son in 2020. After his diagnosis in 2023, I wanted to create an expressive brand showcasing the beauty in neurodiversity. We also do not view our son as a puzzle, which is why I chose to use the infinity symbol for my designs. Whether you're an Au-some person yourself, an advocate or close to someone with Autism we hope you help to spread our mission. The Au-some Shop aims to promote awareness, while encouraging acceptance.

What Makes Us Different

Many companies promote "Autism Awareness" but we aim for Autism Acceptance, which is why our tagline is, promote awareness (knowledge) encourage acceptance. None of our designs will ever feature a puzzle piece, because we see a person who is already whole.

Acceptance

Awareness is having knowledge of a situation, but acceptance embraces, respects and allows individuals to be who they are unconditionally

Empowerment

Choose to uplift and support individuals who have unique abilities, not view them as a mystery needing to be solved

Inclusion

With acceptance, comes inclusion and understanding that it's okay to be different, but that does not mean less