The Autism Project Advisory Board
The Autism Project’s Advisory Board is an informal consultative body that is responsible for providing community input* for TAP leadership, staff, and the Board of Directors. The Advisory Board includes autistic adults, family members/caregivers/partners, and professionals in the autism field. The TAP Advisory Board is broken down into 3 subgroups:
Autistic Adults
Family Members/Partners
Professionals in the Autism Field
Advisory Board members are responsible for meeting as a sub-group 4 times a year. Each meeting is 90 minutes in length and takes place virtually.
In addition to the 4 sub-group meetings, the entire advisory board meets as a group one time per year. Facilitators will participate in these groups, as will the Executive Director.
Total Number of Meetings: 5
Total Length of Each Meeting: 90 minutes
Location of Meetings: Zoom
The facilitator of each group is responsible for reporting back to TAP leadership on content discussed in each group. The input will then be reported to the Board of Directors (BOD) at the next BOD meeting. The report out will become a standing agenda item. If there is no meeting prior to the BOD meeting, there will be no report out.
The Advisory Board Has the Following duties:
- Provide ideas and insights of TAP training curriculum and content.
- Provide ideas and insights for TAP social media, website, language use and messaging.
- Provide ideas and insights for TAP programming (groups, camp, family support, training).
- Provide ideas for future goals for TAP training, media, and programming.
Service Term for Each Advisory Board Member: One year, with options to renew.
Individual Group Meeting Dates:
January 28, 2025: 5:30-7:00PM EST
April 29, 2025: 5:30-7:00PM EST
July 29, 2025: 5:30-7:00PM EST
October 28, 2025: 5:30-7:00PM EST
Whole Group Meeting Date:
November 18th, 2025: 5:30-7:00PM EST
*Community Input: Advisory board members will provide insights and feedback into the programming, social media, website, language use and messaging of the organization. The insights and feedback will be relayed to TAP leadership, who will then determine what ideas can be implemented immediately, in the future, or, in some cases, not at all.
