About Us

The AEIOU Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation and Queensland's only part-time and full-time early education program for children aged two-and-a-half to five years who have been diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Each AEIOU centre is staffed with full-time specialist early childhood teachers, speech pathologists, occupational and music therapists. These key staff members are supported by program facilitators.

AEIOU opened its first centre at Moorooka in February 2005 and has since opened another five centres in Bray Park, Toowoomba, Townsville, Park Ridge and Nathan providing a total of 135 placements for children diagnosed with an ASD. Plans are underway to open centres on the Gold and Sunshine Coasts and provide a rural support program.

In addition to providing early education, AEIOU also funds research through Griffith University ARC Linkage projection. This worthwhile project provides new strategies to help engage children with autism in learning activities whilst providing educators with many effective intervention techniques.

AEIOU is funded by parent fees, fundraising, donations and some government support. The organisation has the ongoing challenge of having to raise additional funds for vital early education and research. AEIOU provides strong advocacy at both State and Federal Government levels to help raise awareness and increase the financial support for children with autism.