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 centres in Bray Park, Toowoomba, Townsville, Park Ridge, Nathan, Nambour and the Gold Coast providing over 160 placements for children diagnosed with an ASD. We have also commenced a regional program in Emerald and Hervey Bay and look forward to the opening of our new centre at Sippy Downs on the Sunshine Coast in July 2011.

In addition to providing early education, AEIOU also funds research through the Australian Catholic University ARC Linkage project. 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.