About The Project
The S.T.I.M. Project is a non-profit organization with the sole objective of providing Sensory Tools (S.T.) and Informational Materials (I.M.) directly to autistics who need them at no cost.
Our primary goal is, and always will be, to provide tools and information to autistic people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford them at no cost to them.
The S.T.I.M. Pack
An autism diagnosis can be extremely overwhelming and expensive. Some of the things that help many autistics are sensory tools that help to manage/prevent overstimulation which can lead to meltdowns and shutdowns. Many autistics who need these tools don’t have the financial resources needed to get these tools on their own. That’s where The S.T.I.M. Packs come in!
Support The S.T.I.M. Project
DONATE
Help give autistic individuals and their families who
otherwise can’t afford them life-changing sensory tools and informational materials by donating directly to The S.T.I.M. Project.
SHOP
Support The S.T.I.M. Project through our online merchandise shop! All proceeds from our shop will go directly towards the distribution of S.T.I.M. Packs and other tools and materials to autistics in need.
Facts About Autism & Expenses
(Why is it so hard for many autistics and their families to afford these things themselves?)
One in forty children in the United States have been diagnosed with autism. These children will grow up to be autistic adults.
The unemployment rate in the United States for autistic adults who completed a college degree is 85%. This is 81% higher than the unemployment rate for non-autistic adults with the same educational experience.
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The average increase in necessary expenses for American households with a single disabled adult is over $1,400 each month.
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Our Story
Inspired by the help she received when moving into her first apartment from her followers on TikTok, Nicole Parish pitched the idea of finding a way to get free autism sensory kits to autistics who couldn’t afford sensory tools on their own. Over a year later Mandi Eatough, then at the end of her graduate studies, was looking for a new project to work on after she graduated when she remembered this same video. It was shortly after this that The S.T.I.M. Project was founded.
We have first hand experience with how overwhelming and expensive an autism diagnosis can be. We also know that one of the simplest things that can help many autistics are sensory tools that help to manage/prevent overstimulation which can lead to meltdowns and shutdowns. Many autistics who need these tools don’t have the financial resources needed to get these tools on their own. That’s where we come in!
In our S.T.I.M. packs we provide Sensory Tools (S.T.) and Informational Materials (I.M.) directly to autistic individuals who can’t afford them at no cost. The sensory tools we provide are ones that our team uses ourselves that we know are high quality and provide different kinds of sensory support. We both have autism, and these are tools that help us. Similarly, the informational materials we provide are all written by autistic people for autistic people, and they provide valuable perspectives and information that is often overlooked or ignored by organizations run by non-autistic individuals.