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Frequently Asked Questions
The questions we actually get asked. Answered plainly.
What does your campaign add to Autistic Pride Day?
The day has existed since 2005, created by the autistic-led group Aspies for Freedom. We honour that origin and everyone who built it. What we have built since 2023 is the infrastructure: the toolkit, the campaign architecture, the Think Autism Conference series, the six actions, and The Autistic Standard. The day belongs to the community. This is our contribution to it.
What is the difference between the six actions and The Autistic Standard?
The six actions are where you start. Pick one, act on it, be counted. That is the campaign, and it is free. The Autistic Standard is the structured build behind the actions: a six-tier framework for becoming a neuroinclusive organisation, step by step, from one accessible process through to systems change. The actions are the entry. The Standard is the depth.
What is The Autistic Standard?
A behavioural safety framework for how autistic people are treated, organised into six tiers from public bystander to corporate leadership, with a five-rule Charter at the door of every tier. Tier 1 is free and permanent. The tiers above carry the framework into individuals, events, business, policy, and leadership. It is delivered as short, self-paced courses inside the member area.
Is the Toolkit the same as The Autistic Standard?
The Toolkit is Tier 1 of The Autistic Standard: the free, permanent floor. Everything you need to take part in the campaign sits here at no cost. The paid tiers are the rest of the framework. One ladder, one product.
If I pay for a tier, what do I actually get?
Both. Each level gives you the campaign materials for that level and the matching tier of the framework as structured courses in the member area. For example, Small Business gets the workplace campaign assets and the full Tier 4 course on operational accessibility. You are not choosing between the campaign and the framework. You get the tier.
Where do the courses live? They do not look like the campaign site.
Correct. The campaign pages are the public front end. When you log in as a member, you enter the course area, which looks different by design. Inside it you will find a Courses section containing the tier you have access to: the relevant Autistic Standard modules, podcasts, and resources. The free Tier 1 holds most of the campaign material. Higher tiers unlock the deeper framework content.
Is the free tier really free?
Yes. Tier 1, the three Protocols, the Charter, and the campaign toolkit are free and always will be. No payment, no approval, no delay. Public safety is not paywalled. You can register simply to track your progress, but access is not gated behind it.
The six actions sound like a wish list. What makes you think institutions will act?
We do not rely on goodwill. Over 200 organisations across 22 countries already use the toolkit, including more than 30 councils and government departments. They acted before being asked. The framework gives the ones who want to go further a structured way to actually build it, not just declare it.
Is this campaign only relevant to Australia?
The toolkit is already in use across 22 countries. The Think Autism Conference on June 18 is online and free for anyone anywhere for the day. The six actions and the framework apply to any government, employer, or institution regardless of geography. It was built in Australia and we are honest about that. The demand is universal.
How do I get started?
Go to the pricing section on this page. Community is free with no payment or approval. Pick the level that matches your role. The Toolkit downloads immediately. Member tiers open the matching framework courses in the member area.here
The toolkit is free. How is the campaign funded?
Just Gold, an autistic Australian social enterprise, funds the campaign infrastructure through its commercial work. The Aurum Foundation, an ACNC-registered Australian charity, holds the framework and the community programs. Organisations that have the means contribute voluntarily through the tiers on this page. No government funding or conditional corporate sponsorship. More than 20 organisations have contributed to keeping the toolkit free. We do not name them. They did not ask us to.
I am autistic and I have seen campaigns that claim to be for us but are not. Why is this different?
That scepticism is earned and we do not ask you to set it aside. The campaign was built by autistic people. The six actions and the framework came from years of community evidence and conference research, not a boardroom. Every resource at Tier 1 is free because we know what it costs to be excluded from the things meant to serve you. You do not have to take our word for it. Read the demand, use the toolkit, and judge it by what it does.
