CogWheels for Autism is a non-profit corporation created for the sole purpose of helping to support students who have autism attain the supports they need to successfully navigate, and graduate, college. We started as a FaceBook group called Rock Tumblers for Autism, and we have been raising funding to buy rock tumblers fro children who have autism (ASD).
   CogWheels for Autism is an official nonprofit with initial filings in place to not only become a registered charity, but a 501(c)(3) tax exempt entity. Our mission is to raise funds that will help us meet the needs, specifically, for college students who need specialized supports in the college environment, and continuing support for children with autism through the gift of rock tumblers. Two of the founders of the company have a child with High Functioning Autism (HFA), and discovered through their love of rocks that rock tumbling provides social and emotional/sensory support for children with autism, as well as supporting communication needs, and promoting an interest in the sciences. One of our founding members is a special education teacher with a Master's degree in special education, and a minor in autism specialty. 
  It was discovered while getting the Master's degree at Western Oregon University, that only 30% of people with HFA attempt to go to college, and that only an approximated 1% of those students graduate. The low graduation rates for those with autism was determined to be because of the lack of supports in the social, emotional, and communication deficits that people who have autism often have. It is our intention to help supply autism consultants to those in college to the same degree as they receive in the public K12 school setting. 
  CogWeels for Autism (CfG) hopes to one day expand into low income housing for those who have disabilities. This website has been created with the purpose of allowing us to begin fundraising through the goodness of the public who have a heart for those with with disabilities. We at CogWheels for Autism want to thank you personally for your donations and support of our children who have autism. 
  Stay tuned for our up and coming announcement of a new website that will allow us to sell products that will help us support our cause, as well as weekly news and information about autism, as well as honorable mentions for those companies who donate to our cause.