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Michigan Autistic Adult Advisory Committee (MiA3) is leading a statewide, autistic-led survey
October 17, 2025
Michigan Autistic Adult Advisory Committee (MiA3) is leading a statewide needs assessment created entirely by Autistic adults. Their survey will ask three big questions:
- What do Autistic Michiganders say they need when it comes to support, services, and social spaces?
- How good are the services they currently have access to—and how easy are they to use?
- How do answers differ based on race, age, gender, age of diagnosis, or diagnosis level?
The results of this survey will go directly to the Michigan Autism Council, where they can help shape the State Autism Plan—a key document that guides state action in health, education, and workforce development. Past plans helped expand Medicaid coverage and pass autism insurance laws. But without real input from Autistic people, future policies may continue to miss the mark.
With this project, MiA3 will provide both numbers and stories—quantitative and qualitative evidence—that reveal what’s really happening in Autistic people’s lives across Michigan. We’ll make sure these findings are shared with state leaders, used in public policy conversations, and grounded in lived experience.
You can find more information on the survey and survey needs assessment here.