Social impact
Beyond business: a commitment to inclusion.
A registered association in Jordan, founded in 2024, supporting children on the autism spectrum and their families.
Mia Autism Association
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- Founded
- 2024
- Status
- Registered association
- Country
- Jordan
- Founder
- Ahmad Athamneh
The Mia Autism Association is a registered association in Jordan, founded in 2024 by Ahmad Athamneh, dedicated to supporting children on the autism spectrum and their families.
Its starting point is straightforward: every child deserves to be understood, every family deserves support, and every community is stronger when it makes room for people who experience the world differently.
Mission
To support children on the autism spectrum and their families with understanding, practical help and advocacy — so that each child can grow, learn and participate in community life with dignity.
Vision
A Jordan in which autistic children are recognised for their strengths, supported in their needs and included as full members of their schools, neighbourhoods and society.
Principles and focus areas
What the association stands for.
These are the principles and areas the association is committed to. They describe its purpose, not a list of programmes currently running.
- 01
Autism awareness
Replacing stigma and misconception with accurate, compassionate understanding of autism as a spectrum of different ways of thinking, communicating and experiencing the world.
- 02
Family support
Recognising that families carry the daily reality of care — and that parents and siblings need information, guidance and a community that understands.
- 03
Inclusive education
Advocating for learning environments that adapt to children rather than excluding them, and for teachers equipped to support diverse learners.
- 04
Community inclusion
Encouraging public spaces, activities and institutions to welcome autistic children and their families as a matter of course.
- 05
Child development
Valuing early understanding and appropriate support, guided by qualified professionals, so that each child can develop at their own pace.
- 06
Independence & life skills
Looking beyond childhood toward the skills and opportunities that allow autistic young people to live with as much independence as possible.
- 07
Accessibility
Promoting environments — physical, sensory and digital — that are usable and comfortable for people with different needs.
- 08
Dignity & equal opportunity
Affirming that autistic people are entitled to the same respect, rights and opportunities as everyone else.
Community-oriented initiatives
Social responsibility, practised carefully.
Social responsibility, in this view, is not a separate department of a business life but an extension of the same values: that institutions should be built carefully, that people should be treated with dignity, and that the measure of success includes who is served and who is included.
The association's work is still at its beginning. As its programmes and partnerships develop, they will be shared here — accurately, and with the consent and respect that families deserve.
Programmes and partnerships will be published here once confirmed. The association does not publish beneficiary figures or outcomes that have not been verified.
Read the essay: Beyond Business — Building a More Inclusive Future