Our 2023-2025 Strategic Plan aims to shape and progress our vision, while building on our 55+ years of experience in delivering evidence-based knowledge, informed by lived experience. It provides revised priorities that reflect the changes in the external environment and a renewed focus on innovation to take us into the future.
CORE STRATEGY 1
Deliver evidence-based, high quality, highly valued autism-specific education and services for our students, participants, and their families.
- Review and transform Aspect services into efficient, sustainable models that meet the needs of the people we support
- Develop and evaluate specialised programs for specific cohorts of Autistic children and adults
- Deeply understand transition pathways and what supports are needed, develop and pilot programs of support
CORE STRATEGY 2
Build new opportunities and create greater impact through strong partnerships.
- Work in partnership with Autistic people throughout Aspect (in governance, service planning and delivery, and research)
- Develop and refine our partnership model in education, therapy, and individual and community capacity building initiatives
- Develop and pilot business partnerships for new products and services.
CORE STRATEGY 3
Develop community understanding about autism to create a more inclusive world.
- Invest in strategic partnerships to expand and scale our autism-friendly consulting business
- Develop a business model for Individual and Community Capacity Building services with a clear value offer.
CORE STRATEGY 4
Position Aspect for a strong future through innovation.
- Develop an innovation framework to test, trial and evaluate new initiatives
- Create a product/service development framework and prioritisation model
- Build a culture of innovation and continuous improvement at a grassroots level.
