Island Autism Moms, a group on Bainbridge Island in Washington State, is creating autism awareness in their public schools. The group, which started in 2007, has grown from a gathering of moms to an organization that is trying to improve education for their kids with autism. The parents discovered that their main concern was academics and fear that the local schools didn’t know how to deal with their children. They created a program called Wings. Wings looks for funding and organizes services for school children. They pay for a coordinator to work with schools and students. They also fund teacher training on various topics regarding autism.