About PASS
Our Mission
PASS supports individuals with autism and other neuro-developmental disabilities as well as their families by providing comprehensive programs, services, and housing options.
Our Vision
Full Potential, Meaningful Lives
PASS is BC's leader in supporting adults with autism.
PALS Adults Services Society (PASS) provides an innovative daily program and independent housing for adults with autism spectrum disorder. Our autism-specific, development-based solutions for members at PASS ensure that they can live vibrant, meaningful lives. Our approach is rooted in a continuum of training, community participation, employment and independent housing opportunities.
As children with autism “age out” of the school system, they enter adulthood facing a significant lack of support and resources. Like any adult you know, each member of PASS has a unique vision for their lifestyle, career, family and community—yet our society is not built to support them in living full lives. At PASS, we support our members in bringing these visions to life by pursuing lifelong learning, meaningful community participation and independent living.
PASS is a Community Living BC (CLBC) Qualified Service Provider and Host Agency, and has built strong connections with other service providers in the communities where we operate.
Our History
Our foundation is strong.
In 2007, five mothers of children with ASD and complex developmental disabilities banded together to form PALS Autism Society (PALS). Driven by a desire to find high-quality programming to meet the unique needs of their own school-aged children, and for many other children across the province, these parents put their resources together to develop their own school.
In time, a new need presented itself—a significant lack of support for young people with autism as they "aged out" of the school system. As a result, in 2010, the daily program was established to provide a continuum of training and development for young adults ages 19 and above.
Today, the PALS Adult Services Society (PASS) is a separate and distinct charitable entity from PALS Autism Society (PALS) focusing exclusively on the needs of adults with autism and other developmental disabilities. As our sister organization, our ties to PALS remain as strong and our shared history and vision to provide tailor-made support to people with autism across the lifespan bonds us together.