awareness | acceptance | inclusion

Welcome to the Autism Faith Network

“If there’s any space that should be equipped to welcome autistic people, it should be places of worship.”

—Tonya Nash, Founder of the Autism Faith Network

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Support Our Initiatives

Our Accessible Faith Initiative, Manna from Heaven, and Cheerful Giving Initiatives are funded by our generous donors. Please consider making a donation to support these very important programs!

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New Resource

2025 Activity Toolkit

Did you know that going to church can be difficult for autistic persons and their families? The lighting, sounds, crowds and social expectations can be very overwhelming without proper support.

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New Interview

Special Needs Parent Highlight

Join us for our upcoming interview with James and Tasandra Washington on Monday, April 7th at 7:00PM EST! As educators, James and Tasandra bring a unique perspective to their journey as special needs parents. Their faith, resilience, and positivity shine through in our conversation, offering inspiration and encouragement to all!

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Our History

The Autism Faith Network began in 2016 with the goal of equipping faith-based communities to become more autism friendly. Here’s how it got started.

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Our Mission

We seek to spread autism awareness, acceptance and inclusion in local and faith-based communities all over the world! Learn more about our mission and goals.

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Our Participants

Over 102 churches have participated in the Autism Faith Network since 2016! We hope to partner with more in the coming year! See if one of our churches is near you!

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Our Latest Blog Articles

Donate to our 2023 Giving Campaign!

We are making great progress towards our 2023 annual giving campaign! This special online fundraiser will run throughout the month of October. Funds raised through this giving campaign will support our three main initiatives: Accessible Faith Initiative helps places...

An Exciting Update!

We have some wonderful news to share with our amazing supporters! Last fall, we received our first grant from a private foundation! The grant is specifically designed to support our Accessible Faith Initiative. With the grant funding, we've been able to create a new...

Free Webinars and Toolkits

This is an exciting week for the Autism Faith Network! Have you heard about our FREE webinars and toolkits? We have a webinar coming up on Wednesday and a special announcement that will take place on Friday. Also, places of worship have one more week to download one...