World Autism Acceptance Week takes place from Tuesday 2 April (recognised as World Autism Awareness Day) and ends on Monday 8 April.

Of course! Please make sure you still register. Please let us know if your activity will take place after 30 April so we can support you. Email: fundraising@nas.org.uk

Of course! Please register on our Fundraise your way page here.

After eight years and lots of feedback, we knew the night-time element could be a challenge for autistic attendees. With Spectrum Colour Walks, we can stay true to the original event but be more inclusive.

If you aren't fundraising as part of World Autism Acceptance Week 2024 but would like to make a donation, you can do so on the National Autistic Society website. 

The Facebook group for all participants will provide instant updates about the week. We encourage all participants to join the group if they use the platform. This is for fundraising support only.

You can register for any of our activities in the same way as an individual here.

We are working with the Autism Education Trust (AET) to provide a range of suitable school resources. You will be able to register your interest for these resources by visiting the AET website from 19 January 2024.

Please check out our resources page where you can find lots of materials and colourful ideas to support your fundraising. If you are still struggling, please get in touch  fundraising@nas.org.uk.

If it's your first time fundraising, asking for donations can be daunting. But don't be scared, friends and family want to support you!

Tell them what you are doing and why. If you have a personal connection to autism and feel comfortable to share your story, this will resonate with others.

You don't need to use another website to collect donations as when you signed up, an online fundraising page was created for you!

You can download a sponsorship form here.

You can download our sponsorship form here.

Cheques should be made payable to ‘National Autistic Society’ and sent to 393 City Road, London, EC1V 1NG.  

Your friends and family may like to give you cash or cheques (which should be made payable to you). We then ask you to send us one cheque, payable to 'The National Autistic Society’.  

Make sure to write on the back of your cheque or add a note with your name and details of your fundraiser so that we can allocate your donations to your record. 

Paying-in slip – Email fundraising@nas.org.uk to request a paying-in slip. These can be used to pay in your donations at any Barclays bank.

Pay online – If you have already raised money, or want to make a one-off donation, you can donate it online here.  Please click the Pay in your funds tab and select World Autism Acceptance Week from the drop-down menu.

By bank transfer - If you would like to pay in your fundraising by bank transfer, please contact our Supporter Care team for details. Email fundraising@nas.org.uk. Call 0808 800 1050 (Monday to Friday 10am-3pm). 

You can order these via our fundraising resources page.

If you need plastic collection tins, please contact our Supporter Care team on 0808 800 1050 or fundraising@nas.org.uk. 

Any plastic items and their delivery are an expense for the charity so please only order them if they are essential to your fundraising. *UK residents only

You can find our World Autism Acceptance Week merchandise range in our online shop. Any items you order will be delivered within 10-14 working days of placing your order. If you register late, you can take part, but your items may not arrive in time for the week. Please be aware the cut-off date for ordering is Tuesday 19 March, two weeks before World Autism Acceptance Week. If you require collection tins, please contact fundraising@nas.org.uk. *UK residents only

We're here to help the 700,000 autistic people in the UK and their families. Be it running specialist schools, campaigning for improved rights or training companies on being more autism friendly, we are dedicated to transforming lives and changing attitudes. Thanks to your commitment to raise vital funds, you are supporting us to create a society that works for autistic people and their families. You can read more about the areas of our work your funds could support here.

£15 could provide a safe virtual space for an autistic person through our online community. 

Our online community is a place for autistic people and their families to meet like-minded people and share their experiences. Your donation could help support the moderators who run our online community.    

£100 could help autistic young people thrive in school by funding our campaigning work for better autism training in education.

Our Policy, Campaigns and Research Teams work tirelessly to ensure the voices of autistic people are front and centre. Together, we bring about change for autistic people and their families.

£500 could ensure crucial diagnosis advice and guidance is available for the 150,000 people waiting for an autism assessment.

We have the largest autism-specific website in the world, that provides advice and guidance to thousands of users every year.  

£1,000 could help an autistic person find meaningful work and keep it through our employment support programmes.

Our employment teams work directly with autistic jobseekers to ensure they are ready to thrive when entering the workplace. They also support employers too, ensuring they understand how best to support their autistic employees.

The walks take place on Saturday 6 April. The walks begin at 2pm and registration opens at 12.30pm. Please note registration closes at 1.30pm so we can start the walk promptly. The timings are the same for all three venues.

London: Bandstand, Battersea Park, London SW11 4NJ 

Leeds: Temple Newsom House and Tea Rooms, Temple Newsam Rd, Leeds LS15 0AE

Birmingham: West Bromwich Bandstand, Dartmouth Park, Lloyd Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B71 4AS

£15 for adults and £10 for children under 18. Children under 18 months are free but need to be registered. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a guardian or adult. There must be at least one supervising adult to two children.  We also offer 20% discount for families of four (two adults, two children).

The closing date for registrations is  Friday 22 March.

Yes, T-shirts will be posted once you’ve registered. Your medal and certificate will be given to you after you have completed your walk. 

No, your carer does not need to pay or commit to raising the £100 minimum sponsorship. They don’t need to register either, but please email fundraising@nas.org.uk to let us know your carer will be accompanying you. 

We ask you to commit to raising £100 per participant. This is to ensure the event costs are covered, whilst raising vital funds to support our work, such as our support services and groundbreaking campaigns. However, we are aware that families may find it hard to raise the minimum sponsorship, so we suggest you raise a minimum of £250 as a family. If you feel you can do more, then be ambitious and set your own personal target. If you are struggling with your fundraising, please contact us at fundraising@nas.org.uk.

We invest in all our events with fundraising targets in place so that we can continue to support autistic people and their families across the UK. Please consider taking part in the Do Your Own Spectrum Colour Walk if you feel unable to pledge to raise £100. If you are struggling with your fundraising, please contact us at fundraising@nas.org.uk.

All walks and ‘base’ venues are wheelchair and buggy accessible. However, if there are parts of the route that we deem to be inaccessible or require support, we will inform you.

We are offering a 20% discount for families of up to two adults and two children. We aren’t offering a group booking but if you are a group of families and can take advantage of the family discount, providing you meet the number of adults and children and add on tickets, this is fine with us!

No, for data protection purposes, we are sadly unable to complete this webform on your behalf. If you are having trouble completing the online form, we'd advise you seek a family member, carer, friend, colleague or allocated support worker to assist you in this process. If you still continue to experience problems, please email fundraising@nas.org.uk

You can either register for them, entering their details and importantly their email address. This will send them an email to allow them to claim and personalise a fundraising page. They can then follow the steps explained under 'How do I join a team on JustGiving?' below on the next question.

Or:

You can ask them to register themselves, create a fundraising page and then follow the steps explained under 'How do I join a team on JustGiving?' below on the next question. If you have selected a 'team name' do pass it to them to use when they register.

We’re really sorry we can't be in lots of cities this year, but we are visiting two new cities for 2024. You can Do your own Spectrum Colour Walk at a location and distance of your choice.

All here, including fundraising packs, are available here. If you don’t see what you are looking for, please check back soon.

There will be toilets, nearby cafes and we will have a supply of refreshments. We will also provide a quiet room or cordoned area for autistic attendees.

We will not be allowing dogs on the walk this year as we want to ensure that all attendees are comfortable, and we create an autism-friendly space. Guide and assistance dogs are exempt with prior notice.

You can also order items from the National Autistic Society website shop, such as the Spectrum headband and Autism acceptance pin badge to wear on the day.

We'd love everyone to get involved with fundraising, especially families. This year, we've partnered with JustGiving to make registering and setting up your fundraising, individually, or as a team, as easy as possible.

If, for any reason, a child who is being registered by someone else cannot fundraise, we recommend you disregard the email with a link to set up and personalise the fundraising page that has been started for you. If this link remains unclaimed it will not be an active page.

Please note, any page used by someone under the age of 18 needs to be run by a parent or guardian on behalf of anyone under 18 as per JustGiving's terms of service policy.

Once you have registered to this event, log in to your JustGiving page.

You can create a new team or join an existing team by typing your team name into the search box.

Select your team from the list provided. If you can't find your team, try changing the name in the search box.

Click on join team. Need further help? Email help@justgiving.com

It's your walk, your way. This means you can choose your own location, distance (we recommend 5km), date and time to walk.

Anyone can take part. It takes place during World Autism Acceptance Week, 2-8 April 2024. So that we can support you along the way, all participants should register here. *Please note that we are unable to send any merchandise to participants outside of the UK.

We’d love for you to hold your walk during World Autism Acceptance Week (2 – 8 April 2024) but if this isn’t possible, anytime that suits you.

It costs £5 to register for this challenge. This covers our costs to send you a medal and certificate.

Once you have raised at least £10, a T-shirt will be posted out to you. Please allow 10-14 days to receive it. *UK residents only

All monies raised over this period will count towards our grand total for World Autism Acceptance Week.

All registered participants will receive a medal and certificate by post. If you are taking part as a team, all team members need to be registered and to pay the registration fee to cover our costs. *UK residents only

All our downloadable resources, including fundraising packs, are available here.

Registration ends on 30 April 2024.

We invest in all our events with targets in place so we can continue to support autistic people. If you are struggling with your fundraising, please contact us at fundraising@nas.org.uk.

We recommend you appoint a team leader to register on behalf of your school/large group/organisation. We will provide one medal and certificate to a school/large group/organisation.

If you wish to discuss your group’s involvement or have any questions about receiving your medal and certificate, please contact us at community.fundraising@nas.org.uk. 

Once you have registered to this event, log in to your JustGiving page.

You can create a new team or join an existing team by typing your team name into the search box.

Select your team from the list provided. If you can't find your team, try changing the name in the search box.

Click on join team. Need further help? Email help@justgiving.com

We’d love for you to do your fundraising during World Autism Acceptance Week (2 – 8 April 2024) but if this isn’t possible, anytime that suits you.

It is free to register. We don’t have a set fundraising target. You can do whatever you like – we’d just love to know about it.

All monies raised over this period will count towards our grand total for World Autism Acceptance Week.

All registered participants for Fundraise your way can download a certificate to print. We don’t supply medals as these are for specific challenges during the week but please get in touch with us at community.fundraising@nas.org.uk if you have any requirements specific to your fundraiser.

Registration ends on 30 April 2024.