Welcome to the official

Canadian National Autism Foundation

(CNAF)website

We are a foundation that was formed in June 2000 by

parents and caregivers of people with autism.The CNAF

is dedicated to promoting autism awareness, assisting

families with information they require and raising funds to

support Canadian based autism research,

funding special needs camps,autism programs and more.

Please browse our site for information about

our foundation, autism events, current research studies,

and information about autism.

We are all volunteers and have no salaries paid.

Illustration by Nathan, 8 year old with PDD/Autism

WE MOVED ON JUNE 30th TO

39 KING STREET EAST

STONEY CREEK, ONTARIO L8G 1J9

UPCOMING EVENTS

CLICK ABOVE TO WEBPAGE ON ALL INFORMATION ON UPCOMING EVENTS

COLORING CONTESTS FOR TWO AGE GROUPS STARTS May 7^th & 4 WINNERS DRAWN SEPTEMBER 5^th,2022

Click to enlarge the ribbon to print

We are having a coloring contest with two winners to be drawn for 1^st place in each age group and two winners to be drawn in the 2nd age group.

This contest will be for any and ALL CANADIAN PROVINCES WHERE THERE ARE GIANT TIGER STORES only for ages 2-6 and 7-13 years old.

We would like to take this time to thank owner Steve from his Giant Tiger Store on Cannon Street in Hamilton, Ontario https://www.gianttiger.com/store-details?code=21 for donating these amazing gift cards for our winners of this coloring contest.

SEND ENTRIES to the foundation mailing address :Canadian National Autism Foundation: 38 King St East, P.O. Box 66512, Stoney Creek, Ontario L8G5E5

Once the winners of the 1^st and 2^nd place are drawn inn each age group , the winner must send a picture of themselves with ONLY THEIR FIRST NAME with their ribbon picture they have colored to our foundation email (info@cnaf.net) . The winners (4 of them) we will post their pictures in our newsletter, on our website and all our social media. Sending in your information gives the foundation ownership of them and the right to post this information to all of our foundation social media. The submission information above with the picture of the ribbon for the contest will be kept private (except the first name and age).

1^st Place wins a $25.00 Giant Tiger gift card for 2 age groups each 2-6 and 7-13

2^nd Place wins a $15.00 Giant Tiger gift card for 2 age groups each 2-6 and 7-13

Our Autism Car Race Nights

Brighton Speedway (Ontario) May 7, 2022

Petty International Raceway (New Brunswick) May 21, 2022

Peterborough Speedway (Ontario) June 25, 2022

Sunset International Speedway (Innisfill) July 2, 2022

Scotia Speedworld (Nova Scotia) July 29, 2022

Ohsweken Speedway (Ontario) August 5, 2022

Humberstone Speedway (Ontario) August 20, 2022

Oysterbed Speedway (PEI) August 20, 2022

Dinner/Dance Live /Silent Auction

will be held on November 19, 2022 (click picture to enlarge)

SPECIAL GUEST -BEN ZAMBIASI

WE HAVE A NEW FUNDRAISER THAT IS GOING ON FOR SHOES

You can use this below online or use it from your cell phones when purchasing in store in lieu of a physical card if you prefer. When purchasing online at Factory Shoe www.factoryshoe.ca during the checkout process there’s a spot to enter the sku and card number. You can redeem the below cards/pictures. Save them to your phone. Or you can pick up a physical one in our Stoney Creek Office.

For every footwear purchase over $35.00 our Autism Foundation will receive $5.00 from Factory Show Outlet. Why not help by sharing with your friends and possibly purchasing yourself.

Front of the card (click picture to enlarge)

Back of the card (click picture to enlarge)

We have our 2022 Awareness Activity Book Campaign and our Kids Race Activity Book Campaign coming out

Awareness Activity Books Page

Books are in these areas listed below

ONTARIO

1. Chatham/Kent 2. Windsor 3.Sarnia 4. London 5.Kitchener

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Charlottetown

NOVA SCOTIA

1.Yarmouth 2.Wolfville 3.Tuuro 4.New Glasgow 5.Glace Bay 6.Halifax

NEW BRUNSWICK

1. Saint John 2.Fredericton 3.Bathurst 4. Moncton

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

CNAF Partnership with Giant Tiger Hamilton

has been a community partner with the foundation since 2018.

Tina Fougere our Foundations President & Founder has been

put in the Global Heros Magazine as a GLOBAL HERO

in the Global Mail Newspaper the month of September

Please go to Global Heros Website to read the article click

the title below

Also the link to the Twin Studies articles etc

Autism One Mother`s Perspective

Click the Article Below to Enlarge

Please check out the rest of our interviews and other videos that are

downloaded onto our new YouTube Page

Click the YouTube Logo Below To Go To Our YouTube Channel

Tina Fougere from the Canadian National Autism Foundation

interviewing Tom Dickinson about how it was growing up with

an autism diagnosis and the struggles he encountered.

#Autism #Aspergers #Bullying #Struggles #Interview

CLICK ON THE VIDEO BELOW TO WATCH

IF YOU SHOP AMAZON WHY NOT THINK ABOUT CHOOSING OUR FOUNDATION AS YOUR AMAZON CHARITY OF CHOICE

City Matters Autism Foundation (March 27 2018)

VIDEO of the Interview

The Hamilton-based Canadian National Autism Foundation

is coming up on 18 yrs of dedication to promoting autism

awareness and assisting families and caregivers. Board chair

Tina Fougere joins Doug to talk about their work and an event

coming up this April which is also Autism Awareness Month.

***Click the picture to watch the interview***

Effective January 1st 2015

Due to increased costs the Canadian National Autism

Foundation will only automatically issue paper tax

receipts for amounts of $50.00 or greater. Tax

receipts for amounts less than $50.00 will be issued

via e-mail unless a paper receipt specifically

requested. No tax receipts for under $10.00.

Paul Reilly

Vice-President/ Treasurer

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the

Canadian National Autism Foundation

Legal Disclaimer

All information published and provided by Canadian National

Autism Foundationis for people to use as informational purposes only.

You are responsible for the choices that are made of any treatment

or therapy option or service provider. The foundation does not

endorese any of the treatments, therapies, programs, services.

Canadian National Autism Foundation does not assume any

responsibility of any and all information on this website.Any and

all information and prices on this website are subject to change

without prior notice by Canadian National Autism Foundation.

We Now have a BLOG

Check it out HERE

ON GOING FUNDRAISERS

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