World Autism Acceptance Month takes place in the month of April (World Autism Awareness Day is internationally recognised as Tuesday 2nd April 2025)

Thank you! We’d recommend you visit our website and register to fundraise your own way instead.

Thank you so much for your support - you can do so here on our donation page.  Please click the ‘Pay in your funds’ tab and select ‘World Autism Acceptance Month’ from the drop-down menu.

We are working with the Autism Education Trust (AET) to provide a range of suitable school resources. These will be available on the website soon.

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

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 sign up, an online fundraising page is created for you to personalise and share.

You can download a sponsorship form from our resources page.

Cheques should be made payable to ‘National Autistic Society’ and sent to 2nd Floor, Weston House, 42 Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3NH.  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 Month’ 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 from our online shop.

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. If you register late, you can still take part, but your items may not arrive in time. Please be aware the cut-off date for ordering in time is Tuesday 18 March, two weeks before World Autism Acceptance Month. If you require collection tins, please contact fundraising@nas.org.uk. *UK residents only.

Great question – please refer to this homepage for our full impact report.

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

£50 could help an autistic person overcome isolation, thanks to our branch and social group network.   

£150 could help autistic young people thrive in school by funding our campaigning work for better autism training in education. 

£500 could help close the employment gap for autistic people by ensuring vital employment advice is available for those looking for work. 

It's your walk, your way. This means you can choose your own location and time to do this. We recommend a distance of 5km, done in a way that suits your ability.

Anyone can take part. This activity can be for individuals as well as groups.

We’d love you to do this during World Autism Acceptance Month this coming April. Please register here.

Our registration fee per individual is £5. This covers our costs to send you a medal and certificate.

For each registration, a T-shirt will be posted out to you. Please allow 10-14 working days to receive it. *UK residents only

All registered participants who raise £100 will receive a medal and certificate by post in May. If you are taking part as a team, all team members need to have registered and paid the registration fee to cover our costs. *UK residents only.

• Raise £100 to receive a medal and certificate 
• Raise £150 - £200 to receive a medal, certificate and a pin badge 
• Raise £200+ to receive a medal, certificate, pin badge and beanie hat 

These extra rewards will be also posted to you along with your medal and certificate in May.

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

Registration ends on 29 April 2025.

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. 

This activity doesn’t require children to have their own fundraising pages. We’ve added a new option to pre-order extra children’s medals as part of your registration. Our online shop sells additional items if you would like more T-shirts, merchandise or fundraising materials. Please look out a T-shirt discount code in your emails. We will only be able to send one set of our pin badge and beanie rewards per fundraising page.

As we have fundraising rewards this year, you can only sign up as individuals. We strongly recommend you do this so you can reap the benefits and raise as much as you can. However, if you prefer to use one fundraising page, receive one T-shirt and one set of rewards, you can appoint a lead booker, and our online shop has all the other items available. If you wish to discuss your group’s fundraising total post-event and about extra medals, please contact us at fundraising@nas.org.uk.

Please follow the instructions from JustGiving to join a team here or create a team page here. 

Need further help? Email help@justgiving.com

The walks take place on Saturday 5 April. Registration will be open from 11am. Our timeslots when booking a walk will be 12pm, 1pm and 2pm. A slot must be selected when booking and adhered to – we cannot guarantee entry if you do not turn up for your selected slot.

This year our walk will take place at the Bandstand, Battersea Park, London SW11 4NJ.

As a charity, we must ensure we are raising vital funds in the most effective way. Due to the rising popularity and inclusivity of our Walk 5k this April event and the careful consideration of in-person event costs, we’ve decided to return to London but extend our capacity to accommodate those who can join us here. If you are unable to attend in person, we’d love you to take part in a place that suits you by registering for our Walk 5k this April event.

£20 per adult and free for children aged 15 and under. 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.  All participants must be registered to take part.

The closing date for registrations is Saturday 22 March.

Yes, your T-shirt/s will be posted once you’ve registered and can take 10-14 days to be delivered. Your medal and certificate will be given to you after you have completed your walk on the day.

Our online shop sells additional items if you would like more T-shirts, merchandise or fundraising materials. Please look out a T-shirt discount code in your emails. Please allow 10-14 days for delivery.

No, they do 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 support worker 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 ground-breaking 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. If you are struggling with your fundraising, please contact us at fundraising@nas.org.uk.

We recommend you arrive no earlier than 15 minutes before your slot. You just need to register on the day so we know you have arrived, then you can either start walking once we’ve reached your slot time, or you may have the opportunity to be grouped if you prefer to walk with others. Your walk will commence within the hour of your slot and will take approx. 1 hour to complete depending on your speed.

A 2.5km route that loops around the park twice. This allows you to rest between loops and know what to expect on the second loop. There is also a social story on our resources page to help autistic attendees. We aim for this event to be as autism-friendly as we can make it. Please expect a low-sensory experience in an outdoor space but with other walkers around you. Our timeslots allow for people to start/finish when they like within their hour slot. There is also opportunity to walk in groups if you prefer.

Yes. If there are any parts of the route that we deem to be inaccessible or require support nearer the time, we will inform you.

We cannot offer discount rates for group bookings.

Please email fundraising@nas.org.uk with this request.

You can still take part in Walk 5k this April and do your own walk, in your own space and time.

All resources, including fundraising packs, are available here.

There will be toilets, nearby cafes and we will have a small supply of refreshments. We will also provide a quiet 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.

We’d love you to dress up, but this is not compulsory. We do advise comfortable shoes and appropriate outerwear for the weather.

Please follow the instructions from JustGiving to join a team here or create a team page here. 

Need further help? Email help@justgiving.com