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

The Canadian National Autism Foundation

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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 2020

Click the Article Below to Enlarge

Please go to Global Heros Website to read the article click

the title below or the URL. Also the link to the Twin Studies articles

Autism One Mother`s Perspective

https://www.globalheroes.com/autism-one-mothers-perspective/

***UPCOMING EVENTS***

click on the words above to go to the Upcoming event page

CNAF PARTNERSHIP WITH DOWNTOWN STONEY CREEK BIA

Our Canadian National Autism Foundation are partnered in with the Downtown Stoney Creek BIA for this Event again this year.

If you are an artisian and would like to be a part of this event please contact us cnaf_autism@hotmail.com . Why not come and be celebrating Autism Acceptance Month with everyone as well with the Hamilton Ticats come down and shop , buy a puzzle cookie, listening to music and check out the artisians

For additional sponsorship/donation information, please contact Tina Fougere or Tracy McKinnon(cnaf_autism@hotmail.com)

TOONIE FOR AUTISM For The Month of April

AUTISM ACEPTANCE MONTH

We Are Once Again Having This As Well As Most Of The Businesses In Downtown Stoney Creek Will Have These In THier Windows Showing Their Support

For additional sponsorship/donation information, please contact Tina Fougere (cnaf_autism@hotmail.com )

Special Guest Speaker & CNAF Board Member

Dr Mel Rutherford

Dr Mel Rutherford, a world renowned psychologist specializing in social/emotional cognition, facial expression and perceptual development, including how they relate to autism.Mel Rutherford becomes department head at McMaster The acclaimed psychologist, researcher and author has been appointed chair of Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour at Hamilton university.

Special Guest Singer

"Shaylyn" Kickin It Country

Special Guest

MC Steve Ruddick.

Steve works in the Weather Forecaster at CHCH-TV

Hamilton Tiger Cat Alumni To Be In Attendance

Jason Riley

Dom Vetro

Less Brown

Event Sponsors

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Donators

Our 2024 Autism Car Race Dates and Books

Petty International Speedway June 15, 2024

Perterborough Speedway June 22, 2024

Scotia Speedworld August 1, 2024

Oysterbed August 10, 2024

Petty International Speedway Race Book

2024 Dinner Dance

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For additional sponsorship/donation information, please contact Tina Fougere (cnaf_autism@hotmail.com)

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Steve Gardiner DJ and Auctioner

"PARENT AUTISM SUPPORT GROUP"

"Our Canadian National Autism Foundation (CNAF) will be starting a Parent Support Group starting with 7 people, with 2 to facilitate the group." YOU MUST CONTACT THE FOUNDATION AT INFO@CNAF.NET OR CALL 905-930-8682 TO ATTEND. SPACE LIMITED.This is being held at our office at 39A King St East Downtown Stoney Creek by the Village Restaurant.

We moved this from starting in January to now February.

This will be the "2nd Wednesday of every month Starting Wednesday February 8 from 7pm-8pm starting in our foundation office". We have the ability to run over time if needed. If you wish to be a part of this and cannot make it into the office we can set up other ways for you to be involved.

Tina the President & Founder of CNAF and a mom of a loved one with ASD and Nancy Silva Khan who is a parent of loved ones on the ASD spectrum that will be facilitating discussions."

Again Please contact the office at 905-930-8682 or info@cnaf.net if you are interested in being put on the list. Please no contacting through facebook

"AUTISM SUPPORT GROUP" For people with autism.

One of our board Member with autism will be helping to host this well.

"Our Canadian National Autism Foundation (CNAF) will be starting an Autism Support Group starting with 5 people, with another 2 to facilitate the group (7 in total)." YOU MUST CONTACT THE FOUNDATION AT INFO@CNAF.NET OR CALL 905-930-8682 TO ATTEND. SPACE LIMITED. This is being held at our office at 39A King St East Downtown Stoney Creek by the Village Restaurant.

We moved this from starting in January to now February.

This will be the "1st Wednesday of every month Starting Wednesday February 1 from 7pm-8pm starting in our foundation office". We have the ability to run over time if needed. If you wish to be a part of this and cannot make it into the office we can set up other ways for you to be involved.

Tina the President & Founder of CNAF (or another parent) and also a Board Member who is himself on the ASD Spectrum Kyle Ukrainetz that will be facilitating discussions."

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Again Please contact the office at 905-930-8682 or info@cnaf.net if you are interested in being put on the list. Please no contacting through facebook

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

CNAF Partnership with Giant Tiger Hamilton

has been a community partner and fundraiser with our foundation since 2018.

More community partners on our event page

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ALL INFORMATION ON UPCOMING EVENTS

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)

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.

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