Legislative Resources

Constituent Questions

The Autism Society of North Carolina (ASNC) employs a group of Autism Resource and Connection Specialists who may be able to help you, your staff, and your constituents with questions and issues related to autism spectrum disorder.

These staff members are all people with the lived experience of parenting children with autism and have professional knowledge in navigating complex health, disability, and education systems. We can help people learn more about autism, connect them with community resources, and help empower them to be the best advocate for themselves and/or their family member.

You can connect with them by calling our office at 1-800-442-2762 or by filling out a “Talk with A Specialist” form here.

Public Policy Priorities

ASNC issues two-year policy targets to align with the legislative and budget cycle. We seek input on those policy targets from community members, consider the legislative outlook, and decide which issues we will work on to create policy changes.

To learn more about issues that we work on with the legislature and decision-makers visit our Public Policy Priorities page.

To review our 2025-2026 policy targets, click here.

Staff Expertise

Please contact Jennifer Mahan, Director of Public Policy, at jmahan@autismsociety-nc.org, or 919-609-5662, for more information about these and other policy issues that affect people on the autism spectrum.

Our statewide impact

Want to know more about the impact the Autism Society is having across North Carolina? Please read more about our activities supported by state non-profit grant funds and federal health funds.

• – NC DHHS Contractor Progress Report (SFY 2023-2024)
• – You can also view some of our stories to see and hear the impact we are making across North Carolina.

The Autism Society of North Carolina serves all 100 counties, from the mountains to the sea. To see our numbers served by county for 2024, scroll down: