Autism Support Groups in Bismarck, North Dakota

In Bismarck, ND Autism Connection is a locally rooted nonprofit and support group, formed in 2006 by area families, focused on connection, awareness, and education for families living with autism. Statewide, Family Voices of North Dakota provides free family-to-family navigation and support, and Pathfinder Services of North Dakota — the state's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center — helps families understand special education and connect with resources. The North Dakota Autism Center, based in the Fargo area, also serves the wider state and hosts community programming.

In central North Dakota, distances and winters make online communities especially valuable, and many families combine an occasional in-person meetup with active online groups. There may also be broader disability and Down syndrome family networks in the Bismarck-Mandan area that welcome autism families.