Sunday morning is a sensory event. The usher whispers. The band starts. Someone offers a hand you did not ask for. You make it to the car and someone says, “We tried.” That sentence is not a failure of faith. It is a report on the room. The sanctuary was not designed as a sensory plan Lights stay up. Music does not drop. Incense or a neighbor’s perfume does not wait. A greeting expects eye contact. A body is told when to stand. The Autism Faith Network’s 2026 toolkit names th