The Daughters of the King devote their lives to a Rule of Service and  a Rule of Prayer.  The chapter at St. Barnabas has been lifting up the families dealing with Autism locally, nationally and internationally through prayers of general needs and personal requests.

Autism falls under the "Pervasive Developmental Disorders", or PDD and is not that uncommon. It is estimated that nearly 1 in 95 births result in some form of Autism. According to the U.S. Department of Education, this number is on the rise. Autism is around 4 times more likely to occur in boys than girls. Autism is defined by the Autism Society Of America (ASA) as: "A complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life and is the result of a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain, impacting development in the areas of social interaction and communication skills. Both children and adults with autism typically show difficulties in verbal and non-verbal communication, social interactions, and leisure or play activities.  Autism is one of five disorders that falls under the umbrella of Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD), a category of neurological disorders characterized by “severe and pervasive impairment in several areas of development."

The Daughters Of The King is an Order for women of the Episcopal Church amd churches with the historic Episcopate, and was organized in 1885. Every Daughter pledges herself to a lifelong program of prayer, service and personal evangelism, dedicated to the extension of Christ's kingdom and to the strengthening of spiritual life of her parish. By the reaffirmation of promises made at confirmation, every Daughter undertakes a Rule of Life. incorporating the Rule of Prayer and Rule of Service. Daughters are young and old, rich and poor, beautiful and plain, community leaders and mothers, doctors and teachers, secretaries, executives and housewives, sinful and wavering, generous, and strong. In short, we are ordinary human beingsenabled by God's grace to do His work. We are women dedicated to serving our Lord and building up His Church. There are more than 18,000 of us in the United States and throughout the world. Yet we have importantce in the work of the Church far beyond our numbers. The emblem of our Order is the silver Greek Cross, which members wear at all times. Latin words inscribed on the cross broadly translate "With lofty heart, mind and spirit uphold the Cross" the intials, FHS, at the base of the cross remind us that our paryer, service and evangelism are done "For His Sake."