Big Sister/Big Brother program doesnt like Autistic Bigs!?!

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If your bf had any contact with your little than they were right to kick you out of the program - while you may not have been doing anything dishonest, there are people who intentionally come up with reasons to get someone else to be around a child who is a danger to that child. Better extra safe than sorry even once.
Part of the paperwork you filled out when you applied to be a little was your taking responsibility to keep her from having any contact with others who weren't pre-approved

Now if he was just driving you there and dropping you off at her house, never meeting her, that's an entirely different story and you shouldn't have been kicked out

There is a Big Brothers couples program but I believe you have to be married to utilize it. Also if your bf had contact with your little via you prior to a couples match being made he would be denied for it (knowing her from church/sports/clubs etc is okay)

I'm a little confused about what the actual reason was for kicking you out. Was it because your boyfriend drove you and that's against the rules? Or did they actually tell you that an autistic person can't be a Big Sister?

It would have helped if they were more honest with you, in the first place. You should report them to the ADA. What they did to you is very old school and stupid.

That is standard procedure when you want to kick out somebody with a disability. There are usually enough rules anywhere that you can be found to violate one of them; then when you do they have a "legitimate" reason, no matter how often everyone else violates rules. The "legitimate reason" for me when I was fired was that I had people drive off with gas they hadn't paid for. They got this because the assistant manager, who probably wanted me gone, spent most of her time in the back of the store, leaving me to be blamed if anything went wrong. I memorized the cars and everything, but if somebody really wants to drive off, you can't stop them...