The Autism Community Network (ACN) is a charity focused around building a strong community of support for those impacted by autism. They us a combined knowledge and experiences as carers or individuals in the ‘autism community’ to help each other. They support the needs of their community through varied ways.
- Provide support groups, social groups, kids clubs and information days
- Use volunteers with lived experiences to run most of our activities, people who understand the needs and issues first hand
- Connect people through Secret Status Facebook pages to communicate with the network, on a local area level, connecting with their local communities
- Connect people through ‘Common Ground’ groups, where they can support each other when facing similar circumstances. ie. parents with daughters on the spectrum, ADHD, or adults children.
- Connect people from same cultural or language backgrounds for mutual support
- Our website contains no ads and services or businesses listed are member recommended from personal experiences.
- Member login to enable booking in to events, update their own information and recommend services
- We promote credible research projects to enable people to support those working to create a better, more inclusive future for our children.