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• The leading autism charity
• Giving autism a voice
• Sharing our expertise
• Leaders in education and adult services
• You can help us make a difference
• Contact us

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When no-one else could help me, the NAS did.
Helping more people reach their full potential
The National Autistic Society (NAS) is the
leading charity for people with autism, their
families and carers. We are the largest provider
of specialist services for people with autism and
the only UK- wide organisation offering a full
range of free advice, support and information
services. Our help extends not only to people
with autism, but their families and professionals
too over two million people in the UK alone.
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100,000 people supported annually by our free
services 40,000 people supported by our
national NAS Autism Helpline 14,000 NAS
members, an increasing number who help steer the
organisation 3,500 professional staff and
volunteers UK wide 1,100 individuals in our
care 350 clients supported by NAS employment
services 61 branches, providing local support
services 17 clusters of specialist adult
services 6 NAS schools 1 great team dedicated
to providing excellent services and tailored
support
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Thank you for helping me to find a diagnosis for
my son. Finally after nine years, I have won my
battle.
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• Striving for a world where autism is understood
• A huge number of people over half a million in
  the UK - are estimated to
• have autism and they are often misunderstood.
  Autism presents families
• with a wide range of unique challenges to
  overcome through all stages if
• life. Many people remain undiagnosed and not all
  those who are diagnosed
• receive appropriate support.
• A better understanding
• The NAS has a unique relationship with autism.
  Our in depth first hand knowledge in
• helping those with autism has given us an
  unprecedented understanding of the
• condition. It is this grass roots expertise and
  knowledge that directly informs our
• policies, opinions and campaigns. Raising
  awareness of autism and the issues
• facing those with the condition is a major part
  of our role.
• Improving lives
• Specialist service provision is available for
  only a fifth of those with autism.
• We will continue to work with government bodies
  to effect change.

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This support has been a lifeline for me. I cant
thank you enough. I can now see some light at the
end of the tunnel and not just darkness.
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• Here to help
• When a child or adult is diagnosed with autism,
  they and their parents, often
• feel a mixture of relief, bewilderment and
  confusion These feeling reoccur at
• each new life stage when encouraging their child
  to mix with others, when
• finding a school or further education
  establishment, when seeking employment
• and when planning long term care as parents age.
• Information services that thousands rely upon
• The NAS autism helpline 0845 070 4004
• The NAS information centre
• The NAS Website www.autism.org.uk
• Public Autism Resource and Information Service
  www.info.autism.org.uk

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• Services that improve lives
• Training and consultancy
• Every year we share our expertise with over 5,000
  health professionals and
• students who come into daily contact with people
  with autism.
• Diagnosis
• Currently 40 of children in the UK wait over
  three years for a diagnosis. At the
• NAS we train over 100 practitioners each year to
  help ease the burden.
• Advocacy for Education
• Every child is entitled to the right school and
  the right support. The Advocacy
• for Education service is a free legal support
  service for parent undertaking a
• Educational Tribunal.
• The help! Programme
• Information, advice and support to parents whose
  child has recently received a
• diagnosis of autism, increasing understanding
  and providing coping strategies
• to thousands of families a year.

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• Services that improve lives
• Parent to Parent helpline
• An essential and confidential telephone support
  service for parents, manned by
• who have direct experience of autism who provide
  an understanding,
• supportive and listening ear.
• Befriending and Social Programmes
• Specially trained volunteer befrienders provide
  families and individuals with
• flexible, informal and practical help on a
  regularly basis. Social groups help
• young adults with Asperger syndrome make new
  friends and develop social
• skills. The groups build confidence and broaden
  horizons.
• Local Services
• The NAS has a network of 61 branches across the
  UK providing a variety of
• support to local families including play schemes,
  after school clubs, baby sitting
• services, Day trips, sibling support, computer
  clubs, Fathers groups, Youth
• clubs and information, advice and others services
  to many thousands of people
• each year.

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With specialist education my son, at last, has
the chance to shine..
For children with autism we create a safe, autism
friendly environment for learning. We work
closely with families and communities to provide
a fully rounded education. The NAS offers a
range of placements to suit each childs
individual needs from day places to year round
residential education. There are 6 NAS school
located across the country offering provision of
education for children up to the age of 19.
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Find a suitable job would improve my life more
than anything else.
The NAS develops individual care programs to help
adults with autism achieve their full potential.
We run a series of residential care facilities
and day services that provide wide range of
classes and activities, providing support with
many daily living skills. Our employment service
provides specialisttraining and support for
adults with Asperger syndrome who need
helpfinding and retaining a job.
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Thank you for being there.
Over two million people depend on the NAS. Our
services are a lifeline that we are able to offer
thanks to the support of companies, government
and local authority grants and individuals such
as you. Without your support none of these
services will be able to continue or grow. Our
volunteers also make a huge contribution to the
NAS providing hands on care to hundreds of
families, campaigning to change provision for
children and adults with autism and helping the
organisation run on a local grass roots level.
Can you help us towards our new challenge of
doubling our net income to 12 million in 2006/7
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