Support Groups

A group for parents/carers who have children on the autistic spectrum or children with other special educational needs.

Asperger’s Children and Carers Together (ACCT) is a parent-led support group for children and families affected by Asperger’s syndrome and High Functioning Autism.

Here at the Aspergers Youth Club (AYC) we provide a safe, non-judgemental and fun environment for children and young people aged 8 years and over with Aspergers or High Functioning ASD in the Doncaster area.

Leeds Autism Hub is a drop in service running 1.30pm-7pm every Tuesday. We provide workshops and peer support groups, information or advice from advocacy and citizens advice bureau leads, a cafe, resource library, computer access and quiet areas.

Autism Partnership UK provides Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) consultation, supervision and direct therapy services to students with diverse needs across the UK. Services are provided to families, schools, parent groups and other organisations.

Provider of social care, adult learning, employment support and social enterprises

First Routes is a support programme to help increase confidence and employability skills for people with Autism, Asperger Syndrome or learning disabilities.

Autism Plus has over 25 years experience of supporting individuals with autism and related conditions to improve their quality of life through innovative care practices.

Little Rainbows support families of young children affected by Autism and Asperger's Syndrome in the Doncaster Area.

The Autism Spectrum Information Centre is based at Stirling Centre, Milton Walk - close to the town centre. It is a appointments only service.

Boardmaker software is available in libraries across Leeds. Boardmaker has thousands of symbols and images that can be printed and used to support visual communication. There is no charge for using Boardmaker in libraries.

AWARE is a parent-run group supporting families with children and young adults on the autistic spectrum (formal diagnosis not required).

Hull Young Carers Service supports children and young people aged 5-18 years who help care for someone in their family who has an illness, disability, mental health condition or drug/alcohol dependency. We work together with young carers and their families and adopt a whole family approach in the support we offer.

This programme is designed for parents and carers of children and young people aged 7-18 years with an autism spectrum condition (ASC).

BAPG is support group of parents and carers of children and young people who have Aspergers Syndrome.

The NAS EarlyBird Healthy Minds programme is a six-session parent support programme to help promote good mental health in children with autism (including Asperger syndrome).

Barnsley Parent Partnership Service is provided by Barnsley Local Education Authority especially to work with and help parents and carers of children with special educational needs (SEN). We work with parents, carers, schools, ear...

The team provides support, advice and training to staff who work in mainstream schools and pre-5 settings, to meet the needs of pupils who are on the autism spectrum. The team can also provide information and support to parents and carers.

Bradford Autism Support runs a number of activities for children on the autism spectrum and their families, as well as providing a couple of support groups. At the support groups, parents can meet and discuss what they're going thro...

Bradford Autism Support is a registered charity, set up to help families with children on the autistic spectrum.

Contact us if you have a child with Special Educational Needs, the Bradford Parent Partnership Service can provide independent advice, support and information regarding educational issues.

Portage is a home visiting educational service for pre-school children with additional needs and their families. Bradford Portage Service also runs some Portage support groups.

Meetings are for parents carers of children/young people with Autistic Spectrum Condition. Your child does not need a diagnosis for you to attend.

NAS Branches offer support to families who have a child or member with autism or Asperger syndrome.

The Autistic Spectrum Disorder Team is part of the Specialist Inclusion Service and provides support and advice to meet the special educational needs of pupils with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) who attend mainstream schools or early years set...

The ASD team is an education provision which operates during school term-time. It offers support and advice to mainstream schools and early years services to enable children with ASD to be successful learners.

Calderdale SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) Information, Advice and Support Service (formerly Calderdale Parent Partnership Service) provides legally based, impartial, confidential and accessible information, advice and sup...

We offer a free confidential information and support service to Carers who live in the Wakefield Metropolitan District Council area. You will find lots of useful information within our website

Carers in Sheffield is an information and support service provided by a consortium of voluntary sector organisations, led by Sheffield Carers Centre.

You are a carer if you provide unpaid support to family or friends who could not manage without your help.

Provides information and support to carers. Carers' Resource has offices in Harrogate, Skipton, Ripon and Shipley.

Provides information and support to carers. There is a Carers' Centre in Grimsby which is open during the week.

We have supported Carers for over 25 years. We are here to work with Carers to ensure they receive the right support and information at the right time, enabling Carers to carry on looking after their loved ones, friends and neighbours.

Provides information and support to carers, and has a worker who offers support specifically to carers who look after someone with a learning disability. Carers Wakefield and District helps carers who live in the Wakefield Metropolitan District Council area which covers the city of Wakefield and surrounding areas.

Contact a Family provides support, advice and information for families with disabled children, no matter what their condition or disability.

A group of parents and carers that have joined together to create a social help group for anyone who is in close contact with a child or young person on the autism spectrum and other associated conditions

DIAL provides information, confidential advice and support to people with any disability (including physical, sensory, learning disability and mental health problems) and those with long-term health conditions. DIAL provides a ser...

The Autism Spectrum Information Centre is based at St James Court close to the town centre. It is a appointments only service, offering free advice sessions once a week to adults on a rolling programme of topics including benefits advice, educ...

A group for people in Doncaster with an ASD, their families and carers. We hold regular get-togethers, events and family outings, much of which we are able to provide at a nominal cost.

The NAS EarlyBird Healthy Minds programme is a six-session parent support programme to help promote good mental health in children with autism (including Asperger syndrome). Three places are allocated on the Healthy Minds ...

Doncaster Partnership for Carers aims to provide a comprehensive service, which supports and enables carers to have a choice in their caring role.

The National Autistic Society EarlyBird Programme is a three-month programme for parents/carers of a pre-school (not yet of statutory school age) child with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.

Provides impartial, confidential information, advice and support to parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities (age 0 - 25).

Freedom KDC is a social enterprise which works with people with additional support needs and disabilities and aims to give the opportunities the rest of...

A group for families of children with Autism, Aspergers or ASCs. The group runs between 6pm-8pm and has exclusive use of an indoor play centre and a craft activity for each session.

Fusion Youth Group is for teenagers and young people aged 13+. This group gives young people the opportunity to socialise and make new friends in an environment where they are free to be themselves.

Provides support in the community for children and young people from 14 to 25 through vetted and trained volunteers. The project enables young people to participate in leisure activities, meet their friends, volunteer in the community and gain employability skills.

GAPS provides advice, information and support to parents who have children with autism or whose children are being assessed for social communication differences across Yorkshire & Humberside.

The support group provides a forum for 43 adults with Aspergers to access both peer and professional support. An official diagnosis is not necessary to access the group.

'Helping To Improve The Lives Of Carers And Those They Care For'

A friendly relaxed group where parents and carers of children on the autistic spectrum can meet and chat.

Essential support and information for parents and carers of children aged 0-3 with additional needs.

The support group provides a forum for adults with Aspergers to access both peer and professional support. An official diagnosis is not necessary to access the group.

We are a voluntary self-help group, for families and children in or around the Huddersfield area who are living with Autism.

(formerly the Parent Partnership Service)The 'SENDIASS' service provides special educational needs advice to parents/carers of children or young people aged 0-25 with special educational needs

Seeks to support siblings of disabled children and young people who are resident in Hull. The service provides group support for children referred following assessment of need.

Our aim is to transform education and support so that disabled children, young people and their families are included in their communities and enabled to live meaningful and productive lives

A resource centre for parents and carers of children and young people with a special need/disability in North Lincolnshire. The centre provides free advice, information and support on a range of disability related issues to parents/carers and other childcare professionals.

KEEN York is a volunteer run service, provided by students at the University of York, offering free interactive sports sessions for children who have Special Educational Needs and/or disabilities (3-11 years).

KIAS (formerly known as Parent Partnership Service) is a statutory, free, impartial and confidential service, working with Parents/Carers, Children and Young People.

Are you bringing up a child with special needs in Leeds and surrounding areas? If so, help is at hand!

The main focus of KAPS is to provide play and leisure opportunities to children and young people aged 8-16 years through summer playschemes, whilst at the same time providing valuable respite for parents. The group can also offer parents/carers advice regarding statementing and other issues concerning their child's disability.

Kirklees Involvement Network is a self advocacy group for people with a learning disability. It helps people to have their say and be involved in making decisions

•Providing free, impartial and confidential Information, advice and support for young people and parents/carers of children with SEND on all aspects of education and the current legal framework

Kirklees SEND Information, Advice and Support Service (formerly Kirklees Parent Partnership Service) is a service which provides free, accurate and impartial, information, advice and support about matters relating to Special Educational Needs and/or Disability (SEND).

Leeds and District ABC Support Group is a resource for families of people with an autism spectrum disorder, including Asperger syndrome. There are monthly support group meetings as well as a regular newsletter, a website with message boards and telephone and email support.

Leeds Asperger Adults are a support group/charity run by and for people with Asperger syndrome in the Leeds area. It is a self-advocacy/support group.

Leeds Autism AIM is a free service for autistic adults in the Leeds area who receive little or no funded support.

We are a specialist disability city wide service that offers advice, guidance and support to disabled young people, and their parent/carers, who are in transition between Children's services and Adult Social Care.

Leeds Mencap provides a number of support groups to parents and carers throughout the city.

A great place for young people who have a brother or sister with a learning disability to come together and have fun.

Information and advice for parents children and young people with special educational needs.

Autism support group run by parents just like you! The committee are volunteers who give their time to help with the running of our much needed group.

Luv2meetU is a friendship and dating agency for adults with a learning disability and/or autism. We help our members to make new friends and develop relationships. We provide the support and structure to enable members to get the most out of social activities.

Are you a parent carer of a child with Autism? Come along to our friendly evening group for a cuppa and a chat with other parents. Your child does not need a diagnosis for you to attend.

Matthews’s hub provides a unique support service for individual’s age16+ with Asperger’s syndrome and high functioning autism in hull and east riding.

Was set up in 1951 by parents of children with learning disabilities who wanted to give their children a better life and continues to exist to support people with learning disabilities in Sheffield

Monday Club is a monthly social for adults (18+) with Asperger Syndrome. Those involved can choose from a variety of activities planned by volunteers either individually or with the group.

NAS Branches offer support to families who have a child or member with autism or Asperger syndrome.

EarlyBird is for parents whose child has received a diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and is of pre-school age (not yet of statutory school age).

Offers support to families in Harrogate, Richmondshire and Craven who have a child or member with autism or Asperger syndrome.

NAS Branches offer support to families who have a child or member with autism or Asperger syndrome.

The Keighley & District Branch of the National Autistic Society supports parents and carers of children and adults on the autism spectrum.

This is a The National Autistic Society (NAS) branch for children and adults with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families in York, Selby or Hambleton.

The NAS Rotherham Branch launched in October 2008 and is run on a voluntary basis by parents, carers and also adults with autism spectrum conditions. We hold monthly peer support meetings for adults on the spectrum, and are hoping to relaunch our parent/carer group meetings in the near future.

The service is freely available to all parents/carers of children and young people living in North East Lincolnshire who have a special educational need.

North Lincolnshire Autism Spectrum Education Team (ASET) provides support to schools, families and services to enable children and young people on the autism spectrum to achieve their potential in mainstream settings.

North Lincolnshire SENDIASS provides free, impartial and confidential information, advice and support to parents and carers of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) aged 0 - 25.

We are a Parent & Carer network for anyone with a child with any special educational need (SEN) or disability, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We run training sessions, consultations and link to other parent groups in North Yorkshire.

North Yorkshire SENDIASS is an impartial and confidential service. We offer free legally based information, advice and support for parents or carers of children and young people (0-25 years old) and young adults

P.R.I.S.M stands for Providing Real Information & Supporting Mums with children on the spectrum. This online support group on Facebook has been set up to give support and advice to mums/dads/carers/family and friends of children who are on the autistic spectrum, and for those with sensory processing disorders - diagnosed or not!

Do you have a child with autism aged 5-16 years old? Would you like to meet with other families? Would your child benefit from a safe place where they can play, socialise and make new friends? If Yes, then come along and receive a warm welcome at P.A.L.S.

Barnsley Parent Partners is provided by Barnsley Local Education Authority especially to work with and help parents and carers of children with Special Educational Needs.

We are the independent, parent-led forum in Kirklees for all parents and carers of children and young people with additional needs aged from birth to 25 years. We offer good information, links to social media for networking with other parents, social events, and provide a strong, collective voice so that we can work in partnership with service providers across Kirklees. Together we can improve services for our children and young people with additional needs!

We offer services in education and learning, health and social well-being, independent living, recreation, advice and support to people aged 5 upwards with learning difficulties and disabilities.

Ray Of Hope is a parent led support group based in the North of Sheffield, supporting families of children with additional needs. As parents, we can truly empathize with problems that affect the whole family

The group is an informal meet up for adults on the autism spectrum. We meet between 2pm - 6pm every first Saturday in the month.

Redcar and Cleveland's SEND Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) provides independent support to parents, carers and young people around special education needs and disabilities (SEND).

The Service offers Impartial Information, Advice and Support to parents and carers of children and young people (0-25), and children and young people (0-16) around matters relating to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

Support group for parents and carers of children with ASD in Rothwell and South Leeds.

Supportng families of children and young people with additional needs and disabiliites in Ryedale, North Yorkshire

We are a local charity covering Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale, providing free and confidential support for unpaid carers from the age of 8 upwards.

Scarborough F.A.S.T. is a group of parents of children with an autism spectrum condition (ASC). We organise events and activities for the whole family, as a way of supporting families with a child or children with an ASC, or awaiting a diagnosis.

At Secret Garden, we provide services for our community that are accessible to all. We can help you with parenting issues, employment and training, as well as giving you advice on nutrition, dental health, and healthy lifestyles for you and your child, from pregnancy up until your child starts school.

SELFA is a children’s charity in Skipton. We run a free after-school club, AUsome Club, for children who have a diagnosis of ASD or who are currently going through screening.

This service consists of full time and part time Specialist Teachers, Specialist Professional Teaching Assistants (SPTAs) and a Home School Support Worker within mainstream schools.

Support group for adults with Asperger syndrome (whether diagnosed or not) in Sheffield. The meetings provide an opportunity to meet others with Asperger syndrome and to socialise and share experiences. We also have speakers from time to time that may be of interest to members.

For parents and carers of people over school-age who have an autistic spectrum disorder. The group meets once a month for mutual support. Campaigns for better local services and organises social events.

The Sheffield Autism Team is made up of specialist teachers and assistants and a senior educational psychologist.The team work in all early years settings and primary and secondary schools to promote inclusion of pupils with autism and social communication difficulties. We offer direct work with pupils and provide advice to parents and professionals.

The group is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about and sharing their experiences of Asperger syndrome. Some of our members do not have a formal diagnosis of Asperger syndrome but identify with the condition.

Early assessment and intervention service for children living in Sheffield with autism and other significant communication disorders, up to the age of 4. We also offer information towards diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Provides impartial information, advice and support to children, young people with SEN and disabilities, and their familes, covering a range of matters including education, health, social care, disability benefits and leisure.

Sibs is the only UK charity representing the needs of siblings of disabled people. Siblings have a lifelong need for information, they often experience social and emotional isolation, and have to cope with difficult situations...

Sparkle Sheffield is a extra ordinary parent support group for parents with autistic children. The group is organised and run by parents and loved ones with autistic children. People who are determined to make a real difference for our beautiful sparkle children.

Specialist Autism Services has worked exclusively for and with adults 18+ on the autism spectrum and their families since 1999. We are a non-profit organisation that works with the charity Sacar to provide autism specific services across the Yorkshire region.

Employment Support - Spectrum E works around you and the support you need at work, to sustain and progress within employment

We are an independent non profit making organisation which specialises in providing support for people who have Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) and training for those who work with and support them.

Autism Outreach Team for Leeds City Council

An online community for individuals with Autism and Asperger Syndrome across Yorkshire & Humber to have a voice into the local equality hub. Giving you a chance to have your say on local issues in a safe environment.

The Centre welcomes families with children from birth to 19 years old (25 if special needs). We also work out in the community, running groups and offering to support to families in local Community Centres.

We offer a number of different training packages around sleep and train both parents and professionals. We also speak at a variety of conferences and training events. Recently we have addressed 150 healthcare professionals at a ADHD study day and 80 healthcare professionals at Autism Study Day.

We provide a source of information for families and practitioners working with children and young people.

The Inclusion Project runs a number of after-school and evening clubs for young people with autism and Asperger syndrome aged between 11 and 18.

An East Leeds Parent Support Group and an online community for people affected by and involved with Autism Spectrum Conditions.

Volunteering at Sheffield Hallam Students’ Union provide a wide range of clubs for people on the autistic spectrum in Sheffield and around South Yorkshire.

The Whole Autism Family was formed in October 2014, by parents who wanted to build a better future for their children. We are a completely voluntary support group, with all money we raise as group going directly into supporting families affected by autism.

A support group for parents and carers of children and young people with Autistic Spectrum Condition / Asperger’s Syndrome in Hornsea

Together Information Exchange (TIE) is Doncaster's register of children with disabilities and additional needs, 0-19 years of age. Once registered, a family will receive a free quarterly newsletter, regular mail shots about local services and updates on leisure services, including after school clubs and holiday activities and signposting to other services.

The group will serve three functions: peer support, social opportunities, and action – campaigning for better local autism services and offering training to professionals who come into contact with autistic people.

KIDS provide the Wakefield’s Early Support Advice Information and Liaison Service (WeSail) which offers a one stop shop for advice, support and signposting.

Provides independent information, advice and guidance to parents and carers of children with special educational needs (SEN). It aims to enable and empower parents to work in partnership with schools and the Local Authority to ensure the educational needs of their children are met.

Wrose Adventurers is an association set up for young people aged between 11 and 25, with Aspergers syndrome or high functioning autism. We are a small and friendly group, based at Highcroft Youth Centre in Wrose, Shipley.

York Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) (formerly known as York Parent Partnership Service) provides information, advice and support (IAS) to parents, carers, children and young people in relation to Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Disability and related health and social care issues.

ZigZag Leeds is a parent led support group offering parents and carers advice, support and guidance for those who care for a child or young person with an Autistic Spectrum Condition or similar conditions.