About Us
Our Vision
Our vision is to empower and enable all autistic individuals to be their authentic selves, to be valued by others, and to live their lives in the way that best suits their needs.
Our Mission
Our mission is to support and empower autistic individuals to reach their full potential by fostering connections, addressing their needs, preventing crises, and advocating for positive change in the wider world.
Our Aims
- Connect with autistic individuals to provide support, information, advocacy, and a safe social environment.
- Prevent autistic individuals from reaching crisis points.
- Innovate and differentiate our services.
- Identify and address gaps in services and provisions to meet the needs of the autism community.
- Lead in developing and sharing best practices for services that positively impact autistic people's lives.
- Challenge barriers to meaningful inclusion for autistic individuals.
- Incorporate the views and opinions of our service users in developing and delivering all our services.
- Be an accessible and approachable service for autistic adults seeking support, information, or advocacy.
- Work collaboratively with other organisations and groups to improve the lives of autistic people.
- Monitor and evaluate our service delivery and practices for continuous improvement.
- Ensure our organisation is well-run and sustainable.
Our Values
- Work in partnership with autistic individuals whenever possible.
- Treat everyone with respect and value their opinions.
- Recognise the importance of the health and wellbeing of autistic people, and understand how to promote these effectively.
- Promote dignity and respect by maintaining confidentiality, integrity, and valuing each individual's knowledge and experience.
- Ensure safety and safeguarding by appropriately assessing risks and providing necessary support.
- Enable informed choices by supporting autistic individuals to build on their strengths and personal resources.
- Promote social inclusion by facilitating opportunities for autistic individuals to connect with others in a safe and comfortable environment.
- Empower individuals to achieve and maintain independence with confidence.
- Advocate for societal change to increase acceptance and understanding of autistic people.