Support groups
National Autistic Society (NAS)
www.nas.org.uk
The NAS “champion the rights and interests of all people with autism and aim to provide individuals with autism and their families with help, support and services that they can access, trust and rely upon and which can make a positive difference to their lives”.
The NAS website has an enormous amount of information about living with autism and is very easy to navigate.
Scottish Society for Autism
www.autism-in-scotland.org.uk
The Irish Society for Autism
www.iol.ie
Northern Ireland’s autism charity.
www.autismni.org
Forums and personal websites
www.autism-awareness.org.uk/philboard.asp
UK discussion forum run by the Disabilities Trust.
www.asdfriendly.org
A support network of parents and carers of children with ASD who "discuss life as they know it".
www.mugsy.org/wendy
Wendy Lawson’s website which is full of information including online talks, papers and images.
www.colour-se7en.co.uk/
Personal website of Steve McGuinness.
www.paains.org/forums/index.php?act=idx
Public Autism Awareness forum
www.autism-forum.co.uk/
Forum for parents of children with autism who do not wish to ‘cure’ their children.
www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/
Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/enzymesandautism/
Forum for the discussion of digestive enzymes.
Other autism resources
www.autismfile.com/
The Autism File is a long-established and leading international journal covering all aspects of autism.
www.autismandcomputing.org.uk
“Autism and Computing is a non-profit group. Its aim is to explore ways of minimizing the effects of a disabling society on people disposed to montropism. The theory behind Autism and Computing is a dynamical systems model of mind as an interest system. It is a theory about human beings, in which autism has a natural role as contributing to essential diversity. The model has illuminated some aspects of the autistic condition and yielded insights and suggested helpful approaches”
www.autismuk.com/
Charity aiming to increase awareness of autism.
www.autismtrust.org.uk/
Scottish charity dedicated to helping individuals with autism reach optimum health and learning.
www.autismlondon.org.uk/
Information, support and advice about autism and Asperger syndrome.
www.neurodiversity.com/
Site aiming to raise awareness of ASD
