The Autism Alliance UK is the national body for specialist not-for-profit organisations that support autistic people and their families. 

We bring together our members:

  • To share their experience and keep improving the services they provide

  • And to advocate for better policy and services for autistic people and their families.

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Who are we?

The Autism Alliance UK is the national body for specialist not for profit organisations that support autistic people and their families.

Our members represent a range of sectors, including adult social care, education, and community support. Together they support thousands of autistic children, young people and adults across the UK. We work together to share our knowledge, skills and experience in ways which can improve outcomes and reduce inequalities for autistic people.

Find our about the different ways you can help us achieve our vision:

A society where autistic people can thrive and live their lives in their communities.

Our Work

  • The Economic Case

    Commissioned from the London School of Economics

  • Real Change

    For autistic people and their families

  • Doing the Right Thing

    A plan for the government

  • Breaking Point

    Closing the gap in care for autistic adults

Supporting the autism sector to flourish

We are building a vibrant, supportive community of autism specialist organisations in the not-for-profit sector.

We support our member organisations by providing:

  • Regular updates about the latest research, news, legislation and practice relating to autism.


  • Members’ meetings, providing the opportunity to network and the chance to hear from influential speakers. Recent speakers have included senior representatives from the Department for Education, House of Lords, NHS England, The King’s Fund, Care Quality Commission, Rook Irwin Sweeney LLP, Stone King LLP, the British Association of Social Workers, Cordis Bright, Anthony Collins LLP.

  • Professional groups covering practice, HR, policy, communications and campaigning, to share best practice, provide support and work together.

  • Regular meetings just for CEOs, so they can share their concerns and successes, providing support to one another.

  • Opportunities for member organisations to raise their profile, speak with key national stakeholders, and contribute to consultations and new research.

  • Training opportunities for staff and the chance to advertise vacancies in our regular newsletter.

Our unique focus on autism as a membership organisation means that we can meet our members’ needs without mirroring the offers of other organisations. Our membership offer also aims to include all staff within our member organisations, so that they can feel part of the wider autism community and benefit from the opportunities we provide.

Key to everything we do is ensuring that the voices of autistic people and their families inform our work.

Want to know more about our membership offer?

Want to know more about autism?

Visit our autism resources page (under ‘autism’ on the main menu).