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• Schools and adult services
They started first autism- specific school in the world
in 1965. They have been testing best ways to help out
people with autism belonging to every age. Today they
run residential, supported living, community day hubs,
outreach, befriending, social groups and employment
support services for adults as well as specialist schools,
autism centres in mainstream schools and further
education support for children and young people.
• Information and advice for autistic people, friends
and families
Their goal is to share the knowledge that they have
gathered in over 50 years, so more people are in a position
to make informed decisions about their lives. They have
their support in form of helplines, their local volunteer-run
branches, their membership programme, their training for
family members, their parent to parent services for autistic
adults and their online community which can help people
to get the information and advice they need.