National societies and associations for people with autism
This page lists national and international not-for-profit groups across the world offering help and support for people affected by autism spectrum disorders. International organisations have been listed first, followed by national associations in alphabetical order by country.
They are intended as a first point of contact for parents looking for support and advice in a particular country. The list does not include schools, institutions or treatment and other commercial centres - your national group may be able to advise on these.
The list was correct at June 2008. If you believe that any of the details are incorrect, or know of a national society not included on the list, please email info@nas.org.uk
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Autism Europe
Rue Montoyer 39 bte 11
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 (0) 2 675 7505
Fax: +32 (0) 2 675 7270
Email: secretariat@autismeurope.org
Website: www.autismeurope.org
World Autism Organisation
World Autism Organisation
Calle Navaleno 9
28033, Madrid, Spain
Tel: +34 91 766 2222
Fax: +34 91767 0038
Email: international@APNA.es
Australian Advisory Board on Autism Spectrum Disorders
New South Wales
Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect)
41 Cook Street, Forestville,
NSW 2087, Australia
Tel: +61 (0)2 8977 8300
FREECALL 1800 06 99 78
Fax: +61 (0)2 8977 8399
Email: contact@autismnsw.com.au
Website: www.autismnsw.com.au
Autism Association Queensland
P.O. Box 354, Sunnybank Hills,
Queensland 4109, Australia
Tel: +61 (0)7 3273 0000
Fax: +61 (0)7 3273 8306
Email: admin@autismqld.co.au
Website: www.autismqld.com.au
Autism SA
Street address: 3 Fisher Street
Myrtle Bank SA 5064
Postal address: PO Box 339
Fullarton SA 5063
Tel: +61 (0) 88 379 6976
Fax: +61 (0) 88 338 1216
Email: admin@autismsa.org.au
Website: www.autismsa.org.au
Autism Victoria
Postal address: P.O. Box 235, Ashburton
Victoria 3147, Australia
Street address: 35 High Street, Glen Iris
Victoria 3146, Australia
Tel: +61 (0)3 9885 0533
Fax: +61 (0)3 9885 0508
Email: admin@autismvictoria.org.au
Website: www.autismvictoria.org.au
Autistic Citizens Residential &
Resources Society of Victoria Inc
PO Box 3015, Ripponlea
Victoria, 3185, Australia
Tel: +61 (0)417 384 454
Email: dcoates@asd.org.au
Website: www.asd.org.au
Österreichische Autistenhilfe
Eβelinggasse 13/3/11
A-1010 Wien, Austria.
Tel: +43 1 533 96 66
Fax: +43 1 533 78 47
Email: office@autistenhilfe.at
Website: www.autistenhilfe.at
Bahrain Society for Children with Behavioral and Communication Difficulties
Post Office Box 37304
Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel: +973 17 730960
Fax: +973 17 737227
For direct contact within the United States
Use the following Voice mail/Fax number: 1 (206) 350-3256
Email: autism@batelco.com.bh
Website: www.childbehavior.org
Association de Parents pour l'Epanouissement des Personnes Autistes (APEPA)
Rue LEANNE, 15 ŕ 5000 Namur
Belgium
Tel: +32 (0)81 744 350
Fax: +32 (0)81 744 350
Email: apepa@skynet.be
Website: www.ulg.ac.be/apepa
Vlaamse Vereniging Autisme
Groot Begijnhof 14
B 9040 Gent
Belgium
Tel: +32 (0)78 152 252
Fax: +32 (0)9 218 83 83
Email: wa@autismevlaanderen.be
Website: www.autismevlaanderen.be
Associaçăo de Amigos do Autista (AMA)
Rua do Lavapés, 1123
Cambuci 01519-000
Săo Paulo, SP
Brazil
Tel: + 55 (11) 3376 4400
Fax +55 (11) 23376 4403
Email: falecomaama@aqma.org.br
Website: www.ama.org.br
Autism Society Canada
Box 22017, 1670 Heron Road
Ottawa, Ontario, K1V 0C2
Canada
Tel: +1 613 789 8943 or 1 866 476 8440 (toll free)
Fax: +1 613 789-6985
Email: info@autismsocietycanada.ca
Website: www.autismsocietycanada.ca
Canadian National Autism Foundation
1227 Barton Street East
PO Box 47577, Hamilton
Ontario, L8H 2V0
Canada
Tel: +1 905 643 7183
Fax: +1 905 643 0969
Email: infor@cnaf.net
Website: www.cnaf.net
Autism Northwest Territories
4904 Matonabee Street, Yellowknife,
North West Territories, X18 1X8, Canada
Tel: +1 867 920 4206
Fax: +1 867 873 0235
Email: autism@hotmail.com
Autism Society Ontario
1179A Kings Street West,
Suite 004, Toronto, Ontario,
M6K 3C5, Canada
Tel: +1 416 246 9592
Fax: +1 416 246 9417
Email: available from website
Website: www.autismontario.com
Aspergers Society of Ontario
161 Eglinton Avenue East # 401
Toronto, Ontario M4P 1 JS
Canada
Tel: +1 416 651 4037
Fax: +1 416 651 1935
Email: info@aspergers.ca
Website: www.aspergers.ca
Fédération québécoise de lautisme
et des autres troubles envahissants du développement
65 rue de Castelnau Ouest, bureau 104
Montréal (Québec), Canada
H2R 2W3
Tel: +1 514 270 7386
Fax: +1 514 270 9261
Website: www.autisme.qc.ca
ONG Corporación Andalué
Serrano 317, San Francisco de Limache, Chile
Tel: +56 (33) 412160
Fax. +56 (33) 416674
Email: andalue@gmail.com
Beijing Rehabilitation Association for Autistic Children (BRACC)
The No 6 Hospital attached to Beijing University
No 51 Huayuan Bei Road, Haidian District, Beijing,
100083, P.R.China
Tel: +86 10 6207 8248
Fax: +86 10 6202 7314
Email: barac@public.fhnet.cn.net
Website: www.autism.com.cn
Autism Association - Zagreb
ulekova 16
10000 Zagreb
Croatia
Tel: +385 1 2303 901
Fax: +385 1 2303 90
Email: uaz@zg.t-com.hr
Website: www.autizam.net
Landsforeningen Autisme
Kiplings Alle 42,
DK-2860 Sřborg,
Denmark
Tel: +45 7025 3065
Fax: +45 7025 3070
Email: kontor@autismeforening.dk
Website: www.autismeforening.dk
The Egyptian Autistic Society
9 Road 215
Degla, Maadi
Cairo, Egypt
Tel: +20 (2) 519 9033
Fax: +20 (2) 519 7055
Website: www.autismegypt.com
England see United Kingdom: England
Finnish Association for Autism (FAAAS)
Junailijankuja 3
SF-00520, Helsinki
Finland
Tel: +358 9774 2770
Fax: +358 (0)9 772 7710
Email: etunimi.sukunimi@autismliitto.fi
Website: www.autismiliitto.fi
Great Britain and Northern Ireland see United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
GreeceGreek Society for the Protection of Autistic People
2 Athenas Street
105 51 Athens
Greece
Tel: +30 210 321 6550
Fax: +30 210 321 6549
Email: gspap@internet.gr
Society for the Welfare of the Autistic Person (SWAP)
Room 210-214, Block 19
Shek Kip Mei Estate
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2788 3326
Fax: +852 2788 1414
Email: info@swap.org.hk
Website: www.swap.org.hk
Autisták Érdekvédelmi Egyesülete
Hungarian Autistic Society (HAS)
H-1066 Budapest
Jókai utca 2-4 II/8
Hungary
Tel: +36 1 301 9067/354 1073
Fax: +36 1 302 1094
Email: autist@interpont.hu or info@esoember.hu
Website: www.esoember.hu or www.autista.info.hu
Umsjónarfélag Einhverfra
Háaleitisbraut 13
108 Reykjavík
Iceland
Tel: +354 562 1590
Fax: +354 562 1526
Email: einhverf@vortex.is
Website: www.einhverfa.is
Action for Autism
Sector 5 Jasola Institutional Area
Behind Sai Nikatan, New Delhi 110025
India
Tel: +91 11 6534 7422, 4054 0991, 4054 0992
Fax: +91 11 4054 0993
Email: autism@vsnl.com
Website: www.autism-india.org
Irish Autism Action
41 Newlands, Mullingar,
Co. Westmeath,
Republic of Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)44-9331609
Email: kevin1aa@ircom.net
Website: www.autismireland.ie
Irish Progressive Association for Autism
The Shine Centre, Weston View,
Ballinrea Road, Carrigaline,
Co Cork, Republic of Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)21 437 7052
Email: contact@shineireland.com
Website: www.shineireland.com
Irish Society for Autism
Unity Building
16/17 Lower OConnell St
Dublin 1
Republic of Ireland
Tel: +353 (01) 874 4684
Fax: +353 (01) 874 4224
Email: autism@isa.iol.ie
Website: www.autism.ie
Asperger Syndrome Association of Ireland (ASPIRE)
Coleraine House,
Carmichael House,
Coleraine Street
Dublin 7,
Republic of Ireland
Tel: +353 (0) 879 336 160
Fax: +353 (0) 1873 5283
Email: familysupport@aspire-irl.org
Website: www.aspire-irl.org
The Israeli National Autism Association (ALUT)
Website: www.alut.org.il
Autismo Italia
Via Spartaco, 30
20135 Milano
Italy
Tel: +39 (0)2 700 537 540
Fax: +39 (0)2 700 537 540
Email: info@autismoitalia.org
Website: www.autismoitalia.org
Jamaica Autism Support Group
c/o YMCA, 21 Hope Street
Kingston 10, Jamaica, West Indies
Tel: +1 876 926 8081
Fax: +1 876 929 9387
Email: jasa.jm@gmail.com
Website: www.jamaicaautism.org
Autism Society Japan
Da Vinci 2, 6F
Akashicho, Chuoku
Tokyo 104-0044 Japan
Tel: +81 33 545 3380
Fax : +81 33 545 3381
Email: asj@autism.or.jp
Website: www.autism.or.jp
National Autistic Center Kenya
At Acorn Special Tutorials
# 412 Gitanga Road Valley Arcade
P.O Box 21436 00505
Tel: +254 020 3864436 / 7
Cell: +44 0733 785234 0725 959137
Email: info@acorntutorials.org
Kuwait Center for Autism
Al-Rodha, Block 2,
Yousef Al-Abieh Street
PO Box 33425, Al-Rodha 73455
Kuwait
Tel: +965 254 0351
Fax: +965 254 0247
Email: kwautism@qualitynet.net
Website: www.q8autism.com or www.safat.com/aut.html
Lebanese Autism Society
Collčge du Sacré-Coeur - Gemmayzeh
P.O. Box- 113/5819, Beirut
Lebanon
Tel/Fax: +961 1 449 988;+961 1 443 366
Mobile: +961 323 2427
Email: info@autismlebanon.org; autismlb@autismlebanon.org
Website: www.autismlebanon.org
Autist Care Society "Autista"
Fax:+370 45 500326
Email: autista@takas.lt
Website: www.geocities.com/autista_lt
Macedonian Scientific Society for Autism
Institut of Special Education and Rehabilitation
Faculty of Philosophy, University St. Cyril and Methodius
Bull. Krste Misrkov b.b., 1000 Skopje
Republic of Macedonia
Tel. +389 2 3116 520 (Ext.234)
Fax: +389 23118 143
E-mail: president@mssa.org.mk
Website: http://mssa.org.mk/en/index.php
National Autism Society of Malaysia (NASOM)
No. 4 Jalan Chan Chin Mooi, Off Jalan Pahang
53200, Malaysia
Tel: +60 3 4022 3744
Fax: +60 3 4022 4495
Email: nasom@streamyx.com
Website: www.nasom.org.my and www.nasom.my.diip.net
Association des Parents et Amis d'Enfants Handicapes Mentaux
Avenue 9 Avril No. 68
Maarif Casablanca
Morocco
Tel: +212 25 81 43/25 57 11
Autism Nambia
PO Box 5043
Windhoek, Nambia
Tel: +264 (0)92 461 224 561/2
Fax: +264 (0)92 6561 228 255
Email: autnam@iway.na
Website: www.autism-namibia.org
Autism Association for Overseas Families in The Netherlands
Terbregselaan 42, 3055
RG, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Email: mail@aaof.info
Wesbite: www.aaof.info
Nederlandse Vereniging voor Autisme
The Dutch Autism Society
Prof. Bronkhorstlaan 10
3723 MB Bilthoven
The Netherlands
Tel : +31 (0)30 22 99 800
Fax: +31 (0)30 26 62 300
Email: info@autisme-nva.nl
Website: www.autisme-nva.nl
Autistic Association of New Zealand
1st Floor, 257 Lincoln Road
Addington, Christchurch
New Zealand
Postal address: PO Box 42052
Tower Junction, Christchurch 8149
New Zealand
Tel: 0800 AUTISM (288 476) / +64 3339 2627
Fax: +64 (0)3 3339 2649
Email: info@autismnz.org.nz
Website: www.autismnz.org.nz
Cloud 9 Children's Foundation (Asperger Syndrome)
PO Box 30979
Lower Hutt
New Zealand
Tel: +64 (0)4 920 9488
Email: foundation@entercloud9.com
Website: www.withyoueverystepoftheway.com
Northern Ireland see United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
Autismeforeningen i Norge
Postboks 6726, Etterstad
0609 Oslo, Norway
Tel: +47 23 05 45 70
Fax: +47 23 05 45 61/51
Email: post@autismeforeingen.no
Website: ww2.autismeforeningen.no
Autism Society Philippines
Room 305 M&L Building
Kamias Road, Quezon City
Metro Manila, Philippines
Tel: +63 (2) 926 6941
Fax: +63 (2) 926 6941
Email: admin@autismsocietyph.org
Website: www.autismsocietyph.org
Fundacja SYNAPSIS ul.
Ondraszka 3, 02-085 Warszawa
Poland
Tel: +48 22 825 86 33
Website: www.synapsis.waw.pl
Autism Romania - Association of Parents of Children with Autism
Postal address: O.P. 22, C.P.225,
Bucharest, Romania.
Tel: +40 (0)21 311 5099
Fax: +40 (0)21 311 5099
Email: office@autismromani.ro or president@autismromania.ro
Website: www.autismromania.ro
Autistic Association (Singapore)
Block 381, Clementi Avenue 5
# 01-398, Singapore 120381
Tel: +65 774 6649
Fax: +65 774 6957
Email: autism@singnet.sg
Website: web.singnet.com.sg/~autism
Autism Resource Centre (Singapore)
Pathlight School
No. 6 Ang Mo Kio Street 44
Singapore 569253
Tel: +65 6323 3258
Fax: +65 6323 1974
Email: arc@autism.org.sg
Website: www.autism.org.sg
Spolocnost na pomoc osobám s autizmom (SPOSA)
National Autistic Society of Slovakia
PO Box 89, 81000, Bratislavia
The Slovak Republic
Tel: +421 (0)915 703709
Email: sposa@changenet.sk
Website: www.sposa.sk
Center drutvo za avtizem
Lavriĉeva ulica 5
20000 Maribor, Slovenia
Tel: +386 (0)31 470 187
Email: info@avitzem.org
Website: www.avtizem.org
Asociación de Padres de Nińos Autistas (APNA)
Cl Navaleno 9
28033 Madrid
Spain
Tel: +34 91 766 22 22
Fax: +34 91 767 00 38
Email: apna@apna.es
Website: www.apna.es
Asociación Asperger Espańa
Calle Foncalad nş11, Escalera
Izquierda 8şB
Spain
Tel: +34 639 363 000
Fax: +34 956 163 980
Email: info@asperger.es
Website: www.asperger.es
Riksföreningen Autism (RFA)
The National Autistic Society
Bellmansgatan 30
118 47 Stockholm
Sweden
Tel: +46 08 702 05 80
Fax: +46 08 644 02 88
Email: info@autism.se
Website: www.autism.se
Föreningen Asperger/HFA
The Asperger/HFA Society
Website: http://ashfa.cjb.net
The National Autistic Society (NAS)
393 City Road
London EC1V 1NG
England
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7833 2299
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7833 9666
Email: nas@nas.org.uk
Website: www.england.autism.org.uk
The National Autistic Society (NAS)
59 Malone Road
Belfast BT9 6SA
Tel: +44 (0)28 9068 7066
Tel: +44 (0)7766 247 817
Email: regina.cox@nas.org.uk
Information: www.autism.org.uk/ni
Autism Northern Ireland (PAPA)
Donard House
Knockbracken Healthcare Park
Saintfield Road, Belfast
Northern Ireland, BT8 8BH
Tel: +44 (0)28 90 401729
Helpline: 0845 055 9010
Fax: +44 (0)28 90 403467
Email: info@autismni.org
Website: www.autismni.org
The National Autistic Society Scotland
Central Chambers
1st Floor
109 Hope Street
Glasgow G2 6LL
Scotland
Tel: +44 (0)141 221 8090
Fax: +44 (0)141 221 8118
Email: scotland@nas.org.uk
Website: www.scotland.autism.org.uk
Scottish Society for Autism
Hilton House, Alloa Business Park
Whins Road, Alloa
Scotland, FK10 3SA
Tel: +44 (0)1259 720 044
Fax: +44 (0) 1259 720 051
Email: autism@autism-in-scotland.org.uk
Website: www.autism-in-scotland.org.uk
The National Autistic Society Cymru
6-7 Village Way, Greenmeadow Springs Business Park
Tongwynlais
Cardiff CF15 7NE
Wales
Tel: 02920 629 312
Fax: 02920 629 317
Email: wales@nas.org.uk
Website: www.nascymru.autism.org.uk
Autism Cymru
6 Great Darkgate Street
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
Wales, SY23 1DE
Tel: +44 (0)1970 625 256
Fax: +44 (0)1970 639 454
Email: buv@autismcymru.org
Website: www.autismcymru.org
Wales
Wales see United Kingdom: Wales