Regional teams in Scotland

We have regional teams in Central and South Scotland; North East Scotland; and North West Scotland.

Central and South Scotland
National Officer: Robert Moffat
NAS Scotland
Central Chambers
1st Floor, 109 Hope Street
Glasgow G2 6LL
Scotland
Tel: 0141 221 8090
Fax: 0141 221 8118
Email: robert.moffat@nas.org.uk

North East Scotland
Regional Officer: Sarah McGregor
NAS Scotland
Suite 1
30 Waterloo Quay
Aberdeen AB11 5BS

Tel: 01224 576 823
Email: sarah.mcgregor@nas.org.uk

North West Scotland
Regional Officer: Lisa Sturgess
Admin Officer: Patricia Norton
NAS Scotland
The Pines
Drummond Road
Inverness IV2 4NZ

Tel: 01463 720 056
Fax: 01463 720 069
Email: lisa.sturgess@nas.org.uk
Email: patricia.norton@nas.org.uk

The Regional Teams are the first point of contact for the NAS in each region. The teams:

• support NAS Branches in their activities, which can include providing support to parents and family members of children and adults with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs), organising fundraising and awareness-raising activities, and lobbying for better provision from their local authority
• work in partnership with other local parents' groups, whether or not they are affiliated to the NAS, to help them in their activities
• work with representatives from the local authorities in the regions, raising awareness about the needs of people with autistic spectrum disorders and their families, giving advice about provision, sitting on inter-agency forums and working parties
• facilitate regional conventions, consisting of representatives from local Branches and other parents' groups and professionals who are involved in provision or research relating to people with ASDs; these forums provide a strong, broad-based voice for autism in each region
• facilitate 'Partners in Autism', a forum for major autism-specific providers to devlop a joint regional plan for future services and support
• represent the NAS on a variety of campaigning and lobbying organisations across the voluntary and disability sectors
• are involved in developing and managing specific projects, which often involves bidding for tenders and grants from local authorities' Joint Finance funds, the National Lottery funds and other organisations
• sometimes provide training on behalf of our training department, and provide consultancy to other organisations working with people with autism.

Further information about how the NAS is organised can be read by following the link entitled 'About the NAS' at the bottom of this page.

Related resources

• Branches in Scotland
  
• Join the NAS today and help our voice to be heard
  
• Courses from training organisations across the UK
  
• About The National Autistic Society