Receiving an autism diagnosis can bring many questions for people and their families. Autism NI provides a range of help and autism support at every stage of your journey.
Autism NI is Northern Ireland’s longest-serving autism charity. We work to provide life-changing autism support services for over 35,000 autistic people currently living in Northern Ireland.
What autism support is available from Autism NI?
We provide autism support services to help autistic children, young people, adults and their family members. Our services help people to understand more about autism and to get the help and autism support they need.
Our autism services include:
- Our Autism Helpline that receives over 7,000 calls a year.
- An Early Intervention Service that supports autistic people and their families after receiving an autism diagnosis.
- Support Groups throughout local communities.
- Accredited training to parents, carers, and professionals.
Autism NI provides autism support services throughout Northern Ireland, including Belfast, Newry, Lisburn, Ballymena, Derry/Londonderry, Fermanagh and surrounding communities.
Find the right support for you
Resources
Our autism factsheets and resources offer trusted autism support information and practical guidance.
You'll find a range of helpful resources tailored to the needs of autistic people in Northern Ireland. From understanding a diagnosis, getting your own 'I have autism' card, to finding support for education, employment and daily life.
Our autism resources also include a range of sample autism visuals, anxiety management tools, autism sensory activities and social stories, to help autistic people in their everyday life.
Call the Autism NI Helpline
Need direct autism support? Our Autism NI Helpline takes over 7000 calls annually. Our Helpline can provide individualised autism support, information and signposting.
Our Helpline is open from Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.
Call us on 028 9040 1729
Become a Member
As a member of Autism NI, you will be part of a large community of people focused on improving services and support for autistic people in Northern Ireland.