You can use this directory to find out about the various services that can further support you as a member of the autism community, whether it is through Education, Health or even Social Support (just to name a few).

NHS Autistic Spectrum Condition Service

The NHS’ official Merseyside Aspergers and Autism Support team.

The NHS Autistic Spectrum Condition Service offer you either 1 to 1 support or group sessions with Asperger&Autism specialist psychologists. The 1 to 1 sessions can be tailor made based on an initial screening they will invite you too. They also offer a Post-Diagnostic Course which is a 12 week course that gives people a chance to learn about how Aspergers&Autism work and what strategies can be learned to help cope with them.

Be Free Campaign

A Liverpool and Midlands based innovative mental health charity all about giving people the tools they need to look after their mental health and support others. The Campaign’s focus is on young people from 11-25.

They deliver mental health programmes, workshops and wellbeing activities to schools, community organisations and communities as well as providing early intervention counselling to schools, where their team utilise cognitive behavioural techniques. This is all in the name of improving young people's mental health.

Conwy Mind

A local, independent mental health charity in Conwy supporting individuals and communities to have a better understanding of good mental health, enabling people to think, feel and react in the ways that they need and want to live their life.

Their team of Mental Health Practitioners can provide ongoing support to help you find ways of managing when times are hard, and also into the future. They will talk you through what’s available so you can decide on the best way forward and offer a range of strategies and techniques you can use. can support anyone 18+ and living in Conwy, who is experiencing low to moderate mental health issues, causing stress, anxiety, or low mood. If their services aren’t right for you, they can work with you to find help that is.

Mersey Care

One of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across the region. They are the NHS’ commitment to ‘perfect care’ for those with physical and mental health issues – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient to lead the way in whole person, life long care that helps people live healthier lives.

They offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities. They also frequently show up at the Autistic Spectrum Collective Drop In, where they give free advice to those autistic people about their health issues done in a professional and confidential manner.

Kooth

A free, safe and anonymous place for young people to find online support and counselling.

There's a bunch of features and tools to support you that you can use when you sign up for free: A Chat and Messenger for when you want to talk to Kooth's friendly online team of medical health professionals about anything, a Forum to get advice, help others and share your story and An online Magazine full of opinions, creative pieces and personal experiences written by young people which you can contribute to. At Kooth there's always somebody who will listen and understand.

National Autistic Society

The biggest autism charity in the UK working to transform lives of the 700,000 autistic people in the UK and change neurotypical attitudes to help create a society that works for autistic people.

The National Autistic Society do a number of things to help autistic people in the UK and their families with their online community as well as their comprehensive directory services along with providing articles with in-depth advice and guidance about autism and the challenges autistic people and their families face. They also work around the UK running specialist schools, campaigning for improved rights and training companies on being more autism-friendly.

Noah’s A.R.T

A Greater Manchester family-run, community-based, not-for-profit social enterprise whose mission is to utilise the benefits of the human-animal bond to improve mental health and wellbeing.

They offer a range of community-based and visiting services based around Animal-assisted interventions, a range of therapeutic experiences involving human-animal interaction. They can do 1-1’s, private room hires, school visits, outreach, animal employability courses and they even run a dog cafe.

Richmond Fellowship

An England based mental health charity working with individuals, communities, and families to overcome mental ill health and support people on their recovery journeys.

hey have developed a range of services hand-in-hand with the people they support to ensure they are built for those most in need. These include: Supported Housing and Residential Recovery Services, Crisis Services and Havens, Employment Services,Community Based Services, Social Enterprises and Domestic Abuse Services.

Talk Liverpool

A free Liverpool-based NHS service offering psychological therapies to adults in Liverpool who are feeling depressed or anxious.

Talk Liverpool offer a range of treatment programmes designed to give you the right information and to help you develop the skills you need to overcome your problems such as short courses which run regularly in locations near you or online help which you can use from the convenience of your home.