Local Organisations
Advocacy at Rethink provide support for people facing challenges, discrimination, or complex decisions about the care they receive.
AFK's Employment and Skills programme helps support neurodivergent and/or disabled young people aged 18-25 into paid employment.
Ambitious About Autism is a national charity for autistic children and young people (up to age 25). Ambitious provides services including:
- peer support sessions
- webinars
- information and advice tailored for 16–25-year-olds
AS Mentoring (ASM) are a specialist mentoring service that work to empower neurodivergent adults in employment and job seeking. Mentoring offered includes pre-employment, as well as for people needing more support in their current employment.
All consultants at ASM have extensive experience of working with adults on the autism spectrum and other neurodivergent conditions.
Services are chargeable but funding options are available for some of our services depending on eligibility.
Asperger London Area Group (ALAG) is a community organisation working in partnership with local authorities and the voluntary sector to highlight the needs of autistic people.
ALAG hold monthly meetings to provide peer support with opportunities to discuss common issues as well as access to researchers and specialist speakers who give talks on a range of autism related topics at the meetings.
Autism Hub Islington & Camden is a user-led initiative by and for autistic adults who do not have an accompanying learning disability.
Autism Hub Islington & Camden:
- aims to improve the quality of life for autistic adults by connecting people to resources, services and organisations from a central point
- provides expert advice, information, support, and signposting to autistic adults, their families and carers, and other professionals
- offers monthly peer-led webinars, peer-support drop-in sessions, autism-adjusted counselling, advice, information & advocacy, skill-based workshops and social events.
You can find out more about the Autism Hub activities in Camden on their leaflet.
Autism Hub London is commissioned by NHS England. It offers bookable individual 1 to 1 sessions to parents/carers on autism education, information and guidance as well as regular online group sessions.
Autism in Museums promotes and advocates for accessible culture for all. Also, they provide a diary of autism friendly events and viewings nationwide.
Autism Inpatient Mental Health Casework Service is provided by National Autistic Society. The service offers advice and support to autistic people (and their carers) who have been detained in a mental health hospital or assessment and treatment unit or are at imminent risk of detention or re-detention.
Autism Voice is a charity that works to enhance the health and wellbeing of autistic children, adults and their families from mainly Global Majority Communities. They provide community outreach, emotional support, jobs and careers advice, training and mentoring services. Autism Voice also run workshops that highlight lived experience perspectives from autistic people and their families from Black, Asian and other communities who attend Autism Voice.
Camden Disability Action (CDA) is a user-led organisation run by disabled people for disabled people. They provide an advice and advocacy service to support disabled people and people with sensory needs to access services and resources necessary to participate in Camden life.
CDA's Information and advice line is 07543 572 793, Mon to Fri 10am to 4pm.
Camden Disability Job Hub supports disabled and neurodivergent people in Camden to find good work.
Camden NHS Community Dentist is an NHS dental service that autistic people can be referred to if they struggle to go to a mainstream dentist. You can ask to be referred by a health and social care professional. More information is available here: Patient information factsheet
Camden People First is a self-advocacy project run and led by people with learning difficulties.
Drug and Alcohol Service provided by Change Grow Live have a Neurodiversity Lead and an LGBTQ+ group.
Games Cafe is a twice-monthly gaming, craft and social group in Walthamstow. It is free and open to neurodivergent people as well as their friends/allies.
The Hive is a free health and well-being service that supports all young people aged 16-24 in Camden. The Hive is open from 10am-6.30pm for face-to-face walk-ins.
The Hive offers:
- a drop-in social hub with a range of activities and workshops available Monday to Friday.
- One-to-one mental health and emotional wellbeing support.
- A free sexual health drop-in clinic for anyone aged 13-24.
- Employment, apprenticeships and career development.
- Signposting to external services and providers.
Key Club at The Kiln Theatre, Kilburn is a monthly creative arts and social club for young autistic people aged 18-30. Apply online to join the Key Club.
Keyworker Plus Service is provided by North Central London Integrated Care Systems. The Service focuses on improving outcomes for autistic young people and/or those with a diagnosis of learning disability in complex situations and/or who are at risk of hospital admission.
The Service:
- involves a holistic assessment and support for around 6 months to overcome barriers and improve the person’s quality of life
- offers positive behavioural support interventions, and functional assessments.
To make a referral, send referral form and a separate consent form to [email protected].
Likewise Community Centre in Camden offers free and affordable practical, social and emotional support for adults aged 18 and over in Camden.
Likewise’ friendly Wellbeing Support Workers can help with short-term or longer-term wellbeing support. Likewise also offers free creative therapies, a range of activities and support with life admin and navigating health and social care. You can contact Likewise for support online, or drop-in to their hub in Swiss Cottage.
NeuroPathways Employment Programme, delivered by LIFT (Leading Inclusive Futures Through Technology) and Exceptional Individuals is aimed at supporting neurodiverse individuals to develop their skills and approach to job searching through an in-depth employability programme. This is then followed by access to internship opportunities in tech, creative, and life science sectors.
Reflective Walks in Waterlow Park, Highgate - While walking and observing the spaces in Waterlow Park, this group will be supported to reflect on grief but to do so in a way that builds a community. For more information or to sign up, please email [email protected] or [email protected].
Resources for Autism (RfA) provide practical services for autistic children and adults, and their carers. Contact RfA on 020 8458 3259.
RfA's emergency helpline is 07891 476 293 Mon to Fri 5pm to 9.30pm, and Sat to Sun 9am to 9pm.
SweetTree Care Farm A care farm in Mill Hill, north London. The care farm and outreach programmes provide opportunities to support and enhance the wellbeing, growth and personal development of participants.
Women’s neurodiversity support group at The Maya Centre, Islington, provides monthly support for women with diagnosed / self-identifying neurodiversity (autism, ADHD etc.) and/or who are parents of neurodiverse children. Camden residents are welcome to attend. To join the group, email [email protected], or phone mobile number 07928 018 490.