About us

HOPE for Autism is described as a ‘life-line’ by families affected by Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in North Lanarkshire.
This registered charity was set up in 2002 by four mothers whose children were diagnosed as having autism and who couldn’t find local help. In January 2002, the group was able to set up a
monthly support group for parents and carers. We are now running successful and fun activities for children and young people over 6 days a week. Thanks to the Big Lottery, HOPE has funding until 2012 and presently employs three members of staff to help further develop the organisations' activities even further.

With increasing representation in the area now totalling about 150 families, demand for our services are extremely high: children are on a waiting list to access our services as HOPE is in fact the only post-diagnosis service in North Lanarkshire.

Committee and Staff Where we are oChair – Julie Ann Duffy oVice Chair – Anne Nolan oSecretary – Kim Jones oTreasurer – Sandra Barclay   Development Manager – Dianne Murray   Project Administrator – Kathleen Williamson   Autism Manager - Colin Smitho The HOPE Centre 145 Chapel Street Airdrie ML6 6LH Tel. 01236 779191 Our Supporters Many thanks to our funders and supporters, including The Big Lottery Fund, North Lanarkshire Council, The Robertson Trust, The Hugh Fraser Foundation, local businesses and many others. Also a big thank you to all our members, who are doing a fantastic job fundraising for the group and promoting the cause!o Want to know more? Download our promotional film Right click on the download icon and download to your desktop, or click on the link to play a streaming version (please be patient as it is a large file)