Vivid Calm Donate WHAT WE DO BEST PRACTICE AND TRAINING ACCREDITATION Autism Accreditation Autism Accreditation is UK’s only autism-specific quality assurance programme of support and development for all those providing services to autistic people. It is a way for organisations to show they offer excellent support to autistic children and adults. Join now The Autism Accreditation Programme is UK’s only autism specific quality assurance programme of support and development for all those providing services to autistic people. Achieving accreditation proves that an organisation is committed to understanding autism and setting the standard for autism practice. Autism Accreditation is an internationally recognised quality standard, and with 30 years of accreditation expertise, we are the longest running programme in the world. What are the benefits? The benefits of being recognised through the Autism Accreditation Programme include: a more autism-focused service increased expertise in supporting autistic people foundation for informing strategic planning better outcomes for the autistic people you support/work with reassurance for families/carers a more personalised service increase in referrals to the service/school decrease in vacancies for placements evidence for commissioning bodies ongoing development for the service/school. The programme consists of specific awards tailored to different provision types, read more about the awards: Autism Specialist Award An award aimed at specialist providers in the education, social care and prison fields. This award can also be for mainstream providers who wish to be seen as specialists in autism. Find out more Autism Inclusion Award An award aimed at mainstream providers in education, general health, community activities and the criminal justice system. Find out more Who has achieved accreditation? See which organisations have achieved accredited status See all Keep up to date with all the great things we're doing Subscribe for updates Feedback and complaints Cookies, privacy and legal Terms and conditions Transparency and compliance We are registered as a charity in England and Wales (269425) and in Scotland (SC039427). The National Autistic Society is also a company limited by guarantee, registered at Companies House (01205298). VAT registration number: 653370050. © The National Autistic Society 2021