Support for families and individuals in
​New South Wales
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1,400+ NSW families registered
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"I have been attending ACN Support Groups and the social events for some time.  ACN Hornsby Support Group members have walked with me and my son through the last 4 years of major challenges and tears, triumphs and laughter and most importantly the group feels like family to me. My son , who has problems forming and maintaining friendships, now feels at ease at the social outings with the group.  He feels so accepted by the families in our group and looks forward to attending each month's social outing".
Andrea from Ryde

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​Autism in our community
The Autism Community Network (ACN) is a charity focused around building a strong community of support for autism. We use our combined knowledge and experiences as carers or individuals in the 'autism community' to help each other.

We now have more than 1,400 families who come together on-line and 17 LGAs across Sydney and in Wollongong to create a society where people with autism and their families can lead rich, full and rewarding lives.

We support the needs of our community through varied ways.
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  • Provide support groups, social groups, kids clubs and information days
  • Use volunteers with lived experiences to run most of our activities, people who understand the needs and issues first hand
  • Connect people through Secret Status Facebook pages to communicate with the network, on a local area level, or within ‘Common Ground’ groups.
  • Connect people from same cultural or language backgrounds for mutual support
  • Our website contains no ads and services or businesses listed are member recommended from personal experiences.
  • Member login to enable booking in to events, update their own information and recommend services ​
  • We promote credible research projects to enable people to support those working to create a better, more inclusive future for our children.

​Our regular programs are rested until end of January. 
Click on icon to see what is running during the current school holidays.
WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR CHILD'S FAVOURITE RECIPE TO BE INCLUDED IN OUR AUTISM KIDS COOKBOOK?
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Become a Member.
​Register yourself and all family members in your care
Volunteer to help us support your local area or help in other ways
See what events we have coming up or ​book in to attend
We don't charge anything to help people. We rely on fundraising and community support.
WE'RE ACTIVE ACROSS 17 LGAs:   ​BAYSIDE   |   BLACKTOWN   |   CAMDEN   |   CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN   |   CUMBERLAND   |   GEORGES RIVER   |   HAWKESBURY   |   HILLS SHIRE   |   HORNSBY   |   INNER WEST   |   LAKE MACQUARRIE  |  NORTHERN BEACHES   |   PARRAMATTA   |   RYDE   |   SUTHERLAND SHIRE   |   SYDNEY CITY  |   WOLLONGONG   |
Click for more on each program
See carer or autism events on around Sydney outside of the ACN
​ ACN supports credible research projects which may help make for a better future.  Please see and participate to support these projects.
Department of Social Services tool listing contact details and locations of disability advocacy agencies
 ACN FOUNDER STEVE
A WESTFIELD HURSTVILLE LOCAL HERO AWARD RECIPIENT
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
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FOR AUTISM. 
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