Assert

Who we are

Assert aims to provide support to those with AS or ASC and their parents, partners or carers

By supporting adults with Asperger Syndrome or High Functioning Autism and their parents, partners or carers by providing advice, information, resources, education, social inclusion, volunteering opportunities and support to improve wellbeing and reduce isolation.

Volunteering for Assert:

From helping out with activities to 1-1 mentoring with members, volunteers are involved in and essential to many different aspects of Assert’s work.

People volunteer with Assert for a wide number of reasons. This includes people who have a family member or a friend who is Autistic; people who are training to be psychologists or social workers; people who are interested in the charity and want to help out and people who are Autistic or have Asperger’s themselves.

Potential volunteers go through a step by step registration process. This involves completing a registration form, providing references and completing a DBS check. All volunteers attend a training session which gives them the opportunity to learn more about Asperger and High Functioning Autism as well as to find out about Assert and discuss the different volunteering roles available.

Volunteers are fully supported by Assert. We value the time, skill and enthusiasm they bring and aim to ensure that the time they spend with us is positive and worthwhile.