Autism Assistance Dogs

Who we are

Autism Dogs Charity support autistic people and their families through our Assistance Dog Programme.

We are a team of professionals that are dedicated to improving the lives of autistic people through the love and support of highly-trained Autism Assistance Dogs.

Many of our team are autistic themselves, with the team including a veterinary surgeon, a psychotherapist, a social worker, a specialist medical lawyer, dog trainers, a canine behaviourist, animal care assistants, an aftercare services officer, and many more.

Our culture and values

Our company values help our team to work towards the organisation's visions and goals, showing our drive and motivation for both caring for our dogs and transforming autistic people's lives.

Timeliness: We work hard to show up on time and provide timely support to our clients, team members, and dogs.

Caring: All of our work revolves around us providing the utmost care attention to our clients, team members, and dogs.
 

Considerate: We are adaptable, understanding others' needs and adjusting our way of working to accommodate them.

Professional: We work together to provide an outstanding experience, building upon our deep-rooted ethics and our desire to be as skilled as we can possibly be.
 

Inclusion: We respect and value everyone's differences, creating an environment that both promotes respect and highlights the advantages diversity brings.
 

Approachable: We create an environment and attitude that allows both our clients and our team to feel at ease, enabling us to create the best experience possible based on their needs.
 

Dedicated: We strive to provide the best care to our clients and dogs so we can change as many lives as possible.
 

Respect: We value all of our clients and team members, ensuring everyone is treated with dignity and compassion.
 

Hardworking: We work hard through responsible actions, always striving to be the best we can be.
 

Loyalty: We are proud to represent an organisation that does such life-changing work for autistic people and their families.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

Autism Assistance Dogs maintains a rigorous non-discrimination policy that strictly prohibits the unequal treatment, harassment, or victimization of any individual based on protected characteristics including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.