SWAN Autism

SWAN is an autistic-led Charity delivering services, information and support for and by autistic women, girls and non-binary people across Scotland since 2012.

SWAN is a place for autistic women, girls and non-binary people to understand themselves better, connect with others, and learn from and support one another, without the stress of masking to fit in.

SWAN runs a range of events and activities, both in person and online, including local meet-up groups, online peer support, pre- and post-diagnosis groups, and wellbeing webinars.

All SWAN staff and volunteers are autistic and we work hard to make SWAN a safe, welcoming and stress-free place for autistic women, girls and non-binary people.

Our resources are designed and produced by and for autistic women, girls and non-binary people, informed by our work, what we learn from our network, and by autistic-led research.

SWAN delivers autistic-led training to improve the understanding and inclusion of autistic women, girls and non-binary people, and works directly with organisations to help them achieve greater inclusion and autistic-informed service design and delivery.

We represent autistic women, girls and non-binary people and their interests in local and national policy, service-design and decision-making processes and work with our network to involve them in these opportunities.

SWAN is inclusive of all autistic identity - whether you are diagnosed, self-diagnosed, self-identified, or exploring whether you might be autistic, you are welcome at SWAN.