# SWAN AUTISM (SCOTLAND)

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC046946
- **Known as:** SWAN
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** Nov. 1, 2016
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC046946


## Contact

- **Address:** 151/5 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH10 4EB
- **Website:** www.swanscotland.org



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of health&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage&#x27;

**What the charity does:** 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 offers a range of activities and support, both in person and online, including local meet-up groups and walking groups across Scotland, online peer-support, pre- and post-diagnosis support, and wellbeing webinars.  All SWAN staff are autistic, as well as our team of 50+ volunteers, 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.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;Children or young people&#x27;,&#x27;Older People&#x27;,&#x27;People with disabilities or health problems&#x27;,&#x27;Other defined groups&#x27;

**Objectives:** Purposes  4. The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1. To improve the lives of autistic women, girls, and non-binary people 4.1.1. offering support, advice, direction to practical resources through the facilitation of peer support 4.1.2. building capacity within the population of autistic women, girls, and non-binary people  4.1.3. building capacity and inclusion in the wider community 4.2. To advance knowledge and understanding of autism as it impacts on women, girls, and non-binary people, their families and carers  4.2.1. through an ongoing process of information gathering  4.2.2. through dissemination, training and partnership work  4.3. To promote social inclusion and full citizenship for autistic women, girls, and non-binary people  4.3.1. illuminating issues of intersectionality for autistic women, girls, and non-binary people  4.3.2. replacing misconceptions surrounding the existence, prevalence and presentation of autism in women, girls, and non-binary people  4.3.3. developing a positive narrative of autism in women, girls, and non-binary people. working to dismantle unhelpful stereotypes and misunderstandings associated with autism  4.3.4. forming and developing working partnerships with professions, agencies and other organisations





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Stirling
- **Geographical spread:** Scotland and other parts of the UK







