Type of service: Befriending/mentoring

Website: http://www.autism.org.uk/befriending

Befrienders spend a couple of hours a week with a person with an autistic spectrum disorder or their family. We match volunteer befrienders according to their shared interests and preferences. A befriender might be an extra pair of hands on a family outing, or might take a child out to a park or for a walk; take a teenager to see a film; spend time talking to a member of the family, or offer the family a short break by spending time with a child in the home. Volunteers can also befriend a sibling.

Aimed at: Adolescent , Adult , Child , Parent/carer of a child, Parent/carer of a young person, Parent/carer of an adult, Volunteer, Young person

Gender: All genders

Specialisms: Exclusively autism specific