To relieve the needs of children with autistic spectrum disorders and their families, within the medway towns, in particular but not exclusively by:
providing a centre of information relating to autism and coexisting disorders,
establishing and maintaining a parent based advisory group for information sharing,
arranging activities for the purpose of social skills development for children with autistic spectrum disorders offering extra-curricular activities otherwise unavailable to them,
providing and managing a drop-in centre within the medway towns for use by the families and those working with children with autistic
spectrum disorders, and
to create and make available a directory of local agencies offering services for families with children with autistic spectrum disorders and professionals working with such children.