It began life in 1973 when Anthony Boobier discovered there were no specialist autism services for his newly diagnosed son.
In October 2007, with encouragement and support from the three county police forces, Autism Anglia introduced an Alert Card scheme in Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk.
In March 2009 the scheme was extended into Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire with the support of the local police forces.
Either directly through its schools, adult residential homes, adult day centres, supported living, outreach services or indirectly through its family support teams, Autism Anglia now provides help to over 5,000 people with autism and their families in East Anglia.
It also provides training and support to police and other emergency services to develop a better understanding of autism spectrum conditions.