looking for local people

Hi I'm the mum of an 11 year old girl with autism. We live in north London and are looking for a secondary school for her. The best we can find for her is the Moat in Putney but that's a long commute (not impossible though). My daughter could also use some new friends as her stateschool friends (that she left a couple of years ago) have outgrown her as her play and conversation is young for her age. I also wondered if anyone out there knows of a group of parents who might be in the process of starting a school for high functioning autistic kids in north London, and also how we might be able to hook up with kids of a similar age in our area?  Thanks