Its latest report, A Snapshot of Autism Education Provision, reveals 58 per cent of specialist autism education providers told the group there was inadequate further education provision for pupils with autism in Wales.
Problems included a lack of training among college staff and a lack of effective partnerships between councils, colleges and specialist providers.
Three quarters of those surveyed said there was a lack of adequate local provision for the young people they support and a half described local cooperation as "difficult."
The report says: "From the responses we have received it would seem that specialist autism education providers are concerned that the further education sector is not meeting the needs of young people on the autism spectrum in Wales."
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