Paula McGowan and her son Oliver The Government has announced plans which could improve the health and wellbeing of autistic people across England. The plans include: honouring their commitment to make sure all health and care staff receive training on…
“They placed her in a seclusion cell and they left her there for two years, alone, 24/7, horrific.” Jeremy says he could only touch his 15-year-old daughter Bethany by kneeling down and reaching into her isolation room through a tiny…
It’s election time! As you’re probably aware, Parliament has called a General Election. This is an exciting opportunity to bring our Not Enough campaign to the attention of new parliamentary candidates, but it also means that we’ll have to make…
Axia are pleased to announce the new “Our Library” page which can be located in the “News” menu below “Our Publications” (or click here). The page contains an index at the top with sections on various aspects of Autism. From…
World Autism Awareness Week returns to schools! World Autism Awareness Week 2020 will be from 30 March to 5 April − the time will come around quickly, so make sure to get the dates in your diaries! In 2019,…
Dear all, Just a follow up reminder about our AGM and speaker event which will be looking at the progress of the Autism Act both locally and nationally. Places are free but must be booked using the link…
“Autism: Future Employment Conference 2020” by Virtually Learning £10 31st January 2020 10:30 – 16:00 GMT Ty Pawb, Market St, Wrexham LL13 8BB. Neurodivergent Talent in the Workplace This event is about empowering businesses in Wrexham and North Wales with…
Minutes of the Thirty Ninth Post-Diagnostic Support Group 16th October 2019 Today’s group was attended by 33 people. PILATES FOR THE AUTISTIC BODY The number of people who attended was reduced but as the presentation continued it was noticeable how…
Haygarth Public health Lecture 21st November 2019 at 6.30pm in Binks building Room 011 University of Chester This year’s Haygarth Public Health Lecture is titled: “Sit down you’re rocking the boat”: the future of public mental health leadership. The…
The group is facilitated by Sarah Hendrickx, an autistic adult, author and diagnostician at Axia-ASD unless otherwise stated. Recordings of previous presentations can be found at www.axia-asd.co.uk Wednesday 15th January 2020 Autopia – Dr. Luke Beardon, Senior Lecturer in Autism,…
Jamie Knight and Lion are an autistic duo who live in Romford. Jamie is a Senior Research Engineer at the BBC and has been speaking about his autistic life for over 10 years at events, in articles and on podcasts.…
World Mental Health Day 2019: focus on suicide prevention Every 40 seconds, someone loses their life to suicide. Join us, on 10 October, in “40 seconds of action” to raise awareness of the scale of suicide around the world and…
Alex posted a new update to Amazing Kids Happen: An animated educational film Dear all, If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter you may have seen some of the work I have been doing for the new animation. If…
Not Enough: our new campaign for better support and services (9 September 2019) Today, we are launching Not Enough, our campaign to demand better support and services for autistic people in England. Ten years on from the Autism Act and…
Email your MP Right now, over two thirds of autistic people in England say they’re not getting the support they need. That means more than 300,000 autistic people are struggling to do things most people take for granted, such as socialising,…
School forced to reinstate and apologise for unlawful discrimination of disabled student The parents of a pupil living with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and sensory processing difficulties have successfully won a case against their child’s independent prep school, Ashdown House,…
Kaleidoscope Festival 2019 A fun festival celebrating diversity, inclusion and unique abilities. Monday 30 September – Sunday 6 October Many events are free £5 Festival Lanyard Pass available for access to selected shows Check individual events for details As with…
Sign up to Autism Hour today! There’s just over a month to go until the National Autistic Society’s Autism Hour, and businesses are taking their first autism-friendly steps all over the UK. To make sure this year’s campaign is bigger…
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