Minutes of the Twenty First Post-Diagnostic Support Group 24th May 2017 Today’s group was attended by 44 people. Items discussed were: Linda began by introducing the team to the new attendees of the group. Linda provided hand outs to the…

In this article, autism specialist and autistic adult Sarah Hendrickx discusses the topic of anxiety and autism in education. Sarah suggests instead of seeing anxiety as a separate and distinct issue we should focus on anxiety coming from an autism…

The National Autistic Society have published their 2017 Revised Edition of  “Autism: A Guide for Police Officers and Staff”. How this guide can help you Autism affects more than 1% of the population. You’re therefore highly likely to encounter someone…

Spectrum features an article exploring relationships and sexuality for autistic people, from meeting a partner to maintaining relationships. Stephen Shore discusses the difficulties he encountered in early relationships, in particular with social cues that he hadn’t recognised as being intimate.…

The Autistic Gardener is on a quest to find more gardens to transform! Share This Post:

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On TV Tuesday 2nd May 2017 BBC1 at 11:20pm Jaco Mylan is like any other 11-year-old boy. He loves rugby, dancing and washing machines. Jaco also has autism. In this intimate documentary, Welsh actor Richard Mylan reflects on his experience…

News from the National Autistic Society The National Autistic Society’s Professional Conference Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th March 2017 Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate Dear Attendee,   I am writing to inform you that PDF’s of the speakers presentations for the…

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Out and about with autism: ‘If a baby starts crying, we have to leave’ Both boys have severe learning difficulties and are non-verbal. Curtis also has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and was recently diagnosed with epilepsy. They are…

Minutes of the Twentieth Post-Diagnostic Support Group 12th April 2017 Today’s group was attended by 45 people. Linda started the group by firstly apologising for Carly & Gail’s absence from the group because of Gail’s mum passing (also Carly’s nanna),…

Author: Tina Yates Autism and Irlen Syndrome Irlen syndrome is a difficulty with visual perceptual processing and is not an ‘eye’ problem. It affects well over half of autistic people but also occurs in approximately 15% of the neuro-typical population.…