Many thanks to Sarah, for a thought provoking presentation and discussion, which created much conversation, at our November Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting.   For those of you who missed our November PDSG, the recording is available below. Dream Guest IT…

Many thanks to our very own Dr Buchan, for a very interesting presentation and discussion on potentials “After the Diagnosis” including the often cited “Transition Curve”, given to our October Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting.   For those of you who…

Many thanks to Linda and Jacqui who provided some interesting insights into Dyspraxia, a less commonly recognised neurodivergence. For those of you who couldn’t attend the PDSG, the presentation was recorded and is available to view bellow, along with timestamps…

For those of you who attended our March PDSG with guest speaker Pierre Novellie, his “Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things?” Comedy Special which he mentioned is now on YouTube,  posted by 800 Pound Gorilla Media!   And if you…

Sincere thanks to Dr Luke Beardon who discussed his thoughts on many topics surrounding autism, and shared more of his profound insights whilst responding to questions both sent in, and from audience members. For those of you who couldn’t attend…

Many thanks to Ren, a Neurodevelopmental Diagnostician and Anime Amigo here at Axia, who provided us with an excellent presentation at our PDSG last Wednesday, which contained some great examples and practical suggestions on “Reasonable Adjustments”. The last slide of…

A big thank you to Jess Hendrickx who joined us virtually on Wednesday for our Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting. The topic of the presentation was “Living Your Best Autistic Life”. During the presentation and in the discussion afterwards, “Maslow’s Hierarchy…

We were very grateful to have Pierre Novellie join us for the Axia Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting on 6th March. Pierre is an award winning stand-up comedian, as well as a writer, radio host and podcaster. He discussed his own…

Welcome to our first Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting of the year presentation, which was held on Wednesday 24th January. Ren did a really good update on his previous talk discussing his insights into autism in relation to mental health environments.…

Our final Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting of the year was held on Wednesday 13th December. It was slightly less formal than usual, with Linda inviting us to think of various scenarios and emotions we may experience over the seasonal festivities,…

We are absolutely delighted to announce that our Post-Diagnostic Support Group won 1st place in the Anna Kennedy Online “Autism Hero Awards” 2023! Dr Linda Buchan was also recognised for her “Outstanding Achievement” in the “Lifetime Award”. The event was…

We were very grateful to have Jess Hendrickx join us for the Axia Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting on 1st November, which was a discussion titled “Autism… What Has Food Got To Do With it?!”. For those of you who couldn’t…

The Axia Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting on 20th September 2023 was hosted by Linda Buchan, with guest speakers Dream and Helen talking about adapting to the autism diagnosis, prior to Linda discussing the “Transition Curve”. In the second half we…

During our Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting yesterday, we were given a brief talk by Emma, a Director of The Autism Wellbeing Project. They are a non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting autistic adults in Halton and the surrounding areas. As a…