‘How to feel safe as an Autistic person’ Axia PDSG Sept. 2022 with Dr Luke Beardon A huge thank you to Luke for his thoughtful and insightful presentation on “Autistic Safety” which was a private presentation specifically for those attending…

Apologies to all those who subscribe to our “Monthly Round-Up”, which was just sent out. I realise now I’ve received it that we are still in September, and when I put the email together I was thinking about our NEXT…

We were very pleased to see a Tweet by Alex Lowery, in which he talks about a YouTube video he has made about his “Journey of Autism into Anime”, where he talks about our 2015 Conference “Perspectives from the Spectrum”,…

Thank you to Dr Catriona Stewart from the Scottish Women’s Autism Network, for her wonderful presentation on “Well Being, Peer support and Self-Identity”, given to our July Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting.   For those of you who missed our July…

Thank you to Julia and Sarah from the PDA Society for their extremely interesting and informative presentation, “An Introduction to PDA” given to our May Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting.   For those of you who missed our May PDSG, the…

Thank you to Anna for her presentation on “Navigating Mental Health Services”, which gave a very interesting insight from a Consultant Clinical Psychologist on the NHS services, and how they are changing in the area of mental health.   For…

Thank you to Karen for her presentation on “processing a diagnosis” for our Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting this March.   There were a number of links and slides which were mentioned during the presentation, and we have provided these below.…

Thank you to Linda for her presentation on the changes occurring with Axia, and the Question and Answer session for our main Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting this January.   Thank you to all those who attended, and for those who…

Thank you to Chloe and Evie for hosting the first Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting this year, on the topic of “Reasonable Adjustments”, particularly focussing on adults in employment and education.   For those of you who missed the “Mini PDSG”,…

Thank you to Karen for her presentation on the West Cheshire Autism Hub, and the role that interoception plays in self-regulation and emotional overwhelm. given to our recent Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting. If you are interested in the West Cheshire…

Last year Crunchyroll let anime fans submit their picks for judges, and they’re pleased to be opening up judge nominations for the 2022 Anime Awards to the public once again! Calvin, our very own Self Proclaimed Nerd Consultant and author…

Thank you to Linda for hosting what was perhaps our most successful Virtual Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting to date! Dr Buchan’s presentation on “Stress, PTSD and Autism” given to our recent Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting was extremely well received and…

As many people in the autistic community have by now heard, Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, who has spent the past few years rebranding himself as a neurodiversity proponent, has announced a new research programme called Spectrum 10K. This collaboration, between the…

Thank you to Hannah for her fascinating presentation on “Autism and Later Life” given to our recent Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting.   Thank you also to all those who attended, and for those who were unable to make it, you…

During Hannah’s excellent presentation yesterday for our Post-Diagnostic Support Group, it was pointed out that Newcastle University are still seeking participants for their “Adult Autism Spectrum Cohort – UK” study.   Share This Post:

Thank you to Jess for a very thought provoking discussion, focussed on “Coming Out of Lockdown” at our recent Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting.   Thank you also to all those who attended, and for those who were unable to make…

We are very pleased to be able to share a presentation recently given by Renwick Bromiley on Neurodiversity and Autism on 22nd June 2021.    Share This Post:

Thank you to Flo for sharing her time with us and discussing Autistic Health and Wellbeing.   This presentation will be available to watch from our website for approximately 4 weeks so that those who missed the session will be…