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…

Axia has established close links with with Dr Peter Mason, a Consultant Psychiatrist diagnosing ADHD. I am particularly pleased to see this collaboration, as it was Dr. Mason who diagnosed my ADHD, prior to referring me here to Axia! Dream…

Thank you to both Sue and David for an inciteful look into how Axia work in partnership with educational settings, and how Masking may manifest in different circumstances as a result of confusion and distress.   During the discussion, a…

Axia ASD: An Introduction – Connected by Autism Conference 2021 This short introduction into Axia was filmed for the recent “Connected by Autism Conference 2021” which we were involved with. We are now making this short film public in the…

We are all extremely grateful to Luke for taking time out of his busy schedule to spend a couple of hours with us, sharing his personal thoughts, in a private capacity.   For those of you unable to attend our…

This month we are focusing on mental health and autism. This includes: important government proposals to change mental health law, information about our Autism and Mental Health conference, professional practice articles and a case study from our adult residential services.…

Thank you to Dr. Buchan for yesterdays Post-Diagnostic Support Group presentation on the “Myth of Empathy”, which was very enlightening, and expanded upon the presentation Linda and Sarah did in 2019 for a previous PDSG (available here). For those of…

Thank you to everyone who attended our recent exploration into “virtual” Post-Diagnostic Support Group sessions.   The live event went extremely well, and we’d like to now share Linda and Calvins presentations from our initial “Virtual PDSG”.   We are…

Hello All!   I just wanted to update those of you who attended our Post-Diagnostic Support Group meetings, that we’ve had a test run of what will be our very first “Virtual PDSG”.   I’ll tell you about it in…

Following discussion at our “Annual Axia Away Day”, we are pleased to announce our NEW “RESOURCES” page. This is quite a comprehensive catalogue of material related to autism, and we are extremely grateful to Sheena for taking the time to…

Recently, Sheena Mansell (a valued member of the Axia Team) raised the idea of something called “Digital Stories” with Linda. Some time back, Sheena had created a short video about her son James with a company called “Patient Voices”. You…