Special occasions, celebrations and holidays can be overwhelming for autistic people. The PDA Society have put together some general suggestions of helpful approaches for PDA families & individuals which can also be shared with wider family & friends to help…
Last year, Madeleine joined us as a Work-Based Learner as part of her Psychology course at the University of Chester; some of you may remember that we posted a link to the online questionnaire that she used for her dissertation…
This ‘symposium’ showcases four presentations by participatory autism researchers from the BGU autism community. by Lincolnshire Open Research and Innovation Centre on Wed, 16 November 2022, 14:00 – 16:00 GMT About this event Participatory autism research is defined as research…
Last year Florence Neville presented a talk to our PDSG on “Autistic Health and Wellbeing” Now people are being invited to take part in Florence’s research on how and where other autistic adults use ‘alone-time’ to improve their wellbeing. For…
“My life could be so different” experiences of autistic young people in the youth justice system Introduction Autistic people, like anyone else, can sometimes come into contact with the criminal justice system. Our new report illustrates how lack of support…
Please note that our office will be closed on Friday 7th October 2022. If you need to contact us during this time, the best method is to send an email to enquiries@axia-asd.co.uk which will be picked up when our admin…
We are delighted to have Dr Luke Beardon join us for the Post Diagnostic Support Group on Wednesday 28th September 2022, 12pm-2pm. He will be leading a session titled ‘How to feel safe as an Autistic person’ and this will…
Axia is very pleased to be involved in the upcoming webinar ‘Supporting Autistic Teenagers & Young Adults’, which is run by Autism Learns. Dr Linda Buchan will be presenting ‘Understanding depression and what therapies can help autistic teenagers cope’ on…
Hi everyone, This week we had our first hybrid post diagnostic support group which took place at Chester Racecourse. The presentation was given by Dr Peter Mason and focussed on ADHD – if you would like to rewatch or catch…
Hello everyone, Our next Post Diagnostic Support Group Session is being held on Wednesday 17th August 2022 at our usual time, 12:00pm until 2:00pm. This session is our first Hybrid PDSG and will take place both in person at Chester Racecourse, and virtually…
As some of you may know, we will be making the move to a Hybrid way of delivering our Post Diagnostic Support Group from August. In the video below, Dr Linda Buchan (Director) gives some further information about how this…
We would just like to bring to peoples attention, that although the ADHD NICE Guidelines Patient Booklet mentions under 5 year olds, we are not able to assess for ADHD in children who are under 7 years old. Please…
‘The Essential Toolkit for Defusing Family Flashpoints’ is a two-part online workshop for parents of young autistic adults, running on 6th and 9th May. Topic covered include: What makes the emotional environment at home so important for young autistic adults…
Would you like to campaign for change for young autistic people? Our Campaigns team are looking for autistic people aged 16-21 to join our Young Ambassadors group. You don’t need to have previous campaigning experience, or understand lots about politics…
The BBC are producing a new documentary exploring the lives of people on the autism spectrum. If you would like to find out more please click the link below. Share This Post:
Hi everyone, Please note that our admin office will be closed on Thursday 20th January, due to staff training. We will not be responding to calls or emails during this time, but will be back in the office as normal…
This year, Children’s Book Week runs from 8th – 14th November. As part of this, we have put together a list of children’s books that celebrate neurodiversity as well as telling great stories. Some of you may have already…
What’s On in Liverpool and Sefton: Winter Half Term 2021 ADDvanced Solutions Community Network has a blended face-to-face and online offer to support children, young people, families and professionals in the Liverpool and Sefton areas. Please click on the images…
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