Axia’s Christmas Closure begins at 12 noon on Thursday 20th December. Business resumes on 2nd January at 9 am. Christmas is almost here. While some people look forward to and enjoy the festive season, other people find it a trickier…

Insights The movements giving a voice to service seekers as well as service users “It is vital that we keep this momentum going”: Rethink Mental Illness on the Mental Health Act review Catch up Independent review of the Mental Health…

Minutes of the Thirty Fourth Post-Diagnostic Support Group 5th December 2018 Today’s group was well attended with over 40 people and one assistance dog The speaker was Florence Neville (www.florenceneville.com) who gave an extremely interesting and engaging talk on “Sugar,…

Fridays Third Annual North Wales Conference was wonderful It was a huge celebration of being Autistic and Neurodivergent Presentations will be available Put next years date in your diary 18/10/2019 Dr. Linda Buchan Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Director of Axia…

Minutes of the Thirty Third Post-Diagnostic Support Group 17th October 2018 Today’s group was attended by 45 people and a Therapy Dog. The meeting was opened by Sarah Hendrickx who introduced the other members of the Axia team who were…

Blue badge discrimination Darren Devine 18 September 2018   New laws will see blue badges issued to those with hidden disabilities, but councils already have discretionary powers to give the parking permits to those with autism and mental health problems.…

Understanding autism: “there is still so much to be done” Mandy Garford 01 October 2018 In this blog, Mandy Garford from Dartford writes about raising three autistic children and why it’s important to recognise individuals and organisations who are making…

Everything you need to know about the co-ordination disorder experienced by the Doctor’s new companion Ryan By Huw Fullerton Sunday, 7th October 2018   Dyspraxia is a fairly common condition among both children and adults, but the disorder – which…

Number of girls and women with the condition in UK may be vastly underestimated, leading neuroscientist says Hundreds of thousands of girls and women with autism are going undiagnosed due to it being viewed as a “male condition”, according to…

Overview The NHS has just celebrated its 70th birthday. A lot has changed since it was created in 1948, and as a result the NHS is responding to changes in society that were never expected, let alone planned for, when…

Jack Monroe is a food writer and poverty campaigner who has been diagnosed with Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Jack Monroe on the need for low-cost recipes, defeating Katie Hopkins and why her son doesn’t have unsupervised access to…

LDT – News, 26 July 2018 United Response staff are being shown how to advocate on behalf of the people they support. United Response is training its staff in Leeds to help people with disabilities and their carers spot the…

Welcome to your Mental Health Today update Insights Keeping life on track after the death of a parent carer Catch up Rise in demand for private counsellors as patients say NHS waiting lists are too long New primary care platform…

This student with dyspraxia was told he was ‘just bad at maths’ – but he proved teachers wrong by getting a master’s in it ‘I managed to get through a system that holds disabled people back’ A student with dyspraxia…

Explained in its simplest form, an advocate helps their clients to understand their rights under the Mental Health Act. A client can also apply to the court to have the nearest relative appointed to represent them, or the nearest relative can make…