Another great day today at Axia!   Bev has alerted me to the ‘Natural Voice Network’ which is a singing group for people with Learning Disabilities and Autism. You can find out more on their website: https://naturalvoice.net/   There is…

Hello everyone!   Another successful day today. Again, three diagnosticians working really hard for us. Also, working hard in a different capacity are Maja and Renwick. You may remember that Renwick is training to be a Mental Health Nurse and…

We are heading towards a Bank Holiday on Friday so tomorrow will be our last day of this week. We’ve had three clinicians in today, all doing sterling work, as always.   I have noticed that recently there has been…

Following on from our ‘Star Wars’ references yesterday, Renwick and Calvin are delighted to hear of the announcement of the new director for the next film in the franchise: Taika Waititi.   Ren and Cal will be streaming tonight as…

I asked the team who are working tirelessly to keep us going, what ideas they might have for todays bulletin, as I don’t want to keep repeating that it’s been another brilliant day we’ve had here at Axia, and have…

Hannah Williamson, one of our Clinical Psychologists, works in an NHS learning disability team in Oldham as well as working for Axia.   She has shared these resources from her other role, that might provide some tips on managing distress…

We’d like to draw your attention to the following research project which is being carried out by the University of York.   We know only too well how so many of you have been bullied, and thought this might be…

Bev Lonergan, our domestic assistant, alerted me to a BBC news item regarding autistic people and people with learning disabilities.   On the Victoria Derbyshire Show, Jane Harris from the National Autistic Society explained there are 700,000 children and adults…

Welcome to another week, which we are expecting to be as productive as ever here at Axia ASD.   Just to remind everyone, we are still offering referrals, either conducted face to face following all social distancing guidelines or via…

We have been working increasingly with the National Autistic Society in recent times, and continue to share with you their monthly newsletter (see below). You can sign up for email updates from the NAS by visiting https://www.autism.org.uk/ and scrolling down…

We have been communicating with the National Autistic Society and here is a reminder of their useful resources. Click here or on the image below.   Calvin and Ren had a very entertaining live stream this afternoon playing Jackbox in…

At the risk of boring everyone, it was another excellent day at Axia.   Again interest was shown in Calvins book, which, to remind people, is available in 3 formats, PAPERBACK directly from Lulu, EBOOK also from Lulu, or KINDLE…

We have started a new week and already received new referrals.   We thought the following article published by the National Autistic Society may prove useful. Linda and Calvin Directors of Axia ASD Ltd.   As a result of the…

We have had another successful day, and indeed week here at Axia. We have the priviledge of working with colleagues in Alder Hey, and people may be aware that football is extremely important to many people from Liverpool. Football is…

Another successful day today at Axia.   We’d like to draw your attention to two surveys that are asking for your views and experiences.   The first one below is from the National Autistic Society, whilst the second is from…

During recent times we have seen an increase in interest for Calvin’s book, “The Nerd Consultant’s Guide to Anime”, and have been asked where it can be purchased from.   We would like to take this opportunity to remind people…

We had the privilege of meeting families from many different places across the UK.   Nine families were seen both face to face and via Skype.   We finished off the hot cross buns but still have some Easter eggs…

This is our last one of the week, resuming after Easter.   Three diagnosticians have been working today carrying out 6 diagnose.   Calvins Worst Video game films will be posted soon. Cal and Ren will also be streaming tomorrow…