Autism is not over-diagnosed in the UK, says Royal College of Psychiatrists Dr Mark Lovell 20 March 2018 The Royal College of Psychiatrists, which represents 34,000 doctors around the world, respond to a controversial article in the Daily Mail authored…
Learning Disability Today – News, 13th March 2018 Campaigning journalist Laura James has received the award for ‘Outstanding Achievement by an Individual on the Autism Spectrum’ at the National Autistic Society’s Autism Professionals Awards. James was recognised for her media…
Welcome to your Mental Health Today update News CQC calls for greater collaboration to protect children’s mental health Less than four psychiatrists for every 100,000 children Features and opinion International women’s day: Bringing mental health out of the shadows in…
Book Review of “Autism: How to raise a happy Autistic child” By Jessie Hewitson Foreword by the charity Ambitious About Autism Publisher: The Orion Publishing Group I was delighted to come into work today and find this book on…
We are delighted to share Axia ASD Ltd’s Annual Report for the year 2017. We hope you glean from the report the recent developments in our service and our plans for 2018. In particular, we are delighted to share with…
Book Review of “WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND AUTISM HIT PUBERTY: A PARENTS Q & A GUIDE TO HEALTH, SEXUALITY AND RELATIONSHIPS” By Freddie Jackson Brown and Sarah Brown Foreword by: Michael Barton Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers…
Book Review of “HALL OF MIRRORS: CHARDS OF CLARITY.” Autism Neuroscience and finding of self By Phoebe Coldwell Publisher: Pavilion Publishing Many of you will know of Phoebe Coldwell’s work which spans over forty years. She marries together neuroscience…
“As a consequence of spending time with Renwick, talking about his role within Axia ASD Ltd, stressing how exciting it is to be working at Axia ASD Ltd and then subsequently her attending our post-diagnostic support group which she thoroughly…
News – 22nd January 2018 New evidence suggests some people currently living with autism may not be doing so had their grandmother not been exposed to a common drug still being used to treat epilepsy. Share This Post:
We are very much looking forward to our first Post-Diagnostic Support Group of 2018. Originally there was meant to be a presentation by Calvin on the portrayal of Autism in the media as a follow-up to his previous presentation.…
Hazel Watson – Learning Disability Today Blog, 15th January 2018 We should only treat people who are ill Under the overarching mental health law covering England and Wales, people with a learning disability and/or autism can be detained…
A plea from the National Autistic Society On 3 November, your MP has the chance to help change the law. You can make sure they do. You have an urgent opportunity to help change the law to limit the use…
Mental Health Today – 16th October 2017 An updated memorandum of understanding (MoU) against conversion therapy has been launched today, which makes it clear that conversion therapy in relation to gender identity and sexual orientation (including asexuality) is unethical, potentially…
American Psychological Association October 10th, 2017 Best Way to Recognize Emotions in Others: Listen Voice-only communication more accurate than visual cues for identifying others’ feelings, study says WASHINGTON — If you want to know how someone is feeling,…
I have just received a copy of the following book: “Special Needs and Legal Entitlement” The Essential Guide to getting out of the Maze by Melinda Nettleton and John Friel Jessica Kingsley Publishers Both Melinda and John have an…
Looking forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday where we will have a presentation from Dr Peter Mason, the ADHD specialist for Cheshire. I have managed to review another book prior to the group called “The Illustrated Guide to Dyslexia and…
Mental Health Today 18 September 2017 Of the 129 CCGs (62%) that responded to the freedom of information request, 64 (50%) plan to reduce the proportion of their budget they will spend on mental health. In 2014, 67% of CCGs…
Book Review of “FALL DOWN SEVEN TIMES, GET UP EIGHT” By Naoki Higashida, Introduced by David Mitchell Translated by David Mitchel and K A Yoshida Publisher: Sceptre; Unabridged edition edition (11 July 2017) Some of you may have read…
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