My niece, Amy, who some of you may remember spoke so eloquently at the Dyspraxia conference we held in October 2014 has sent me over the following. Obviously I have a personal interest in these and I particularly like the…
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Women And Girls With Autism Spectrum Disorder – Review
Book Review of “WOMEN AND GIRLS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER” Understanding Life Experiences from Early Childhood to Old Age by Sarah Hendrickx Jessica Kingsley Publishers I felt privileged to chair the session that Sarah Hendrickx did at the Nation…
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Bittersweet on the Autism Spectrum – Review
Book Review of “BITTERSWEET ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM” Edited by Luke Beardon, PhD and Dean Worton Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. I have just read the second of two books edited by Luke Beardon and Dean Worton which is…
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The Back to Front World of Azzie Artbuckle – Review
Book Review of “THE BACK TO FRONT WORLD OF AZZIE ARTBUCKLE” by Beth Montgomery Publisher: Your Stories Matter (30 Jan. 2017) This is another in the “Your Stories Matter” publications and begins with a very nice foreword “For all…
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Love, Partnership, or Singleton on the Autism Spectrum – Review
Book Review of “LOVE, PARTNERSHIP OR SINGLETON ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM” Edited by Luke Beardon, PhD and Dean Worton Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. There are forewords at the beginning of the book from Sarah Hendrickx, Dean Beadle and…
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Vera McLuckie and the Daydream – Review
Book Review of “VERA McLUCKIE AND THE DAYDREAM CLUB” by Jane Evans (Author), Ruth Mutch (Illustrator) Publisher: Your Stories Matter (30 Jan. 2017) This is another book in the ‘Your Stories Matter’ collection. ‘Your stories matter’ are independent educational…
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Emily’s Sister – Review
Book Review of “EMILY’S SISTER” A Family’s Journey with Dyspraxia and Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) by Michele Gianetti (Author) and Tanja Russita (Illustrator) Publishers: Explainer HQ Based upon a real life experience, written by a parent of a child…
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Autistic woman lands job training others with autism and learning disabilities
An autistic woman who graduated from a skills training course has now been taken on by the training provider to support other people taking the course. Hilary Morgan (pictured), 21, from South Shields, who has an autism spectrum condition as…
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Understanding and Evaluating Autism Theory – Review
Book Review of “Understanding and Evaluating Autism Theory” by Nick Chown Jessica Kingsley Publishers Nick Chown is an independent Autism Researcher and Trainer who was one of Luke Beardon’s PhD students. The book focuses on the main theories of…
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Mental Health Today Update
Welcome to your Mental Health Today update In the past week, a report has called for schools to teach pupils about mental health alongside traditional subjects. We also highlight a book from Pavilion and an upcoming conference. Schools should be…
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Make ALL reasonable adjustments for disabled customers
I am mum of four living in Hertfordshire. Two of my children are diagnosed with autism. My daughter who is 7 is also visually impaired and a wheelchair user. Everyday life can be tough for our family. A simple trip…
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80% of autistic children experience school anxiety
Eight out of 10 autistic children find going to school so stressful that they experience anxiety. Of those, 58% find this anxiety so debilitating that they miss days at school, according to a new survey. The report, entitled When Will…
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CPS launches consultation on disability hate crime
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched new Public Policy Statements on Hate Crime and put them to a public consultation. The statements focus on crimes against disabled people, racial and religious and homophobic and transphobic hate crime. The policy…
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Further Developments in Axia-ASD
We are delighted to announce further developments in Axia ASD Ltd. Firstly, Scott Bailey has joined the team as Technical Supervisor. Some of you may have met him at our Adult Post-Diagnostic Support Group at “the Creative table”. This is…
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Venn Diagram of neurodevelopmental condition overlap
Just to remind people or share with people who have not seen this the attached Venn Diagram. Everyone will be aware that none of us fit neatly into boxes and there is enormous overlap with the various neurodevelopmental conditions. This…
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Charity launches new autism-friendly banking initiative
A new initiative has been launched that aims to address some of the challenges that autistic people face when they deal with banks and other financial institutions. The new initiative is being launched thanks, in part, to a £5,000 donation…
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Post Diagnosis – Keeping in touch
I just thought it worth mentioning… At the recent post-diagnostic group we told/reminded people we wanted to stay in touch with people after their diagnosis. We do this through our Website our Film Society, Twitter and Facebook. We also welcome…
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“Transition Curve” – adjusting to a diagnosis
Hello Everyone Hope the summer is turning out how everybody wants. I thought it might be helpful to remind people who are already aware of this but also to people new to the site and new to our service the…
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