Charities advise Government on tackling declining student mental wellbeing A new charity wide report has found that young people’s mental wellbeing has declined during the Covid-era and has called on the Government to act. Covid-19 uncertainty has presented unique challenges…

Diary of a Young Naturalist, the 16-year-old’s debut, joins 12 other books in contention for prestigious £50,000 nonfiction award Dara McAnulty, author of Diary of a Young Naturalist. Natural talent … Dara McAnulty, author of Diary of a Young Naturalist.…

Sign our letter to Rishi Sunak Everyone’s lives have been upended by coronavirus. But today, we’re releasing our new report, Left Stranded, that shows that the impact of coronavirus has hit the autistic community worse than most. This isn’t fair…

Rural poverty: Without public transport or digital connection, mental healthcare excludes children More support is needed for young people’s mental health in coastal and rural areas, a Centre for Mental Health report shows. Children living in remote rural and coastal…

Insights How to create support plans How to understand and discuss disorders and self-harm How to support children who have experienced emotional / psychological abuse Your ‘anti-glossary’ for talking about mental illness and mental health challenges Premium content Explore mental…

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Elevated rates of autism, other neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diagnoses, and autistic traits in transgender and gender-diverse individuals Varun Warrier, David M. Greenberg, Elizabeth Weir, Clara Buckingham, Paula Smith, Meng-Chuan Lai, Carrie Allison & Simon Baron-Cohen Nature Communications volume 11, Article…

Further insight A testing time for learning disability services Catch up How to change up quality of life for people with learning disabilities and / or autism – read the research findings and watch our exclusive video interviews Explore the…

Government produces official face mask exemption card You can show this to explain you don’t have to wear a mask in a shop or on a bus An official card has been produced by the Government which people can show…

Ruth and Thomas enjoy an outdoor date in Love on the Spectrum. Photograph: Courtesy of Netflix Netflix’s latest reality effort follows the lives of people on the autism spectrum in detail, with warmth, insight and joy At first glance, Love…

Claire Cookson Blog, 10 July 2020 Claire Cookson, CEO of employment facilitator DFN Project SEARCH, describes how young people with learning disabilities have stepped into key worker roles during the Covid-19 Pandemic and the legacy it may leave. The pandemic…

Those of you who attend our PDSGs, may remember at Luke’s last presentation he mentioned a research project that he was hoping to get ethical approval for, and that it would depend on getting enough participants from our Post-Diagnostic Support…

I’m an autistic, mixed race woman – let’s discuss intersectionality Multiply marginalised due to being a mixed race, autistic woman, Mette writes for Learning Disability Today about how she experiences a world that wasn’t built for her. Content warning: racism…

Another busy week here at Axia this week with six diagnosticians carrying out sterling work. It was also a very sad day today as we said goodbye to Evie Connor, who is relocating back to Scotland. She will still be…

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