Axia ASD
Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD and Dyspraxia
Guest Reviews
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Inside Out – A Family Review
View Resource: Inside Out – A Family ReviewA Family Review of the Film “Inside Out” Ashton I liked it when they got back to headquarters but I didn’t like it when Bing Bong faded away. I liked when sadness made Joy drag her around the library. I think the message of the film is don’t throw any of your emotions away and…
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The Nine Degrees of Autism – Review
View Resource: The Nine Degrees of Autism – ReviewBook Review of “The Nine Degrees of Autism” A Developmental Model for the Alignment and Reconciliation of Hidden Neurological Conditions Edited by Philip Wylie, Wenn Lawson, Luke Beardon Publisher – Routledge ISBN-10: 113888717X This is a collection of essays by a variety authors on the different life stages of a person with autism, with a…
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Temple Grandin (2010) – Review
View Resource: Temple Grandin (2010) – Review“TEMPLE GRANDIN (2010)” Temple Grandin is probably the world’s most famous autistic person. The film takes you through the extraordinary challenges Temple and her mother faced. She didn’t begin to speak until she was 4 years old. Her mother was advised to put her in an institution by the specialist. Yet that was never an…
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“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” – Review
View Resource: “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” – ReviewBook Review of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon Publisher: Vintage; Reprint edition (1 April 2004) ISBN-10: 0099450259 Christopher is a 15 year old maths genius who sets about solving the mystery of a neighbour’s murdered dog. What he uncovers along the way is quite surprising and enthralling. This…
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Aspies on Mental Health – Review
View Resource: Aspies on Mental Health – ReviewBook Review of “Aspies on Mental Health” Speaking for Ourselves Edited by Luke Beardon and Dean Worton Jessica Kingsley Publishers ISBN: 978-1-84905-152-1 To the unknowing/neurotypical we Aspies may appear “odd” or “quirky”, but most of us fight daily battles (to our cost) in trying to conform or appearing to be “normal”. This book reminds me…
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Do Lemons Have Feathers? – Book Review
View Resource: Do Lemons Have Feathers? – Book ReviewBook Review of “Do Lemons Have Feathers? More to Autism Than Meets The Eye” by David J Burns Jessica Kingsley Publishers I am not a fast reader and can easily be overwhelmed by a book, but not this one. David writes as if he were speaking directly to the reader as a friend. Indeed a…
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Zootropolis (2016) – Review
View Resource: Zootropolis (2016) – Review“ZOOTROPOLIS” Zootropolis was much better than what I thought! It was very funny, very amusing and I would highly recommend it as a family film and something to go and watch. Throughout the movie, it builds up a lot of tension and grabs the audiences attention. You won’t be able to take your eyes off…
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Steve Silberman: “Neurotribes” (2016) – Review
View Resource: Steve Silberman: “Neurotribes” (2016) – ReviewBook Review of “Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently” by Steve Silberman Published by Allen and Unwin ISBN 9781760113643 I came to the subject of autism aged 53, around 26th November 2014, when it was suggested by a CBT professional that I might be on the…
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Steve Silberman: “Neurotribes” (2015) – Review
View Resource: Steve Silberman: “Neurotribes” (2015) – ReviewBook Review of “NEUROTRIBES” The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity Steve Silberman ISBN Number 978-1583334676 A month after starting to read Steve Silberman’s doorstopper of a book “Neurotribes” I’ve finished it at last. I’m so glad I read it on my kindle because at 544 pages in hardback it’s a wrist-breaker. That…
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Overcoming Anxiety and Depression on the Autism Spectrum
View Resource: Overcoming Anxiety and Depression on the Autism SpectrumMegan very kindly offered to review the following book: “Overcoming Anxiety and Depression on the Autism Spectrum: A Self-Help Guide using CBT” by Lee A Wilkinson (available from Amazon here). However, despite putting an enormous amount of effort in, she felt unable to continue as it seems too scientific and psychological thinking before it gets…
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The Rewrite (2014) – Review
View Resource: The Rewrite (2014) – Review“THE REWRITE” The Rewrite is a romantic comedy about a once successful screenwriter who makes the decision to fly from his life of Los Angeles to become a teacher in a New York University. Staring Hugh Grant, the film portrays the story of the trials and tribulations of working with students and how his former…
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The Story of Luke (2012) – Review
View Resource: The Story of Luke (2012) – Review“THE STORY OF LUKE” Following my diagnosis, one of the pieces of “advice” I received was to visit some of the autistic forums. It turned out to “not be my thing”, however there was a chap on one of them whom I felt I resonated with, and he seemed to think I really “should” watch…
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Mozart and the Whale (2005) – Review
View Resource: Mozart and the Whale (2005) – Review“MOZART AND THE WHALE” Until an aspie friend brought the 2005 aspie rom-com“Mozart and the Whale” to my attention I was entirely unaware of the film. She had discovered it for herself during her extensive reading around the topic of autism. At the time of its cinema release it made very little impact and even…
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The Blues Brothers (1980) – Review
View Resource: The Blues Brothers (1980) – Review“THE BLUES BROTHERS” Is this a situation anyone can relate to?… One is in midst of conversation, and suddenly a thought comes to mind – from where you know not, and, from subconscious depths, without further “due diligence” one vocalises said thought… Is that a common experience? I bring it up purely because it happened…