This month we are focusing on mental health and autism. This includes: important government proposals to change mental health law, information about our Autism and Mental Health conference, professional practice articles and a case study from our adult residential services.…

Autism and the double empathy problem: Implications for development and mental health Abstract This article proposes a link between autistic people being misperceived by the neurotypical majority and their being at risk of poor mental health and well‐being. We present…

18-26 Year Old Females With a Formal Diagnosis of High-Functioning Autism Needed to Assist With University Research Project. Katie Boswell, a final year linguistics student at The University of Warwick is investigating how autistic people learn and use language compared…

The Autism Core Capabilities rEPosiTory study: The ACCEPT study A team of clinicians and researchers are running a project to understand and share ways to help health, social care and public facing workforces across England to work with autistic people…

Another busy week here at Axia with our clinicians carrying out excellent work. Just a reminder to those of you who are due to visit us for face to face appointments, all staff and visitors are required to wear masks…

Thank you to Dr. Buchan for yesterdays Post-Diagnostic Support Group presentation on the “Myth of Empathy”, which was very enlightening, and expanded upon the presentation Linda and Sarah did in 2019 for a previous PDSG (available here). For those of…

Another busy week here at Axia with our clinicians carrying out excellent work. Just a reminder to those of you who are due to visit us for face to face appointments, all staff and visitors are required to wear masks…

We have put together an information sheet intended to provide a bit of help and advice for those who are due to have, or are considering, a virtual appointment rather than a face to face. It offers guidance on how…

You helped us change the law This week, we had some good news and we wanted to share it with you. For years, we have been campaigning to change the law on mental health in England and Wales. At the…

Another busy week here at Axia with our clinicians carrying out excellent work. Just a reminder to those of you who are due to visit us for face to face appointments, all staff and visitors are required to wear masks…

How to get involved this World Autism Awareness Week World Autism Awareness Week will be back on 29 March-4 April 2021. We’d love for you to join us to help raise much needed money and awareness. You’ll be doing your…

Coronavirus: new guidance and updates Following the most recent changes in restrictions we are updating our guidance, updates and resources on coronavirus for autistic people, their families and professionals. Read more, including: information about the three approved coronavirus vaccines who…

Happy New Year and welcome to Axia’s first ‘Weekly Bulletin’ of 2021. As usual, another busy week here with our clinicians carrying out excellent work. Our first post of the year was on New Year’s Day, where we confirmed that…

During 2020, Young Storyhouse provided young people (aged 14-25) with support and an online space to connect and create. You can be part of Young Storyhouse in 2021. Explore the new opportunities below. Are you (or do you know) a…

Further to the Government’s announcement on Monday evening, we would like to confirm that Red Hill House will remain open and that we are still able to conduct face to face assessments. The Management and staff at Red Hill House…

A man from Peterborough who has autism has achieved his goal of finding his first job in 2020 after help from the DWP’s Work Coaches. Leon Stephenson, 27, developed the skills he needed to land his first job as a…