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August PDSG Presentation – Reasonable Adjustments for Autistic Adults with Dr Luke Beardon

Sincere thanks to Dr Luke Beardon for his thought provoking presentation  on “Reasonable Adjustments for Autistic Adults”, in which he goes into concepts of “energy exchange” and “Autistic Courtesy” among many other things. It appears I inadvertently deleted slide 21

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October PDSG Date Change

Hi all,   Please be aware that the date of our next PDSG has been brought forward one week to 1st October. We hope to see you there.   Thank you Evie Connor   General Manager   Share This Post:

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NAS LinkedIn Post – “It beggars belief”…

We shall be including the report mentioned which is due in September at our PDSG which is now on 1/10 Please come and join us Dr. Linda Buchan Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Director of Axia ASD Ltd. Share This Post:

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UK Parliament – Employment Support for Disabled People Inquiry

Employment support for disabled people Inquiry With the disability employment gap persistently at nearly 30%, the Government has announced it will spend an additional £2.2 billion on employment support over the next four years. The Committee will explore the reasons

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Axia Sponsors Chester Pride – Saturday 16th August

  Axia will again be one of the sponsors for Chester Pride on Saturday 16th August. We will be holding a stall located in the Health and Wellbeing tent/Trans Zone.   The parade will be from 12pm until 1pm and then

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Support Jamie’s Campaign for People With Dyslexia

Get involved – #ComeOnBridget! We need the Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, to make sure our education system works for all children – including those with dyslexia. If you’ve lived it, watched your child struggle, or tried to

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NHS Learning Disability and Autism Update July 2025

We have included important information that was shared on social media during July, so you have this all in one place. We have tried to make it plain English.  If you are looking at this from a work email address

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They’ve only gone and done it! – NAS

They’ve only gone and done it! 🎉 ⚽ The National Autistic Society is sending huge congratulations to the Lionesses for their spectacular win at the UEFA Women’s EURO final! Thank you for bringing it home! We are so proud of

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Early Closing on Tuesday 29th July

Hi everyone,   Please note that on Tuesday 29th July we will be closing our office 30 minutes early at 4.30pm. Any voicemails or emails left after this time will be responded to on Wednesday 30th.   Thank you  

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July PDSG Presentation on Neurodivergent Ageing with Jacqui Brett

Many thanks to Jacqui for her Presentation on Wednesday at our Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting. The topic was Neurodivergent Ageing, with a focus on “Occupational Functioning”.   For those of you unable to attend our July PDSG, the recording is

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Submit work to The Spectrum Magazine – NAS

Submit work to The Spectrum The Spectrum is a magazine written for and by autistic people and we are always looking for new contributors. Whether you have an article, piece of artwork or a poem you would like to be considered

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Aviation Accessibility Task and Finish Group report

Executive summary Background Since the pandemic there has been a significant increase in the number of passengers requesting assistance to enable them to travel by air. According to the most recent Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data, in 2024, 5.5 million

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Participants Needed – Exploring the Experiences of South Asian Autistic Women

Participants Needed – Exploring the Experiences of South Asian Autistic Women Who Can Take Part? Women (assigned female at birth and identify as women – also known as cisgender) Identify as South Asian (e.g. Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Nepali,

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Axia PDSG 16th July

Hi everyone,    The next Post Diagnostic Support Group will be held on Wednesday 16th July 2025 in the Paddock Room, Chester Race Course, at our usual time of 12:00pm until 2:00pm.  Speaker: Jacqui Brett And the topic will be

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NHS Learning Disability and Autism Engagement Team – Update Email June 2025

  We have included important information that was shared on social media during June, so you have this all in one place. We have tried to make it plain English. If you are looking at this from a work email

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Autism Act 2009 Committee – Linked In

On Monday 30 June, we’ll question Government ministers on what they plan to do to improve outcomes for autistic people when the current autism strategy ends in 2026. At 2:45, we’ll hear from: ⭐ Stephen Kinnock MP, Minister of State

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Care for those with learning disabilities or autistic people – Government Press release

Care for those with learning disabilities or autistic people New guidance published today will provide a boost in the quality of care for people with a learning disability or autistic people Published 19 June 2025 New guidance published today to

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Jamie Oliver: Why Dyslexic Thinking Is The Secret Ingredient You Need To Create Change – YouTube

Jamie Oliver: Why Dyslexic Thinking Is The Secret Ingredient You Need To Create Change Jamie Oliver is Britain’s best-selling non-fiction author – selling over 50 million books worldwide. He’s taught the world to cook and used his Dyslexic Thinking to

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