We are suspending our Axia Open Room for a while, but hope to announce today an alternative way/ways of connecting with us. Thanks everyone Dr. Linda Buchan Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Director of Axia ASD Ltd. Share This Post:

Siena Castellon: Neurodiversity – the new normal Siena is 17 and from London. She classes herself as a ‘maths and physics nerd’ and claims her dog is the cutest dog in the world. Siena is also neurodiverse: She is autistic,…

Looking forward to everyone attending their appointments on Monday unless you have been advised not to travel Dr. Linda Buchan Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Director of Axia ASD Ltd. Share This Post:

Just to reassure people who have appointments booked with us: We are an essential service providing services to the NHS We look forward to meeting you at your allotted appointment time unless you have been told not to travel.  …

Good morning to everyone who will be attending Axia for their appointment today. Many people describe their visit to Axia as life changing, and as such we view attendance as essential, unless of course you have been told not to…

Would you like to receive three months of membership for free? The new edition of Your Autism magazine is out now. It’s packed full of the latest news, guidance and advice about autism, and amazing true life stories from autistic…

I’m Phillip and I’m one of the autistic campaigners who went to Parliament on Wednesday to talk about the Autism Act. I have worked with MPs in their recent inquiry to improve support for autistic people, so I joined them…

by Dan Carney for The British Psychological Society’s Research Digest One of the most well-known psychological biases is the Dunning-Kruger effect: the tendency for individuals less skilled or knowledgeable in a particular area to overestimate their own performance. Now, a…

Autism Professionals Conference 2020 – presentations The National Autistic Society’s Autism Professionals Conference took place in February 2020. The link below will take you to a list of presentations featured in the programme, for delegates who attended and anyone else…

“I’m Autistic. This Is What It’s Like For Me Using London Transport” By Lauren Malina-Goldsmith When you look at me, you would not have a clue that I am autistic. I am 21 and a university student. For the most…

“Autism and Alcohol” Wednedays talk was given by Matt Tinsley, Autistic Adult and Co-author of Asperger Syndrome: Drinking To Cope. Matt shared his very interesting story of late diagnosed Autism and how this realisation led to his recovery from severe…

Here are some photos taken today of Calvin as he gave his presentation. Please click on an image below to enlarge it. Share This Post:

Cal’s presentation at the NAS Professionals Conference is tomorrow, so we’re sharing a couple of pictures from today along with the details from their brochure. Click on the images to enlarge. Portrayals of autism in the media Summary Calvin view’s…

Minutes of the Forty Second Post-Diagnostic Support Group 26th February 2020 Today’s group was attended by 42 people and one assistance dog. Sarah Hendrickx opened the group and explained that Linda was not there as she was attending the NAS…

Calvin has alerted us to the fact that there are still some extremely prominent groups of Anti Vaxers on social media whom we need to be aware of. As facebook blocks groups who use ‘Anti Vaxers’ in their name or…

Update on the autism strategy We’re getting in touch because we have an update on the new autism strategy, which is the Government’s plan to improve services and support for autistic people and their families. The strategy was due to…