Guide dogs and other types of animal assisted intervention for physical disabilities have been around for a long time. But with an increasing understanding of how people experiencing mental illness can be supported, these methods are becoming more commonly used…

Origins of the term “neurodiversity” The term “neurodiversity” was coined in the late 1990s by Australian sociologist Judy Singer, who is autistic herself. Singer, along with the American journalist Harvey Blume, recognised that what we call “diversity”, i.e. the variety…

Alex posted a new update to Amazing Kids Happen: An animated educational film Dear all, If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter you may have seen some of the work I have been doing for the new animation. If…

We received the following news via email, which we are very sorry to have to convey.   Dr. Linda Buchan Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Director of Axia ASD Ltd. Due to personal circumstances we regret to inform you that the…

Not Enough: our new campaign for better support and services (9 September 2019) Today, we are launching Not Enough, our campaign to demand better support and services for autistic people in England. Ten years on from the Autism Act and…

Email your MP  Right now, over two thirds of autistic people in England say they’re not getting the support they need. That means more than 300,000 autistic people are struggling to do things most people take for granted, such as socialising,…

School forced to reinstate and apologise for unlawful discrimination of disabled student The parents of a pupil living with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and sensory processing difficulties have successfully won a case against their child’s independent prep school, Ashdown House,…

Here is the latest email update for the NHS England Learning Disability and Autism Forum. It tells you about ways you can get involved in our work. We write this update in plain English and we tell you about more…

In 2016, the UK government launched a groundbreaking drive to reduce the use of psychotropic drugs for people with autism and learning disabilities. But recent figures show that while prescribing rates for antipsychotics have fallen since the campaign’s launch, antidepressants,…

Autism Champions Following an intensive training programme delivered by the charity Autism Puzzles, the PRM team are now recognised ‘Autism Champions’. Now fully recognised as being ‘autism-aware’, the Airport’s Autism Champions understand the additional challenges faced by those living with autism…

Richard Mylan and his autistic son Jaco are going on a journey of discovery. Travelling from Wales to America and back again, they’re visiting the most autism-friendly places around the world, to find out how we can make everywhere from…

Minutes of the Thirty Eighth Post-Diagnostic Support Group 28th August 2019 46 people attended today’s meeting along with Bertie the pug. Today’s talk was the first part of a presentation on “Social and Personal Relationships” given by Sarah Hendrickx, Autistic…

Calvin, our “in-house Nerd Consultant”, head of the Axia Film Society, founder of the Anime Amigos and author of “The Nerd Consultant’s Guide to Anime” has been with Axia ASD Ltd. 6 years today! Congratulations Cal, and long may it…

Amazing Things Happen is the creation of independent animation director Alex Amelines. The short was released in April 2017 to coincide with World Autism Awareness, and was made available online for free. It tackles the complex subject of autism with…

Support Autism Hour! Autism Hour is back, and we need your help to make it bigger and better than last year! We had over 11,000 businesses take part in 2018, and many businesses have gone on to make lasting, permanent…