Insights I’ve heard voices since I was five-years-old – and I wouldn’t change a thing “Most vulnerable women are being repeatedly failed”: A call for trauma-informed NHS approaches It’s exam time – but university students need support all year long…

We are delighted to share Axia ASD Ltd’s Annual Report for the year 2018/19. The report details developments in our service and our plans for 2019. It includes highlights from last year including our extremely successful PDSG presentations, the release…

When my daughter was diagnosed, I was scared, vulnerable, and needed something or someone to blame. I blamed vaccines A few weeks ago, 21 years after the conspiracy theory linking MMR and autism first reared its ugly head, I was…

I urge everyone to sign this. Dr. Linda Buchan Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Director of Axia ASD Ltd. “I don’t want anyone else to go through what he did” 2,260 people on the autism spectrum or with a learning disability…

Easy read newsletter out now Read our new easy read newsletter to find out about: What it says in the NHS Long Term Plan for people with a learning disability, autism or both Looking after your eyes How to let…

We recently received feedback on the Dyspraxia Foundation Youth Manchester Event which Calvin, Renwick and I attended, so we wanted to share it with you. Dr. Linda Buchan Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Director of Axia ASD Ltd. Share This Post:

Spectrum Live, now available on demand Spectrum Live is our new interactive live stream event, available for free to watch on Facebook − whether you have an account or not. You can catch up on our last two Spectrum Live…

We would like to remind people that the deadline for participation in this online review is 16th May 2019 In April 2014 the government published ‘Think Autism’, a strategy for meeting the needs of autistic adults in England. The strategy…

Insights from www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk Further insight Autistic young people tackle loneliness among peers Mental capacity bill amendment reaches final stages – and concerns remain Catch up Number of autistic pupils identified in Scotland’s schools doubles Keep supporting progress and greater opportunities…

Applications for two places in the AET Young Persons Panel are closing next week on the 1st of May at 5pm. There is still time to apply, please see the details below. Do you know any 16-25-year-old autistic people –…

Minutes of the Thirty Sixth Post-Diagnostic Support Group 24th April 2019 Today’s group was attended by 53 people and the Autism assistance dog, Ripley. Once again a brilliant presentation from Sarah, which can be found here. It was on Atypical…

Atypically Autistic – ‘You don’t look autistic to me’. The stereotypical view of autistic people is that we are all like Rainman or Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory; somewhat oblivious to what people think about us and all nerdy…

Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England, has published a report looking at the amount spent on preventative and early intervention mental health support for children in England. These interventions look to treat problems like anxiety, depression, or eating disorders…

There have been mounting worries among professionals, government and parents that excessive screen time is harmful to adolescents By Jane Wakefield Technology reporter 5 April 2019 There is little evidence of a link between the amount of time teenagers spend…

Further insight Care worker discovers own artistic talent through supporting people with learning disabilities Catch up “Never mind the b******s – just support me to lead an ordinary life” Keep supporting progress and greater opportunities for people with learning disabilities.…