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.…

Your last chance to complete the Autism Act survey We have extended our Autism Act survey. Now is your last chance to complete the survey before it closes on 14 April. 10 years ago, our supporters campaigned with us to…

Amy Pilkington started this petition to Health Minister Matt Hancock My 13 year old daughter Edie suffers with Irlen Syndrome – a condition that affects how her brain processes the things she sees. It makes words move around on the…

Calvin, Renwick and I had a great day. Met really interesting and fun people. Dr. Linda Buchan Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Director of Axia ASD Ltd.   Here is Cal saying hello to everyone at today’s Dyspraxia event   Here…

Help us to reach MPs across the UK As an autism campaigner and a parent, I know how important it is for our politicians to understand autism. Since 2014, I’ve been campaigning with other parents, carers and autistic people in…

Our Deputy CEO @CharleneTait_SA and @CatrionaSScot discussed an underdiagnosis of autism in females on Good Morning Scotland @BBCRadioScot this morning. Tune in at 1 hour 48 minutes to hear the full discussion https://bbc.in/2G0aJqg  #AutismAwareness Share This Post:

World Autism Awareness Day 2019 – Let’s raise the voices of Autistic Girls and Women This is one of the proudest things I have ever posted. For World Autism Awareness Day 2019. To all the fabulous autistic girls and women…

Autism Awareness Week: Carrie Grant and her daughter Talia on why more needs to be done 26 Mar 2018 One in 100 people are on the autistic spectrum, but are we doing enough to support them? Today marks the start…

Learning disability support provider launches pioneering easy-read transgender guide 06 March 2019 CMG, a leading provider of support for people with learning disabilities and associated complex needs, has joined forces with charities CHANGE and Choice Support to launch an easy-read…

Darren Devine 21 March 2019 MSP Daniel Johnson’s life was a “mess” before he was diagnosed with ADHD six years ago. Now, he tells of his battle to raise awareness of ADHD as the only politician in any UK parliament…

April is Autism Acceptance Month. Many people have an understanding of Autism that is based on little more than stringing together a few popular stereotypes. This video aims to help fill the gaps by cutting through the medical jargon and…

We are pleased to announce that “The Nerd Consultant’s Guide to Anime” is now available to purchase on Amazon in Kindle format. Share This Post:

Hi, For those who don’t know me, I’m Kirstie. I’m the project development coordinator here at AI and a trustee. At the start of July, I will be training as an Irlen Screener/assessor. After finding out that both my daughters…