Special occasions, celebrations and holidays can be overwhelming for autistic people. The PDA Society have put together some general suggestions of helpful approaches for PDA families & individuals which can also be shared with wider family & friends to help…

Last week, the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, laid out the Government’s plans for spending. He promised that disability benefits would rise in line with inflation, and that additional funding would be made available to health, social care and education. This funding…

Last year, Madeleine joined us as a Work-Based Learner as part of her Psychology course at the University of Chester; some of you may remember that we posted a link to the online questionnaire that she used for her dissertation…

Many thanks to our very own Dr Linda Buchan, for her informed and interesting opinion on “Alexithymia” presentation, given to our November Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting.   For those of you who missed our November PDSG, the recording is available…

Autism Wales Emergency Services film and downloadable posters form part of their “Train the Trainer” package for Emergency Services. They are currently piloting the scheme with Dyfed Powys Police and South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, with the vision of…

BBC Sounds – Room 5, Series 2, Ep4: Joel Released On: 01 Feb 2022 – Available for over a year ‘I stare at my own reflection, trying to remind myself that I’m not dead.’ Joel never understood why he felt…

BBC Sounds – Room 5, Series 2, Ep1: Holly Released On: 01 Nov 2022 – Available for over a year Aged 39, Holly Smale was a successful author – the creator of the bestselling series of children’s books, Geek Girl.…

Last year Florence Neville presented a talk to our PDSG on “Autistic Health and Wellbeing” Now people are being invited to take part in Florence’s research on how and where other autistic adults use ‘alone-time’ to improve their wellbeing. For…

“My life could be so different” experiences of autistic young people in the youth justice system Introduction Autistic people, like anyone else, can sometimes come into contact with the criminal justice system. Our new report illustrates how lack of support…

Please note that our office will be closed on Friday 7th October 2022. If you need to contact us during this time, the best method is to send an email to enquiries@axia-asd.co.uk which will be picked up when our admin…

‘How to feel safe as an Autistic person’ Axia PDSG Sept. 2022 with Dr Luke Beardon A huge thank you to Luke for his thoughtful and insightful presentation on “Autistic Safety” which was a private presentation specifically for those attending…

Apologies to all those who subscribe to our “Monthly Round-Up”, which was just sent out. I realise now I’ve received it that we are still in September, and when I put the email together I was thinking about our NEXT…

I recently found a YouTube channel called History Scope, which had quite a thorough “History of Autism” video. The video revealed it had been created by an autistic person, giving it a personal insight, and the description contained the list…