Many thanks to Jacqui for her Presentation on Wednesday at our Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting. The topic was Neurodivergent Ageing, with a focus on “Occupational Functioning”.   For those of you unable to attend our July PDSG, the recording is available below. Dream Guest IT Consultant Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:15 Neurodivergent Ageing 01:21 Agenda 02:19…

Submit work to The Spectrum The Spectrum is a magazine written for and by autistic people and we are always looking for new contributors. Whether you have an article, piece of artwork or a poem you would like to be considered for inclusion, please send it in and it could appear in a subsequent issue. How…

Executive summary Background Since the pandemic there has been a significant increase in the number of passengers requesting assistance to enable them to travel by air. According to the most recent Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data, in 2024, 5.5 million passengers requested assistance at a UK airport, which equates to approximately 1.9% of total passengers.…

Participants Needed – Exploring the Experiences of South Asian Autistic Women Who Can Take Part? Women (assigned female at birth and identify as women – also known as cisgender) Identify as South Asian (e.g. Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Nepali, Bhutanese, or Maldivian heritage) Diagnosed or self-identify as autistic at age 18 or older Born…

  We have included important information that was shared on social media during June, so you have this all in one place. We have tried to make it plain English. If you are looking at this from a work email address and can’t see the pictures below, try sending this email to your personal email…

On Monday 30 June, we’ll question Government ministers on what they plan to do to improve outcomes for autistic people when the current autism strategy ends in 2026. At 2:45, we’ll hear from: ⭐ Stephen Kinnock MP, Minister of State for Care, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) ⭐ Alison McGovern MP, Minister for…

Care for those with learning disabilities or autistic people New guidance published today will provide a boost in the quality of care for people with a learning disability or autistic people Published 19 June 2025 New guidance published today to ensure health and care staff have skills to provide care for people with a learning…

Jamie Oliver: Why Dyslexic Thinking Is The Secret Ingredient You Need To Create Change Jamie Oliver is Britain’s best-selling non-fiction author – selling over 50 million books worldwide. He’s taught the world to cook and used his Dyslexic Thinking to make complex recipes simple and easy and create powerful change. First with school dinners. Next…

Take Action To Oppose The Disability Benefits Cuts! – Sign The Petition, Write To Your MP A new petition backed by Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) aims to unite opposition to the government’s “devastating” disability benefit cuts and reforms by calling for every one of the measures to be abandoned. The petition has been endorsed by…

A team at City St George’s are looking to work with 5 autistic adults who have recently had diagnostic imaging (like x-rays, CT, MRI, ultrasound) or radiotherapy. We need your help to design a questionnaire, and we need to ensure we are informed by your priorities. 🕒 Time commitment: 3 hours (with more available in…

Hi everyone, Please note that our office will close at 3pm on Wednesday 18th June to allow for maintenance work. Voicemails and emails will be picked up on Thursday morning. Evie Connor   Data Analyst & Learning and Development Manager Share This Post:

Many thanks to Sarah for her Presentation this week at our Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting. The topic was Autism and Employment, and covered an extensive amount of information for autistic people to consider.   For those of you unable to attend our June PDSG, the recording is available below. Dream Guest IT Consultant Timestamps NB.…

Research Study Participant Information Video: Exploring the Intersectional experience of being Black and Autistic Informational Video about autism research taking place. If you are interested in participating, please contact the researcher Heather Chambers via email: h.chambers3@herts.ac.uk for more info. Share This Post:

Hi everyone, We have some essential maintenance work going on today meaning that we are unable to take incoming phone calls. This is for one day only and we will be able to take calls again on Monday. You can still reach us via email at enquiries@axia-asd.co.uk Thank you Evie Connor   Data Analyst &…

Bereaved families and autism experts say a new partnership between two specialist charities will help to save lives. PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide and Autism Action have announced they are collaborating to help promote greater awareness of the issues facing autistic people and to ensure more is done to keep them suicide-safe. Alarming figures show…