Minutes of the Fifthteenth Post-Diagnostic Support Group 21st September 2016 Today’s group was attended by 33 people. Items discussed were: Linda introduced the team members present to the many new attendees. Linda then introduced David who was delivering this month’s…

“XI Autism Europe International Congress” Linda, Calvin, Carly and David attended the eleventh European congress. These are held every three years and there were 1,750 attendees from 60 countries extending way beyond Europe. Day 1 After the opening ceremony here…

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Just to remind people or share with people who have not seen this the attached Venn Diagram. Everyone will be aware that none of us fit neatly into boxes and there is enormous overlap with the various neurodevelopmental conditions. This…

Many parents of autistic children face long battles to get their child the right education and support, despite the government introducing a new system two years ago that was meant to make things easier and less adversarial, according to a…

Launch of the new Axia-ASD Autism Alert Card After many months of discussing, drafting, and seeking feedback, Axia are pleased to announce the arrival of our bespoke Autism Alert Cards! Our cards have been designed specifically for all those who…

About a third of people with conditions such as autism, Asperger’s syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or mental ill health have been the victim of a crime in the past year, according to new figures. Figures from the Equality…

Autism could be diagnosed by allowing children to play games on smart phones and tablets, according to a study… Share This Post:

A new initiative has been launched that aims to address some of the challenges that autistic people face when they deal with banks and other financial institutions. The new initiative is being launched thanks, in part, to a £5,000 donation…

I just thought it worth mentioning… At the recent post-diagnostic group we told/reminded people we wanted to stay in touch with people after their diagnosis. We do this through our Website our Film Society, Twitter and Facebook. We also welcome…

  During Axia’s August P-D.S.G. meeting, Dr. Buchan mentioned a recently received email regarding a presentation given by Phil Morris which she had seen titled “Interviewing Victims & Witnesses with Autism”   given at the “North West Criminal Justice Forum”…