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Parents face long battles to get right support for their autistic children

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

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Announcing the “Axia-ASD Autism Alert Card”

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

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Mental Health Today – Report on Victims of Crime

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

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Happy 2nd Birthday!

I just wanted to wish Calvin and the Axia Film Society congratulations on the second anniversary of it’s launch, and Calvin’s first review, “SIN CITY 2: A Dame to Kill For”. The time seems to have flown so quickly, two

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Tablet and phone games could help diagnose autism, study suggests

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

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North West Autism Event – Preston

A collaborative event for North West commissioners of services for people with autism Event information This autism event has been arranged in partnership with Regional North NHS England team and the North East and Cumbria Transforming Care Partnership. The event

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Charity launches new autism-friendly banking initiative

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

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Post Diagnosis – Keeping in touch

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

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“Interviewing Victims & Witnesses with Autism” – by Phil Morris

  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”

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Post-Diagnostic Support Group Minutes – August 2016

Minutes of the Fourteenth Post-Diagnostic Support Group 17th August 2016 Today’s group was attended by 36 people. Items discussed were: Linda explained to the group that today would be a more informal, creative session facilitated by Carly’s husband, Scott, with

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“Transition Curve” – adjusting to a diagnosis

 Hello Everyone Hope the summer is turning out how everybody wants. I thought it might be helpful to remind people who are already aware of this but also to people new to the site and new to our service the

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North Wales 1st Annual Autism Conference

North Wales 1st Annual Autism Conference Communication Across the Spectrum The first North Wales Annual Autism Conference is an opportunity for individuals with an Autism Spectrum Condition, their families and professionals to network and access credible information from educators, researchers

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Autism Networks – Additional Services & Charity Disco

Autism Networks is working hard to provide additional services. To support this they are now open during the daytime on Tuesday 10:30am till 12:30pm and again on Thursday 12:15pm till 2:30pm. They are also developing the front of the centre

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NAS August Monthly E-newsletter

Welcome to the National Autistic Society’s monthly e-newsletter! It’s already time to start thinking about school, and the National Autistic Society teamed up with Marks & Spencer to support the development of their brand new ‘Easy Dressing’ school uniform collection,

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Autism Professionals Awards nominations now open

Nominations are now open for the 2017 Autism Professionals Awards. Last year there were the highest number of entries ever, and the judges were inspired by their quality. We are very proud here at Axia-ASD that our good friend Dr.

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Luke and Dream in “The Conversation”

Luke & Dream in “The Conversation” Where to start this part of my story… I find my Self to be a curious creature at the best of times, and there are (in my experience) events, occurrences and happenings which increase

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Luke and Dream: Meeting of Minds

Recently Dr. Luke Beardon invited me to attend BBC Radio Sheffield to record a conversation for “The Listening Project”. Out of the wonderful hour and 35 minute chat, it appears they have whittled it down to just over 3 minutes

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Westminster Commission on Autism – Inquiry Releases Findings

Westminster Commission on Autism The Westminster Autism Commission describe themselves as “an independent, cross-party group with leaders from the autism sector influencing policy & practice for an autism friendly world”. Following a seven-month inquiry and a consultation of over 900

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