Personal News Update

Well it is not purely business here at Axia ASD Ltd and we thought we would share some of our personal news updates with you.

Dr Linda Buchan (Director of the Company) – Linda is currently carrying out family partnership training with a friend and colleague, Aline Macready on her non-clinical day of the week. For further details please visit http://www.scope.org.uk/ or http://www.scope.org.uk/Made-to-measure/Trafford/Forum.

Carly (Company Secretary) – Carly ran the Sheffield Half Marathon on Sunday 6 April 2014 – and is now known as a Rebel Runner (!!!) to raise funds for Sheffield Children’s Hospital and Changing Faces. The total amount raised was £1,017!!! Carly’s daughter continues to be treated by the Sheffield Children’s Hospital following a tumour several years ago and half of the funds will be going to the Late Effects Project they are running to see how having cancer in childhood affects children later in life. The other half of the funds raised will be going to the new Changing Faces Practitioner that has been commissioned for the Children’s Hospital. Carly was the first ever fundraiser for this and is something that Carly is very passionate about, having facial palsy herself.

Carly is also now a member of the User Council for Changing Faces and further information about the work that this charity does can be found at www.changingfaces.org.uk.

Calvin (Consultant and Chef) – Calvin is currently visiting Japan as part of his cultural studies and world travels. Everyone at Axia ASD Ltd is looking forward to his return and the culinary delights he will bring back with him from the trip. Calvin has also started some important work with our client group and has particular special interests in Japanese Aname and Heavy Metal music.

Anna (Assistant Psychologist) – Anna has been carrying out a qualitative research project that explores personal experiences of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in adults who have Asperger Syndrome and Autism for her post-graduate thesis. She will be receiving her final mark for this piece of research and the end of April 2014 and is hopeful that she can publish her findings in due course. Anna is also currently in the middle of the application process of studying a post-graduate qualification in Health Psychology (MSc) in the 2014/2015 academic year at The University of Central Lancashire.