Christmas 2018 Information Pack
We at Leeds Autism AIM have produced a four-page information booklet with all the info you need to get you through the Christmas and New Year period. It's a PDF which you can view on your browser or by using [...]
Coping at Christmas: A list of autism-specific resources
For this Christmas, we have an updated list of blog posts and guides about getting through this time of year as an autistic person. Many of the below links are to pieces written by autistic people themselves. We hope that [...]
#XmasAutisticLifeHacks: Being prepared for change
Our newest addition to the #XmasAutisticLifeHacks series comes from Specialist Autism Services' Health and Wellbeing Group! At the group, they talked about some of the life hacks that we have already published and, using our weekly planner for this Christmas, [...]
Xmas as an autistic adult: A personal perspective
As part of our Christmas information pack, our Information Officer Luke Aylward writes a piece about how he experiences the season, going through four different challenging areas and listing his coping strategies for each one. In my near 34 years [...]
Autism Hub Christmas/New Year 2018-19 opening dates
Leeds Autism AIM's Autism Hub will be closed for some dates during the Christmas and New Year period. Below is a list of dates when the Hub is closed: Friday 21st December Tuesday 25th December Friday 28th December Tuesday 1st [...]
#XmasAutisticLifeHacks – Secret Santa etiquette
For the latest of our #XmasAutisticLifeHacks series, we have a top tip around that often stressful seasonal office staple: Secret Santa! Gill Loomes, our Peer Development Worker, shares her tip for making sure you get a gift you'll actually like [...]
Women’s Group to talk about #XmasAutisticLifeHacks
Our last monthly Women's Group of 2018 will be talking about life hacks to use during the Christmas and New Year period. The topic ties into our #XmasAutisticLifeHacks series of posts around coping at Christmas while autistic. They will be [...]
#XmasAutisticLifeHacks – Getting your days right
The second of our #XmasAutisticLifeHacks is from Luke Aylward, our Information Officer. Luke has a handy tip for not mixing up your dates during a time of year when routine doesn't have much place. "I sometimes find it hard to [...]
#XmasAutisticLifeHacks – It’s okay to say “no”
In the first of our #XmasAutisticLifeHacks series, our Peer Development Worker Gill Loomes has her way of coping with all the party invitations she receives during this time of year. Here is what she wrote: "It's easy to burn yourself [...]
#XmasAutisticLifeHacks: Share your tips for coping at Christmas
To follow on from our #AutisticLifeHacks series of posts from autistic people, we have given it a seasonal spin to coincide with the Christmas and New Year period. Starting early next month, we will be posting a series of life [...]
