As part of a week of online Pride events organised by Leeds-based charities, Leeds Autism AIM are putting together a video compilation. It aims to share stories of LGBTQ+ people in the Leeds area who are also neurodivergent. Neurodivergent conditions [...]
Following a successful session on Zoom held earlier this month, Leeds Autism AIM will now be holding fortnightly online peer support sessions. These sessions will be run by and for autistic adults living in the Leeds area and will be [...]
Our autistic-led Women-Aligned Group, which would normally meet at the Lovell Autism Hub, will be meeting on Zoom in mid-July. The first meeting will be on the second Tuesday of the month. Future dates will be released in due course. [...]
Starting this week, the Government brought out a new rule, stating that everyone using public transport must wear a face covering. However, some people are exempt from this rule, including disabled people. Autistic people are in that group, as are [...]
Today, we have started a new private Facebook group run by and for autistic women in the Leeds area. The group will be moderated by a member of staff and one of our volunteers; both are autistic women. The group [...]
When it comes to referring to autism and autistic people, there are usually two ways of going about it. The first is person-first language. This is where someone would say “They have autism” or “people with autism”. The second is [...]
Next month, Leeds Autism AIM will be running an online peer support and check-in session, led by and run for autistic adults in the Leeds area with little or no funded support. The Leeds Autistic Get-Together will be held on [...]
Following on from this week's successful online meeting, Carers Leeds are to run their group for parents, carers and partners of autistic adults (aged 16 and over) again next month. It is free to attend and will be on Zoom. [...]
Starting next week, Carers Leeds will be running an online support group for parents, carers and partners of autistic adults. The groups will be held on the second Tuesday of every month and will be held on the Zoom video [...]
Earlier this spring, we produced some autism alert cards that you can use online to show to police during the COVID-19 crisis. These were about the COVID-19 guidance, which previously allowed autistic people and people with learning disabilities to leave [...]
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