This April is Autism Acceptance Month. It was created many years ago to shine a light on autism and what autistic people go through, initially called Autism Awareness Month. More information about its origins can be found in a blog [...]
This April, you will probably have seen a lot of online content celebrating Autism Acceptance Month. At the same time, it’s possible that you might have come across social media posts and news articles marking Autism Awareness Month. It does [...]
To mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2023 (13th-19th March), we in the Leeds Autism AIM team are putting together a list of useful resources about all things neurodiversity and neurodivergence. It includes blog posts, websites and videos, all suggested by [...]
In recent years, there has been a lot of discussion of the idea of neurodiversity. Much of it has been positive, but with that has come more than a little confusion. What does it mean? Who does it cover? [...]
To mark Autistic Pride Day 2022 (Saturday 18th June), our Peer Development Worker Gill Loomes-Quinn has written a blog about what it means to her. Writing about her experience of doing her PhD, Gill covers topics such as tenacity and [...]
Following our Autistic Utopia discussion on Tuesday 29th March, we have put together a 'manifesto' document. This is based on what autistic adults taking part in the group said. The manifesto covers five areas: Employment Transport Public buildings and spaces [...]
After speaking to neurodivergent staff and people that Leeds Autism AIM work with, we have put together a brand new guide. It is a booklet that explains how to make information accessible to neurodivergent people in a number of ways. [...]
This Christmas is going to be a little different for many of us. Owing to the Coronavirus pandemic, there are restrictions on what we can and cannot do, but the social aspect of the festive season is still there. To [...]
In the third of our Coronavirus: Autistic Voices series, our Information Officer Luke Aylward shares his experience of trying to find and stick to a routine. His is a video; please find it below: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFbjk8Oe-2k]
Today, Thursday 18th June, is Autistic Pride Day. It is an occasion that is celebrated by many autistic people worldwide and was coined by the Aspies For Freedom forum in 2005. To mark it this year, our Information Officer Luke [...]
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