On this page, you will find autism blog posts covering areas such as how to support autistic adults, as well as some of our guides. Find links to some of our posts, guides and resources right here!
Making Information Accessible for Neurodivergent People: A new guide
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 [...]
Christmas Survival Plan
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 [...]
Coronavirus: Autistic Voices – Luke
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 [...]
How autistic staff keep AIM going
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 [...]
Why we use identity-first language
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 [...]
Information Processing and Coronavirus: An autistic person’s experience
The Coronavirus outbreak has resulted in a lot of information being shared by the government, news websites, blogs and health services. Is all the information too much to cope with? Is it clear enough? Luke [...]
