Autism and face coverings on public transport: New alert card
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 [...]
Autistic-led Women’s Group now on Facebook
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Leeds Autistic Get-Together: Online autistic-led peer support session
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 [...]
Carers Leeds’ monthly Carers Group to meet in July
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 [...]
