The Autism Reference Group, a quarterly forum for autistic adults in Leeds to have their say on what services in the city should do for them, meets next month at the Lovell Autism Hub. Its aim is to give autistic people a means of sharing their views on what areas need to be improved. It … More Autism Reference Group set for next month
Our Tuesday Hub session is back, and we’ve got a lot going on! Here’s a rundown on what we have scheduled for our next weekly drop-in: Lovell Autism Hub – Tuesday 21st August – 3:30-7pm First, we’ve got Employment Advice from the DWP. It’s available from 3:30pm to 5pm and comes in the form of … More What’s on at the Hub this week – 21st August
The latest of our #AutisticLifeHacks is about something a number of autistic people find difficult: eye contact. For some autistic people, making eye contact with another person can be overstimulating to the point of becoming painful. Autistic blogger Judy Endow wrote this piece on autism and eye contact: https://ollibean.com/autism-and-eye-contact/. To help avoid the pain that comes … More #AutisticLifeHacks – help to avoid eye contact
Leeds is to host its’ first ever autistic pride picnic this September. The picnic will take place on Sunday 23rd September from Noon until 6pm. It will be held at Kirkstall Abbey Park, around three miles from Leeds City Centre. The picnic is being organised entirely by autistic adults who live locally. In due course, … More Leeds Autistic Pride Picnic happening next month
We have something for parents, carers and partners of autistic adults at our weekly hub, whilst our fortnightly session still continues apace. Here is what we have in store at our hub sessions next week: Lovell Autism Hub – Tuesday 14th August – 3:30-7pm We’re able to produce personalised resources for you between 3:30pm and … More What’s on at the Hubs this week – 14th-17th August
Our first Hub session of August has something for any autistic adults who would like a few pointers on employment. Here are more details of that and what else we have on this coming week: Lovell Autism Hub – Tuesday 7th August – 3:30-7pm First, we have the DWP’s Employment Advice session from 3:30-5:30pm. This … More What’s on at the Hub this week – 7th August
Earlier this summer, some of our staff team and volunteers went to the 2018 Manchester Autism Show. For most of us, this was our first time there. We saw a few talks by autistic speakers, visited stalls for autism-specific services and even came away with a few stim toys! In this post, two of our … More 2018 Manchester Autism Show: What we learned
In the latest of our #AutisticLifeHacks, this particular life hack centres around stimming. This one is about how bringing stimming aids like fidget spinners can help to make you feel calm when travelling somewhere, be it new or familiar. Here is a link from Neurodivergent Rebel, explaining what stimming is and how it works from … More #AutisticLifeHacks: Stimming on the go
A survey has recently been put together, asking people in Leeds what they think about Primary Mental Health Care in the city. It was created by the NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The survey’s results will then be used to help shape mental health care services in the future. The survey closes on Sunday … More Survey seeks views on Primary Care Mental Health services
For Leeds Pride 2018, the Sage Project will be running a quiet space for older and disabled LGBTQIA* people who want to come to the parade. It will be held in a different venue in the city centre, a little further away from the parade route. This year, the space, known as The Mesh, is … More Leeds Pride to host quiet space for disabled visitors
