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Leeds ABC Group

@LeedsABCGroup

A well-established charity supporting those with an autistic spectrum condition and their carers in many different ways. With an #ActualAutistic vice-chair

 Leeds, UK
Joined October 2011
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Starting next month, @CarersLeeds, @AspireCBS and @ClarionLaw are holding information events for carers in #Leeds on wills, #PowerOfAttorney and #MentalCapacity for #neurodivergent people. Email [email protected] or call 0113 380 4300 to book a place
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Watching documentary on Greta Thunberg (the "autistic" climate change warrior). She's focused, intense & unique, but I'm not seeing autism 🤔. No wonder she considers it a superpower.
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Our next #ActuallyAutistic #PeerSupport group on Zoom is next Tuesday from 5pm-6pm! It's a space where you can meet other autistic adults in #Leeds, share your experiences and reduce #isolation. Please email [email protected] for details of how to join
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Our #LGBTQ and #Neurodivergent video for #LeedsVirtualPride #PartnersInPride will be live on our Facebook page at 12 Noon this Friday! To watch it, please go to our page here: facebook.com/leedsautismaim/… #TogetherLeeds
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Steve Broach KC@SteveBroach5 Aug 2020
Hugely important research from ⁦@CerebraUK⁩ and ⁦@DLS_Law⁩ - every one of these policies should be challenged through judicial review bbc.com/news/uk-england-5351…

Autism in children: 'Many families face council discrimination'

Dozens of English councils discriminate against children with autism, legal experts say.

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Our next twice-monthly #ActuallyAutistic #PeerSupport session on Zoom is next Tuesday! For more info on how to join it or any of our other sessions, please check out our news post here: leedsautismaim.wordpress.com…
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To every #ActuallyAutistic person in #Leeds and beyond, Happy #AutisticPrideDay from everyone in the Leeds Autism AIM Team! @AdvonetUK @AdvonetVol @TNLComFund @nhsleeds
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This is a great resource for children who find changes to their routine difficult. Easy to personalise too! @Leeds_Childrens @EPIC_Leeds @LeedsABCGroup @steviejf @leedsautismAIM @conor_davidson theautismeducator.ie/2020/03…
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MindWell@MindWellLeeds28 Nov 2019
Yay! We look forward to these #KindnessCalendars from @actionhappiness each month. We've printed it ready to put on the office #wellbeing board. Are you ready for #DoGoodDecemember? Lots of little actions that can help us feel good & do good.
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Kindness is the foundation for a happier world. Help spread the love this December with our Kindness Calendar. Let's share it far and wide 💕🌎🎄 actionforhappiness.org/kindn… #DoGoodDecember
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MindWell@MindWellLeeds10 Oct 2019
.@MindWellLeeds is celebrating it's 3rd anniversary today! We've had over 180,000 users since going live on #WorldMentalHealthDay 2016 & won a number of accolades from @PlainEngCam @LeedsDigiFest @DigiLeaders @BCloudUK @MedilinkEM.We'd like to thank everyone who has supported us!
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#SENexchange@SENexchange9 Oct 2019
Q8. How can we best support autistic girls in school? #SENexchange
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Our free #Volunteer #Autism Mentor training starts on Thursday! If you'd like to be a mentor & help an #ActuallyAutistic person overcome obstacles & achieve goals, please get in touch. More info: wp.me/p7MwlH-xP @AdvonetVol @TNLComFund @nhsleeds @AdvonetUK @VolActionLeeds
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Alicia Wood@AliciaWood__6 Oct 2019
If this @NHSEngland review has found that autistic young people are being wrongly locked in mental heath hospitals, why is no action being taken to fund the community services needed? dailymail.co.uk/news/article…
Autistic teens ARE being wrongly locked in mental heath hospitals

Autistic teens ARE being wrongly locked in mental heath hospitals

Teresa Fenech, a nursing chief at NHS England, admitted the failings in a review that was sparked after revelations that a 17-year-old with the condition, named Bethany, was being fed through a hatch.

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Autistic adults left without support by cash-strapped councils bit.ly/2LDDsmv
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At the #LovellAutismHub in #Leeds on Tuesday, @ChapeltownCitA are back, there's the the #ActuallyAutistic Reference Group and our #neurodivergent-led Craft Group! We're open from 3:30pm-7pm, as usual!
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Wishing @AndyTheCat24 a great day on induction! Welcome to the Learning Disability and Autism Team! @LeedsHospitals @Leeds_Childrens
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Public holidays by country 🇫🇮15 🇲🇹14 🇵🇹13 🇮🇹12 🇪🇸12 🇫🇷11 🇩🇪11 🇳🇱10 🇮🇪9 🇬🇧8 UK workers put in the longest hours in the EU and get the fewest holidays. You deserve a break. We need 4 new public holidays, including at least one between August and Christmas. #BankHolidayMonday
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Our latest newsletter is out now! We've got updates on our work in the past year, what happened at @BigBetterLeeds, the @LeedsLgbtq Project's #SelfAdvocacy courses, work with @LiveWellLeeds and @SASautism's conference next month! You can download it here: wp.me/P7MwlH-N
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The next sessions for our LTHT Learning Disability/ Hidden Disability/ Autism staff champions are booked! @IIaction_LYPFT will present in Sept, then @EPIC_Leeds and @LeedsABCGroup in Nov Please email [email protected] if you are interested in becoming a champion 😊
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🌈 #proud to support the launch of the #NHSRainbowBadge @LeedsHospitals 🌈 @Leeds_Childrens @LeedsPride
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The #NHSRainbowBadge 🌈 is coming soon to LTHT! We’ve challenged our changemakers to #StartTheConversation about how you can make a difference to LGBT+ inclusivity for patients and staff in our hospitals. Here is Alison on why this is important to her. #TheLeedsWay
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