Leeds Autism AIM Monthly Update: March 2021
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Hello and welcome to our latest monthly newsletter! In this update from Leeds Autism AIM, part of The Advonet Group, we have news on:
- Our monthly timetable of online groups
- Autism Reference Group meeting today!
- Share your thoughts on a vaccine self-advocacy resource
- Coronavirus toolkit: Update to resources
- Updates to shielding and local support
- Job vacancy for a new LGBTQ+ project
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Online Groups timetable: March 2021
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We're holding Peer Support sessions on the 2nd and 16th. Please note that our session on the 2nd is at the later time of 6pm-7pm due to a clash with the Autism Reference Group. That is also on the 2nd, from 4:30pm-6pm.
Our Women-Aligned Group is on the 9th. Our Gaming Group on Discord will meet on the 23rd, while our Coproduction Group is on the 18th. Our Creatives Group will be on the 26th. We will be taking a break at the end of the month due to the Easter Bank Holidays.
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Online Groups mailing list
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If you are interested in joining any of our groups, we have a mailing list with information on how to join. If you would like to sign up, please click on the link below.
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Autism Reference Group meeting today on Zoom at 4:30pm!
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The Autism Reference Group, a forum for autistic adults to give feedback on local services in Leeds, meets today (Tuesday 2nd March).
It will be at the revised time of 4:30pm-6pm and will be held on Zoom. It is open to autistic adults (aged 18+) living in Leeds. Please click below for more details on this and future Reference Group meetings happening this year.
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COVID-19 vaccine self-advocacy resource: Share your thoughts
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To help make sure you have some reasonable adjustments in place for when you go for a COVID-19 vaccine, we are producing a self-advocacy resource. Before we make it, we would like to know your thoughts on:
- What might prevent you from going for a vaccine
- What would help you to accept it if offered one
- How you would use a resource to communicate your needs when getting it
To help with this, we have put together a short survey. If you are an autistic adult in Leeds and want to take it, please click the button below. We will then use your feedback to create a resource at the end of this week. It will be available for download on the AIM website.
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Coronavirus Toolkit: Minor changes
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We have made a minor change to some of the resources in our Coronavirus Toolkit. In our Mental Health Profile, Recovery Plan, Communication Profile and Social Profile, we have added a sentence to say that they have been filled in by the people using them and not by Leeds Autism AIM staff.
To download them for free, please click on the link below.
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Updates to shielding list and routes to support in Leeds
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Last month, an extra 1.7 million people across the UK were added to the 'shielding list' of clinically extremely vulnerable and at-risk people. If you have been added to it, you should have had this letter: Letter to people identified as high-risk. If you have, it says that you should stay at home as much as you can until Wednesday 31st March at the earliest.
In response to more people being asked to shield, a document from local health services, Leeds City Council and Forum Central has information on support available if you are shielding. To read it, please click on the first button below.
Finally, Healthwatch Leeds have put together a survey asking people who are shielding to share their thoughts on how it has been for them. If you would like to take it, please click on the second button below.
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Autism Acceptance Month 2021:
Coming this April!
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As is the case every year, April is Autism Awareness Month. However, April is also when Autism Acceptance Month takes place! To celebrate both, the AIM team along with the wider Advonet Group as a whole are producing some useful content including videos, infographics and blog posts throughout April.
Keep an eye on our Facebook and Twitter accounts to see what we have planned. We will have links to some of our content in next month's email update.
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We are looking for people to become volunteer mentors with Leeds Autism AIM. Mentors are paired with an autistic adult and help them to set life goals and overcome obstacles, meeting regularly. We aim to have free mentor training available next month.
If you would like to become a volunteer mentor with us, please click on the link below to read more about the role and next steps to being one.
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Leeds Talent 2021: Open for auditions
Leep1, part of The Advonet Group and People In Action are running their Leeds Talent show later this year. They are open for auditions from autistic adults and adults with learning disabilities in Leeds. Successful entries will be invited to perform in the final on Friday 18th June, as part of Leeds Learning Disability Week. The deadline for entries is Wednesday 31st March.
If you would like to enter, please click on the link below to the application form.
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Changes to bus routes in Leeds City Centre
Late last month, changes were made to some bus routes going through Leeds City Centre. Now, buses go in both directions along Vicar Lane. This affects services including the 2, 3, 3A ,7, 7A, 7S, 12, 13 and 13A.
Some bus stops have been built further up Vicar Lane going northbound out of the City Centre, replacing the old ones on New Briggate.
Please click below to read more on what the changes involve.
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Job Vacancy: LGBTQ+ Project Deputy Manager
CHANGE, part of the Advonet Group and Yorkshire MESMAC are running a new project for LGBTQ+ people who either have a learning disability or are autistic, focused on self-advocacy and involvement in health services.
There is a vacancy for a Deputy Manager to help run the project. Pay is £26,000 per annum pro rata, with 28 hours per week. The deadline to apply is Tuesday 6th April at 12 Noon. For more info, please click on the link below.
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