Past ALAG meetings

10 August 2021
Autism tourist friendly attractions

3 August 2021
Co-research project with Rachael Bond

6 July 2021
Travel experiences and planning

1 June 2021
Autism and media portrayal

11 May 2021
Covid 19 vaccinations and vaccine passports

4 May 2021
Autism and comorbidities  with Jason Crabtree

6 April 2021
Autism and employment

2 March 2021
Health care update with Sue Hogarth

2 February 2021
Coping with criticism

5 January 2021
Social prescribing for autistic adults

1 December 2020
Special interests and well being

3 November 2020
Public Health Islington, Baljinder Heer-Matiana and Amanda Rimington

6 October 2020
Autism Act with Tim Nichols

12 September 2020
Art Walk & Picnic with Jamie, our trained walk leader

1 September 2020
Food, glorious food? with John Harrison

4 August 2020
ALAG Summer Social.  Music & Poetry from Ziggy Newman and Alain English 

7 July 2020
Living with ASC, Brandon High 

2 June 2020
Mindfulness therapies with Jim Clark

5 May 2020
Special interests

7 April 2020
Lockdown discussion

3 March 2020
Life challenges for autistic people
Carol Povey, National Autistic Society’s Director of the Centre for Autism

4 February 2020
Discussion of plans for remodelling the Neurodevelopmental Sevice across the 5 North Central London Boroughs, Nazia Scott, Joint Commissioning Manager Mental Health, Barnet Clinical Commissioning Group

7 January 2020
Autism and Health: open discussion

3 December 2020
Christmas Special

5 November 2019
Autism & Romantic Relationships

1 October 2019
Moving from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to Personal Independence Payments (PIP)
Alex Wood & Paddy Cullen from IMAX

3 September 2019
Adaptations to CBT for Autism – Richard Pender

6 August 2019
Summer Social & Quiz with Nick Stone

2 July 2019
Autism & Ageing – Alice Harwood

5 June 2019
Bullying – Open discussion

7 May 2019
Specialist Social Issues – James Sharpe

2 April 2019
Celebrating World Autism Awareness Week Quiz

5 March 2019
Autism & Mental Health – Ricki Rittstieg

5 February 2019
Giving too much away – John Harrison

8 January 2019
Specialist Social Issues (part 1) – James Sharpe

4 December 2019
Christmas Party & Quiz

6 November 2018
Executive Functioning – Speaker Dr J. Crabtree

2 October 2018
Autism & Employment (part 2) Speaker: Janine Booth

4 September 2018
Autism & Employment Speaker: Yosh, DWP

7 August 2018
ALAG Summer Social

3 July 2018
Autism in the News – Open discussion

5 June 2018
The Pursuit of Silence – John Holmes

1 May 2018
Consultation Event – Speaker, Ellie Chesterman

3 April 2018
Autism Life Experiences

9 March 2018
AS & Public Speaking

6 February 2018
‘Would you like to be normal’

2 January 2018
Special interests/hobbies/obsessions

5 December 2017
Christmas Social
Speaker: Jason Crabtree

7 November 2017
‘Why Worry’ by Debbie Smith & De4e Khairs

3 October 2017
Autism & Art Therapy by Jaspal Kaur & Patrick Samuel

5 September 2017
Autism & Travelling – Open Meeting

1 August 2017
Summer Social

4 July 2017
Autism & Fashion by John Harrison

6 June 2017
Autism & Mental Health by Dr Jason Crabtree

2 May 2017
Film Night — ‘ADAM’

4 April 2017
Autism & Employment by Geoffrey Taylor-Meade of DWP & Liz Dockery of Auticon

7 March 2017
Autism and Ageing — Open discussion

7 February 2017
Autism Research by: Dr Jo Black and Dr Toby Nicholson, Research Associates at Autism Research in Kent (ARK)

3 January 2017
Family Relationships

6 December 2016
Christmas Social

1 November 2016
Face Blindness

4 October 2016
Autism-Friendly Design by Pedder & Scampton Architects

6 September 2016
Autism and Relationships by Dr Sarah Helps

2 August 2016
Summer Social

7 July 2016
Sharing Autism Life Experiences

7 June 2016
Special Interests

3 May 2016
Pub Evening

5 April 2016
Positive aspects of AS by Paul Moore

1 March 2016
Autism and Employment by Tom Brundage

2 February 2016
Autism Spectrum Conditions by Jason Crabtree

5 January 2016
Discussion on Scams

1 December 2015
Christmas social and ‘Improv’ by Alex Jones

3 November 2015
Dealing with Anxiety by Ruth Millman and Lauren Geddes

6 October 2015
Autism and Co-Morbid Conditions by Andre Strydom

1 September 2015
Relationships

4 August 2015
Summer Social

7 July 2015
Walk in Epping Forest

2 June 2015
Money Management by Jennifer Barker

5 May 2015
Discussion on early diagnosis

7 April 2015
Helping Society to Understand AS

3 March 2015
Women and Autism by Ruth Millman

3 February 2015
Benefits by Ian Smith

6 January 2015
Update on Research by Susan Tilki

2 December 2014
Christmas Party

4 November 2014
The Dark Side of Autism by John Harrison

7 October 2014
Autism and addiction by Karen Wright and Samantha Cowler

2 September 2014
What AS Means to You?

5 August 2014
Quiz and Social Evening

1 July 2014
Aspergers & Social Thinking by Dr Kassy Drossou & Sonja Ayres

3 June 2014
TfL for Aspergers by Sophie Achillini

6 May 2014
Sensory Processing in Autism by Alexa Pohl & Jan Freyberg

1 April 2014
Tom Brundage from Specialisterne UK

4 March 2014
What can ALAG do for you?

4 February 2014
Understanding Asperger’s syndrome

7 January 2014
Self Esteem in Autistic Adults by Hannah Mustard

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