About the Service
Leeds Autism AIM is a free service co-led by and run for autistic adults (aged 18 and over) in the Leeds City Council area. It has been going since late 2014 and provides low-level support including advocacy, information and signposting. The majority of staff working with our AIM service are autistic adults themselves.
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What Does the Service Do
Our free AIM service offers the following:
- Autism Hubs – regular weekly sessions where we can meet you in person to offer advocacy, information and signposting. At the moment, these are appointment-only
- Information and signposting – by email, phone, text chat or in person
- Post-diagnostic support – a service for newly-diagnosed autistic adults who need help to understand their diagnosis. We can offer up to four meetings with an autistic member of staff if you need it
- Online Groups – regular autistic-led groups held on Zoom and/or Discord, including peer support, Women-Aligned and gaming
- Autism Health Access Project: A new project working with autistic patients registered or living near The Light Surgery or Leeds Student Medical Practice to help them access health services
For more information on all of the AIM team’s services, please visit their website.
Who is the Service For?
Leeds Autism AIM supports:
- Autistic adults (aged 18 and over) living in the Leeds area
- Parents, carers and partners of autistic adults in Leeds
- Professionals working with autistic adults in Leeds
Further Information
Leeds Autism AIM is funded by grants from The National Lottery Community Fund, Leeds NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Live Well Leeds.
The service also has a monthly newsletter – if you would like to subscribe, please go to this link.
There is a mailing list for professionals too; to subscribe, please go to this link.
How to Access the Service
If you are an autistic adult, a parent/carer/partner of one or a professional working with someone who is autistic, you can make a referral.
To do so, please click on this link to Leeds Autism AIM’s online referral form.
For any general enquiries about how AIM can help you, please contact them:
By emailing [email protected]
By calling the Advonet Group office on 0113 244 0606 and asking for someone from the AIM team
You can follow Leeds Autism AIM on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
