Getting Behind Autistic Pride DayHeld
on June 18th every year, Autistic Pride Day is a worldwide, pride
celebration for autistic people.Autistic
pride day recognises the importance of pride for autistic people and aims to
raise awareness amongst those who are not on the autistic spectrum disorder. Kabie
Brook, the co-founder of Autism Rights Group Highland (ARGH) explains that “the
most imp…
Moving Mountains: Love, Desire and Perceptual IntegrationOur
own ROMBi founder and Access 1st Director, Penny Georgiou, is presenting
at the Institute of Government & Public Policy's showcase event; The Future
of Innovation in Learning and Teaching in Schools 2021!This
leading event is being held online from June 23rd at 9am until 2pm on June 24th.
The event brings together industry leade…
ROMBi
is getting behind Mental Health Awareness Week and looking at the benefits that
using ROMBi daily can bring.Mental
Health Awareness Week in the UK was established by the Mental Health Foundation,
which was founded in 1949.The
Mental Health Foundation has been the UK’s leading charity for everyone’s
mental health, with prevention at the heart of what they do. They aim to find
and addre…
Maternal
Mental Health Matters Awareness Week is upon us again. The week-long campaign
is dedicated to talking about mental illness while pregnant or after having a
baby and signposting to appropriate support. This year’s theme is ‘Journeys to
Recovery’.Launched
in 2014, the week is organised and led by MMHA member the Perinatal Mental Health
Partnership UK. Despite
the recent easing of nat…
Positive reinforcement allows individuals
with specific learning difficulties (eg, dyslexia) and disabilities to find the
confidence, and the determination to keep going even when things are tough.Educational Specialist and
Psychoanalyst, Penny Georgiou, has spent over 20 years assisting people to
clarify their ideas and understand how their minds work; facilitating for
individuals in becomin…
World
Autism Awareness Week is being celebrated this year from March 29th
to April 4th.Created
by the National Autistic Society (NAS), World Autism Awareness Week aims to
draw attention to the 700,000 people living with autism in the UK. The
awareness week raises awareness of the condition helping to make the world
friendlier to those who are affected by it.The
impact of the coronavirus eve…