Resources

Here you will find a variety of different resources for finding out more information concerning the AS condition.

Downloads

The following resources are currently available to download:

The following AS In Wales newsletters are currently available:

Useful Links

If you require help with Benefits, Grants or Loans you may find these telephone numbers or web pages useful.

Department of Working Pensions:

Tel: 0800 88 22 00
Contact DCS @ Department of Working Pensions

Social Services:

To find your local Social Services either visit the web page below or find the local telephone number in your yellow pages.

Disabled people @ DirectGov

Help with mobility aids:

Please check with your local Social Services for information concerning mobility aids. Some information might also be found at the web page below:

DirectGov

Other Links

Check back often for more resources and downloads!

Current Results:

Those surveyed to date.

  • Number of people taking part: 652 (438 Male, 157 Female, 57 Unknown)
  • Average age at diagnosis: 33 years
  • Average age at first symptoms: 24 years
  • Time delay from symptoms to diagnosis: 9 years

Quote: Effects Flares have on your life

I am not sure if they are connected with AS or something else but occasionally I have periods of a few days when I feel really rough – fatigued and not that mentally sharp.  These often seem to coincide with periods of unsettled weather.  In fact most of my bad AS flares have occurred in the spring, often in March and April.  The weather is often unsettled at this time and I believe air pressure changes may trigger my AS flare ups.

I think an interesting way of following this up would be to look at the pattern of prescribing anti-inflammatory drugs in different months of the year and relating this to climatic factors.