Mary Harris, mother of Adam Harris (Founder of AsIAm.ie), writes about the importance of early intervention in helping a child with high functioning autism or Aspergers Syndrome to achieve their…
Should I tell my child they have Aspergers? How old where you when you found out you were autistic? How should I go about telling my child they have autism?…
It’s that time of year again! Students up and down the country are preparing to sit the Leaving Cert Exams in June. CAO applications will be ongoing in school at…
As many of you will be aware that American Psychiatric Association (APA) recently announced the publication in May 2013 of their new diagnostic manual which will remove Aspergers Syndrome as…
Hannah Dyson writes her latest article for AspergersAdvice.org regarding her experiences and views of disciplining a child with Aspergers Syndrome, we would really like to hear everyone’s opinion on this…
Hannah Dyson is an adult living with Aspergers Syndrome in the United Kingdom. She will be writing for us and telling us about her views and experienes of Aspergers Syndrome…
AspergersAdvice’s Adam Harris was at the recent launch of Specialisterne Ireland, a programme designed to support the employment of people on the autistic spectrum in highly-specialised jobs in the IT…
It’s been a few weeks since I have written a personal piece for the website so I decided that since my own exams have been underway for nearly a week…
Louise Greene is mum to a 7 year old boy with Aspergers Syndrome. Below she tells of his struggles with anxiety and settling into school last year. Enjoy the piece…
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