The online support and advocacy group for people with autism, AsIAm.ie, has said Ireland needs to change both its culture and its laws in order to protect people with autism…
Anthony Doolan is the Founder and Coordinator of the Kildare / West Dublin Autism Parents Support Group. Earlier this week, Anthony told his story, parenting and caring for his son…
Lisa Domican, Founder of Grace App, talks about the challenge for parents in identifying pain in their son or daughter with Autism, and how the Grace App can help! To mark…
Last week, Declan talked about coming to terms with diagnosis, from the point of view of a father of a son with Autism, in this second installment, he discusses getting…
These past few weeks the country has been inconsolable due to the Garth Brooks saga. Here at AsIAm.ie we had been feeling very sad about the no-show of everyone’s favourite…
AsIAm.ie is committed to continuously improving the service we offer, in order to live true to our goal of being the “one-stop-shop” for the Autism community in Ireland and also…
Bronagh Flynn is a PhD researcher in the School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin. She is currently researching the experience of anxiety among young people with high functioning Autism /…
Frequent blogger and AsIAm Liaison Officer, Carrie Burton, writes of the challenges of a third diagnosis in the family, with the recent diagnosis of her son, Jack. On May 11th…
We were really inspired by the appearance of Martin Finn and his father, John, on the “The Late Late Show” last night. Martin is from Manchester, UK, while his parents…
Shauna Gilligan is a writer and mother of a son on the Autism Spectrum. In the article below, she recounts a recent morning with her son – which honestly illustrates…
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