Leigh E. O’Brien’s young nephew Liam lives with autism. Earlier this year, she composed this poem, celebrating her nephew and his individual identity. In doing so, Leigh not only highlights…
Jonathan Victory shares his positive experiences of Martial Arts as someone with Aspergers Syndrome. Read and comment below! Bruce Lee famously advised people to “Be Like Water”, comparing attributes of…
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…
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…
Yvonne Newbold is the author of “The Special Parent’s Handbook”, a practical, hands-on parenting manual for all parents of disabled children, packed full of the tips, tricks and strategies she learnt the…
This week we celebrated World Autism Awareness Day #WAAD2014, but what does that really entail? Which is more productive in raising awareness – major fundraising events such as grand dinners…
Lisa Domican is a mother of 2 children (Grace and Liam, pictured) on the Autism Spectrum and a social entrepreneur, who created the “Grace App” a communications tool for iphone…
Regular blogger, Carrie Burton, talks about how Autism has challenged, but also strengthened, her family. Read, share and comment! Since today is autism awareness day I decided to write about…
Grainne Lynch is a business woman, nurse, Autism and advocate and parent of a son with Autism. Check out her experiences of finding the right educational route for her son….
Noel Quigley is a Board Member of AsIAm.ie – here he shares his experiences of raising a son with Aspergers Syndrome. Please share your own experiences in the comments below…
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