Caoimh Connolly-Murphy- The Death of My Granddad
On Thursday we laid my grandad to rest. He was such an important person to me. I will miss him so much. Where is his soul now? I don’t know
AsIAm welcomes Court of Appeals decision which finds HSE’s Standard Operating Procedure to place disabled children at “an unacceptable disadvantage”
AsIAm has today welcomed the decision made by the Court of Appeal last week on a case involving the parents of an autistic child, who received an incomplete Assessment of
Autistic Barriers to Healthcare: Dr. Seb Shaw and Dr. Mary Doherty
This week a group of autistic researchers published a paper which analyzed community experiences in accessing healthcare. It is no secret that autistic people experience different health outcomes such as
Dublin Plans to become world’s first autism-friendly capital city
A new initiative that will see Dublin become the first autism-friendly capital city in the world was announced by The Lord Mayor of Dublin Daithí de Róiste today, at the
CCT College Dublin, National College of Art and Design (NCAD) and Dundalk IT all receive the AsIAm Autism Friendly HEI Candidate Badge
AsIAm are delighted to announce that CCT Dublin, NCAD and Dundalk IT have all been recognised in the first stage of the Autism Friendly HEI Award and so have been
Make Your Voice Heard on Disability Payments- Green Paper Survey
Over the past month Department of Social Protection have published a Green Paper and later ‘strawman proposal’ which looks at possible reforms to social protection payments made to people with
Department of Social Protection publishes Green Paper and launches Public Consultation into the Future of Disability Payments
On Wednesday 20th September, the Department of Social Protection published a Green Paper which looks at possible reforms to social protection payments made to people with disabilities and carers. The
AsIAm Launches New Resource Guide for Parents and Research Report on Exploring the School Experience of Children and Young People
This research, the first of its kind, was funded by the Irish Human Rights Equality Commission Grant Scheme 2022/2023 and compiled by Dr Natalie Delimante and Dr Deirdre Byrne of
AsIAm Budget 2024 Analysis
On Tuesday 10th October 2023, the Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath, and the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohue, published the Government’s Budget for 2024. This
Write To Your TD: Implement the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism’s Report!
In June, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism published its Final Report after over a year of hearing from witnesses, experts, professionals, advocacy groups, and Autistic people ourselves. The report
