

‘Autism is not a health issue; it is a human rights issue’- Autism Bill to be debated in Dáil Morning of Wednesday 20th October
The Regional Group of TDs intend to support and progress the Autism Bill through second stage during their Private Members debate this Wednesday morning, 20th October in the Dáil. Regional group members state that no strategy has


AsIAm Seeks Meeting With Department of Education About Banked Hours Decision
AsIAm, Ireland’s National Autism Charity, has today written to the Department of Education to request an urgent meeting to discuss the decision of the Department to end the “Banked Hours”


Autism Friendly HEI: Top Tips for First Weeks of College!
Building on our previous work with the Autism Friendly University Project in DCU, AsIAm has recently launched our Autism Friendly HEI resource. The website contains written and visual resources to


Update on exclusion of special classes and schools from changes to test and trace policy
UPDATE This evening we attended a useful meeting with Department of Education and Public Health Officials in relation to the concerning announcement of the exclusion of special classes and schools


Excluding children in special classes and schools from changes to test and trace policies is “flagrant discrimination”
Students with additional needs will be required to remain at home if a close contact, despite no scientific evidence 23rd September AsIAm, Ireland’s National Autism Charity, has this morning condemned the


Latest Guidelines on Reduced School Timetables
Last week, the Department of Education published the latest guidelines to provide clarity surrounding the use of reduced timetables in school settings. As discussed here, there are a number of