Sean Foley is a self-advocate, based in Co. Kerry. Sean frequently writes and speaks about his experiences living with Aspergers Syndrome. In this article, Sean returns to a common theme of his – the challenges of travelling with Autism. He has written to a number of airlines asking what supports they provide and he got …
Carrie, a regular contributor to AsIAm, shares her struggles, experiences and views on the need for acceptance and understanding of Autism in society. Autism has been apart of our lives for 10 years now. Its brought its challenges along with it. When we started out on this journey we had Mia’s diagnosis to teach us …
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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 water to the ease-of-being necessary to succeed in martial arts, if not life in general. Water is fluid, adaptable, ever-changing yet commanding of presence. It …
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Sinead Farrelly bravely tells us what it’s been like being an ‘aspie’ in college. Originally published by Campus.ie Starting out at college is a tricky time for all people, no matter what your personality is like. However, when you have Asperger’s Syndrome as well, it does make it more difficult. I am a first year …
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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 the challenges and joys of living with Autism. Please read, comment and share! In August, 2013, after nearly three years of assessments, my son, aged …
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 how autism has made us as a family who we are. I had never even heard the word autism until my daughters creche and pediatrician …
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 Our elder son, who is now in his mid-20 was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at the age of 4 when we lived in the UK …
Introduction My name is Sean Foley. I am 25 years old and I have Asperger Syndrome – an autistic spectrum disorder. A few times a year I find myself in airports mostly travelling from my home in Ireland to visit family in England. And as with everything else in life airports come in all shapes …
In 2013 I had more travel experiences than in any year gone by in my 25 years on the planet. Most of these trips were in order to deliver my talk on Asperger Syndrome ( entitled ‘ Does my AS look big in this’) around the Republic of Ireland where I live. As many young …
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