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Say Yes To Autism Acceptance: AsIAm and World Autism Month 2021
March 31, 2021
We are delighted to announce our events and webinars for the month of April as part of our World Autism Month campaign. These events will
Category: Community Voices
Call for Submissions: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Shadow Report
March 19, 2021
AsIAm are gathering submissions from the autism community on their experiences of accessing services and exercising their rights. This is to feed into a Shadow
Autism Community appeals for greater understanding and support in 2021
December 15, 2020
Survey by National Autism Charity reveals high levels of structural inequality and discrimination, low support 74% believe the government does not take a coordinated approach
Autistic Pride 2020 Part One
July 6, 2020
We hope you all enjoyed celebrating Autistic Pride 2020, especially our friends at Autistic Paddies. Given the length of Autistic Pride Alliance’s Online Celebration, coverage
CoMorbid Short Play Festival: A Summary
October 21, 2019
Last week large numbers gathered in the International Bar for an evening hosted by CoMorbid Productions. Comorbid Productions is a newly founded Dublin art collective
Autism Behind the Wheel: Teaching Teens and Young Adults on the Spectrum to Drive- Carmen Adams
October 9, 2019
*Editor’s note: Carmen’s piece, though helpful, is written in an American context. Not all situations described in the piece may apply to Ireland* Driving is
Community Voices: Ella Durrigan on Starting College
September 11, 2019
Autism vs First Year of college May 2019: I have just finished my summer exams. I had dropped out of college twice before and this
Special Interest: Melissa Mooney- The Sixties
September 4, 2019
Mods, moptops and miniskirts. JFK, Woodstock and the moon landing. My passion for all things to do with the ‘60s, a decade of
Community Voices: Nóra Nic Oireachtaigh and Bullying
September 2, 2019
The following piece is the final piece in our series covering bullying and autism. The first part discussed it in a professional context and the
School and Autism – My Experience: Lauren Martin
August 28, 2019
August; and it seems as if I have only grown accustomed to the structure deficient summer days. The new academic year approaches too quickly, and
