Welcome to the second of two webinars we’re hosting on accessing supports under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). We’ll be looking at healthcare on Wednesday 3rd March from 19:00 – 21:00. Our keynote speaker will be Dr Alistair de Gaetano, Chair of Malta’s Autism Advisory Council and a human …
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We understand that the new January Covid-19 restrictions and delay of school reopening may be difficult for many families in our community. We have updated our ‘Lockdown’ Social Story for anyone who may need support in understanding the changes.
Respite care is planned or emergency temporary care provided to caregivers of a child or adult. Emma Cooke, clarifies “Overall respite means short break. That can be anything from a few hours to a few days. Both the child and the parent can benefit from this, depending on the type of respite care.” However, respite …
Here’s some specific information for the autistic community about the current crisis, developed by Nóra Nic Oireachtaigh, Stuart Nielson & Mary Doherty. The information is the result of the Adult Autistic and Medical Communities collaborating.
Michael Ryan – Counsellor/Psychotherapist While we cannot control the spread of this virus in the wider community – all each of us can do is to control how we choose to react to the situation. You only need only control your own hygiene practices and leave the general control of the situation to the medical …
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AsIAm are pleased to announce that our Chief Executive Officer Adam Harris, will be joining the HSE Autism Programme Board at its next meeting on Monday 20th January. We have long sought for autistic voices and those of their families’ to be represented on the Board. AsIAm has been proactively campaigning for an Autism Empowerment …
AsIAm launched our spending proposals this week for Budget 2020, with a clear message to the Government that greater investment is crucial to deliver meaningful inclusion and accessibility to services for autistic people. Our proposals include autism-proofing public services and ensuring parity of access; building the autism community’s agency through proper State investment; and empowering …
AsIAm recently hosted an informal discussion for autism and higher education. The session began with Robert Ward welcoming staff and guests to the session. The event allowed a chance to ask further questions of both Steve Silberman and Dr. Magda Mostafa. The session was a discussion about higher education. Forgotten History of Autism Steve Silberman, …
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Michael opened the night and introducing our two presenters, Liz Fitzpatrick & Linda Foley. Linda and Liz are Founders of Sibshop Ireland and both are Registered Nurse. Additionally, Liz Fitzpatrick is a Montessori teacher. Liz began by outlining growing networks of services for autism. She even spoke of the growing social networks of parents, but …
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Today we sit down with Robert Byrne, creator of the sensory pod. Adapting the capsule hotels commonly found in Asia, Byrne created a new piece of assistive technology. The pod is roghly the side of a sunbed and is an excellent resource for anyone with sensory needs. What led to the pod’s creation? Our main …
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