Seven leading advocacy organisations, AsIAm, Down Syndrome Ireland, Family Carers Ireland, Inclusion Ireland, the Children’s Rights Alliance, Barnardos, and the National Parents Council, have described today, which sees a partial return to special education for a limited number of students, as a mixed day for families, and called for the Government and education stakeholders to …
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.
AsIAm are conducting research on the mental health experiences of autistic adults, in close collaboration with Rachel O’Connor, a trainee clinical psychologist at University College Dublin. We seek to understand: • what factors impact the mental health of autistic adults? • what are autistic adults’ experiences of getting support for mental health difficulties in …
Autism and Mental Health Survey Consultation Panel Read More »
After all our press on Jody O’Neill’s play, we couldn’t wait to see the play ourselves. Our Vice-CEO Fiona Ferris came as part of the Q&A at the end, whereas myself and policy officer Gaibhinn attended in the audience. Unlike other articles this is more of an opinion piece. Before working at AsIAm I wrote …
What I (Don’t) Know About Autism: An Autistic Review Read More »
Roll For Kindness, a LGBT positive RPG group, will shortly host a stream for AsIAm. This weekend (30th-1st December), they will host an ambitious gaming stream. Over six different Role Playing Games will play out, with numerous guests (both local and international) to raise funds for AsIAm. I sat down with co-founders Michael Conway and …
Rolling For Kindness AsIAm Stream Interview: Elijah and Michael Read More »
We’ll soon the first anniversary of Clonakilty becoming Ireland’s first Autism Friendly Town! AsIAm is delighted to announce the launch of the inaugural Clonakilty Lecture. This lecture is possible due to the sponsorship of SuperValu. Clonakilty was the pilot for our autism-friendly towns scheme. A further eleven towns will emerge in the coming year. Given …
Clonakilty Anniversary One Year Event: An Evening With Alan Gardner Read More »
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, …
Autism and Higher Education: Steve Silberman and Dr. Magda Mostafa Read More »
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 …
AsIAm Community Seminar: Autism and Sibshops 11/09/2019 Read More »
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 was third time lucky. I had finally completed the first year of a degree in Digital Marketing, Communication and Public Relations in Dundalk IT, a course with a mixture of academic, creative and technology skills …
Community Voices: Ella Durrigan on Starting College Read More »
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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