Places remaining on our Next Steps programme
Calling all parents of children leaving school in 2023 or 2024. The AsIAm Next Steps group aims to build the capacity of parents/guardians supporting their teenage child transitioning into adulthood …
News And Latest Events
20 Shades of 24 Photography Competition
20 shades of…2024 is a photographic competition to run during March and April.
The images submitted can cover every element and aspect of life. They can include people, places, objects, nature, sport etc etc wherever your creativity brings you.
The Same Chance Walk for Autism on Sunday 2nd April Launched
“All Autistic people want and deserve is the same chance…” – Adam Harris CEO, AsIAm World Autism Day takes place on Sunday 2nd April and AsIAm, Ireland’s National Autism Charity, is calling on …
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AsIAm’s response to RTÉ Investigates on the failures of the HSE assessment processes
AsIAm, Ireland’s National Autism Charity, notes with great concern the content of this evening’s RTE Investigates Programme on the failures of the HSE assessment processes, which in turn have forced many families to access private services which are not statutorily regulated. We know the revelations within the programme will cause anxiety for many families, particularly those who received assessments from the individual profiled in the programme.
ATU Sligo receives Autism-Friendly Award
AsIAm are happy to recognise ATU Sligo as the Ireland’s first Autism Friendly Campus of a Tech nological University, an achievement marked by a launch held on campus on Wednesday …
Make your Voice Heard in EPSEN Review
The Department of Education is undertaking a review of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs (EPSEN) Act 2004. Reviewing EPSEN EPSEN, the act under review, sets out a …
“CAMHS Report must address structural discrimination experienced by Autistic children and young people”
AsIAm, Ireland’s National Autism Charity, welcomes the publication, by the Mental Health Commission, of the Interim Report from the Independent Review of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), …
State Denial of Disability Allowance for Vulnerable Adults, ‘deeply concerning’
AsIAm, Ireland’s National Autism Charity expresses its shock and dismay concerning the recent revelations from a Prime Time Investigates programme, aired on RTÉ Tuesday night, that saw up to 12,000 vulnerable …
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DCU Launch Phase 2 of the AsIAm Autism Friendly University Award
Lorna Greene, Adam Harris, and Emer Mcmahon and Fiona Earley Since becoming established as Ireland’s first Autism Friendly University in 2018, DCU have made numerous changes and accommodations to help …
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AsIAm Child and Family Support Webinar- Understanding Sensory Processing and Differences
As part of the AsIAm Child and Family Support Programme, we will soon host our latest webinar- ‘Understanding Sensory Processing and Differences.’ Hosted by Child and Family Support Manager Niamh …
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