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Our Week Online- 24/11/2019
Welcome to our week online: we’ve been very busy preparing for our Christmas campaign, but a lot’s been happening outside us in the world of autism! This week has been quite active for celebrity news!
Katie Price’s son Harvey is now the ambassador for Anna Kennedy Online.
Dublin Murders Actress Carolyn Bracken discloses her son and her own autism diagnosis
From Our Archives:
National Gallery of Ireland Becoming Autism Friendly
by Ian Lynam - 18 November, 2019
Last week the National Gallery of Ireland became the first cultural institution in Ireland to rec...[...]
Dublin Gaymers: Ethan Browne
by Ian Lynam - 15 November, 2019
Dublin Gaymers is an LGBTQ+ gaming group which holds regular sessions in Dubl...[...]
Our Week Online 20/10/19
by Ian Lynam - 20 October, 2019
Hello and welcome to our week online. Firstly, this time last week Minister Simon Harris annou...[...]
Autism Behind the Wheel: Teaching Teens and Young Adults on the Spectrum to Drive- Carmen Adams
by Ian Lynam - 9 October, 2019
*Editor's note: Carmen's piece, though helpful, is written in an American context. Not all situat...[...]
Autism Friendly Schools Pilot Project 2019/2020
by Ian Lynam - 25 September, 2019
AsIAm are excited to announce the launch the ‘Autism Friendly Schools Pilot Project 2019/2020,’ ...[...]
Autism and Higher Education: Steve Silberman and Dr. Magda Mostafa
by Ian Lynam - 25 September, 2019
AsIAm recently hosted an informal discussion for autism and higher education. The session began w...[...]
11 More Autism Friendly Towns Announced With SuperValu
by AsIAm.ie - 19 September, 2019
AsIAm is happy to today announce an additional 11 towns on the journey to becoming autism-friendl...[...]
Community Voices: Ella Durrigan on Starting College
by AsIAm.ie - 11 September, 2019
Autism vs First Year of college May 2019: I have just finished my summer exams. I had dropped ...[...]
Robert Byrne’s Sensory Pod
by AsIAm.ie - 10 September, 2019
Today we sit down with Robert Byrne, creator of the sensory pod. Adapting the capsule hotels comm...[...]
Special Interest: Melissa Mooney- The Sixties
by Ian Lynam - 4 September, 2019
Mods, moptops and miniskirts. JFK, Woodstock and the moon landing. My pass...[...]
Community Voices: Nóra Nic Oireachtaigh and Bullying
by AsIAm.ie - 2 September, 2019
The following piece is the final piece in our series covering bullying and autism. The first part...[...]
Our Week Online 01/09/2019
by AsIAm.ie - 1 September, 2019
Hello and welcome to Our Week Online. Apologies for the long gap since Eleanor's final post. I've...[...]
Community Voices: Autism and Bullying
by AsIAm.ie - 23 August, 2019
Hello all. If you haven’t seen our previous interview with Neil Kenny, I’d recommend checking it ...[...]
Autism and Education: Riley O’Keefe
by AsIAm.ie - 8 August, 2019
Mark O'Keefe, celebrity hairdresser and owner of the Sugar Club, made headlines last week in his ...[...]
Our Work With Playstival
by Ian Lynam - 7 August, 2019
We at AsIAm can't wait for Playstival in three days time. Having worked with them since January w...[...]
Aidan’s Snakebook
by Ian Lynam - 3 August, 2019
We had a guest in our offices last week who dropped in to show us the book he has been working on...[...]
Bullying and Autism: Neil Kenny Interview
by AsIAm.ie - 30 July, 2019
In the wake of Joel Langford’s tragic death, I wanted to discuss the unique nature of bullying di...[...]
Autistic Son To Be Relocated 70km Away From Family
by AsIAm.ie - 19 July, 2019
Jake O’Kane is 18 years old. He likes music, swimming and horse riding and he will soon be moved ...[...]
Our Week Online – 7/7/2019
by Eleanor Walsh - 7 July, 2019
Hello, and welcome to Our Week Online. This edition will be the last news roundup on AsIAm.ie, at...[...]
Our Week Online – 30/6/2019
by Eleanor Walsh - 30 June, 2019
Welcome to Our Week Online, where we read the internet so you don't have to! A disability cent...[...]
AsIAm CEO Addresses Oireachtas Committee on Public Petitions on Mandatory Teacher Training
by AsIAm.ie - 25 June, 2019
Last Wednesday 19th June AsIAm Founder and CEO Adam Harris addressed the Oireachtas Committee on ...[...]
Our Week Online – 16/6/2019
by Eleanor Walsh - 16 June, 2019
Welcome to Our Week Online, and what a wet week it's been. Dublin LGBTQ+ Pride has announced ...[...]
Autism ID Card Announcement
by AsIAm.ie - 12 June, 2019
Autism ID Cards Update: Applications for Autism ID Cards will open on 31st July. Design has been...[...]
Our Week Online – 1/6/2019
by Eleanor Walsh - 2 June, 2019
Welcome to Our Week Online. This is a bumper edition for the bank holiday - sit back and enjoy. ...[...]
Our Week Online – 12/5/2019
by Eleanor Walsh - 12 May, 2019
Hello, and welcome to Our Week Online. This week Ireland became the second country in the world t...[...]
Our Week Online – 5/5/2019
by Eleanor Walsh - 5 May, 2019
Hello, and welcome to Our Week Online. The autism community has made it through another World Aut...[...]
Our Week Online – 21/4/2019
by Eleanor Walsh - 21 April, 2019
Welcome to Our Week Online. Happy Easter, and Bank Holiday Weekend! If you need a break away from...[...]
Research Opportunity: Barriers experienced by autistic adults accessing primary healthcare in Ireland
by AsIAm.ie - 16 April, 2019
AsIAm.ie is delighted to share this research opportunity with our readers. If you are interested ...[...]
Our Week Online – 14/4/2019
by Eleanor Walsh - 14 April, 2019
Welcome to Our Week Online. We're about halfway through World Autism Month, and it can be long. R...[...]
Our Week Online – 7/4/2019
by Eleanor Walsh - 7 April, 2019
Welcome to Our Week Online, and the first week of World Autism Month. This series has proved that...[...]
Our Week Online – 31/3/2019
by Eleanor Walsh - 31 March, 2019
Welcome to Our Week Online. Today happens to be AsIAm's fifth birthday! So it would be rude not t...[...]
Resource Pack for Primary and Secondary Schools 2019
by AsIAm.ie - 29 March, 2019
Calling all schools, teachers, and educators! April is World Autism Month, and we have developed ...[...]
SuperValu and AsIAm Inclusive Communities Award
by AsIAm.ie - 29 March, 2019
AsIAm and SuperValu have a strong partnership in supporting communities to become autism-friendly...[...]
Rebecca Parke – Making Good Friends
by AsIAm.ie - 28 March, 2019
This week AsIAm launched a new Resource Pack for Primary and Secondary Schools to facilitate unde...[...]
Our Week Online – 24/3/2019
by Eleanor Walsh - 24 March, 2019
Welcome to Our Week Online. The countdown to April has begun, it's a really important month for A...[...]
What We Learned – Parent Wellness and Self-Care
by Eleanor Walsh - 20 March, 2019
Last week we held our Community Support event in Tipperary on Parent Well-Being and Self-Care. Th...[...]
Free SuperValu Home Delivery to the Autism Community for April!
by AsIAm.ie - 20 March, 2019
AsIAm are delighted to partner with SuperValu, the first food retailer in Ireland to introduce Au...[...]
Our Week Online – 17/3/2019
by Eleanor Walsh - 17 March, 2019
Welcome to Our Week Online. In what has been a very busy news week, we've picked out autism and d...[...]
Interview – Kate Heffernan and Aisling O’Gorman, Peat @ The Ark
by AsIAm.ie - 12 March, 2019
The Ark Cultural Centre for Children presents Peat, a brand new theatre show for ages 8+ by Kate ...[...]
Our Week Online – 10/3/2019
by Eleanor Walsh - 10 March, 2019
Hello, and welcome to Our Week Online. This week we celebrated Pancake Tuesday, World Book Day, a...[...]
Advice on Education Plans ~ AsIAm Explains
by AsIAm.ie - 5 March, 2019
In December of last year, the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) and Teacher’s Unio...[...]
Our Week Online – 3/3/2019
by Eleanor Walsh - 3 March, 2019
Welcome to Our Week Online - because these days, media is all about the signal boost. In the U...[...]
Our Week Online – 24/2/2019
by Eleanor Walsh - 24 February, 2019
Welcome to Our Week Online. Did anyone else struggle with knowing what to wear in the sudden warm...[...]
What We Learned – Autism and Play: Promises and Possibilities
by AsIAm.ie - 21 February, 2019
On Monday evening we held our Community Support event in Co. Limerick on Autism and Play. We ...[...]
Our Week Online – 17/2/2019
by Eleanor Walsh - 17 February, 2019
This is Our Week Online. We hope you all had a Happy Valentine’s Day (and an even better Galentin...[...]
Interview: Julie McCabe
by AsIAm.ie - 16 February, 2019
For those of you who watched the most recent episode of Ireland’s Got Talent last Saturday at...[...]
Our Week Online – 10/2/2019
by Eleanor Walsh - 10 February, 2019
This is Our Week Online. Sit down, why don't you? A quarter of the disabled population of Irel...[...]
What We Learned – Community Support: Puberty and Sexuality
by AsIAm.ie - 8 February, 2019
Last night we held our Puberty and Sexuality Community Support seminar in Co. Wicklow, and we're ...[...]
Our Week Online – 3/2/2019
by Eleanor Walsh - 3 February, 2019
It's Sunday, and February is here which means, whether it feels like it or not, Spring has come t...[...]
Call Out: Complete Our Surveys on School Places and Exclusion/Withdrawal
by AsIAm.ie - 30 January, 2019
As the national autistic advocacy organisation, AsIAm receives a huge volume of messages from fam...[...]
What We Learned – Community Support: Independent Living and Housing
by AsIAm.ie - 29 January, 2019
Last week we held our first 2019 Community Support event in Ratoath, County Meath, on the topic o...[...]
Our Week Online – 27/1/2019
by Eleanor Walsh - 27 January, 2019
It's 2019, and welcome to Our Week Online. How are you doing with your New Year's Resolutions? If...[...]
Winter Pantomime Relaxed Performances 2018
by AsIAm.ie - 17 December, 2018
The annual Christmas pantomime is a festive tradition for many families in Ireland (oh yes it is!...[...]
Our Week Online – 16/12/2018
by Eleanor Walsh - 16 December, 2018
Welcome to the last Our Week Online of 2018. This will be our last round up of the year because w...[...]
Kelli Twomey: “This is ME”
by AsIAm.ie - 10 December, 2018
Kelli Twomey, a mother of an autistic child, sent us this poem from her child's perspective, and ...[...]
Our Week Online – 9/12/2018
by Eleanor Walsh - 9 December, 2018
Welcome to Our Week Online. Don't know what it is about December, but the autism and disability s...[...]
Research Opportunity: Parental Experiences of Family-Centered Music Therapy with Children with Autism
by AsIAm.ie - 3 December, 2018
AsIAm.ie is delighted to share this research opportunity with our users. If you are interested in...[...]
Our Week Online – 2/12/2018
by Eleanor Walsh - 2 December, 2018
Welcome to Our Week Online. This is the biggest roundup so far, but it was a big week! Go and boi...[...]
National Autism Conference 2018 Speaker Presentations
by AsIAm.ie - 26 November, 2018
It's been a month since our National Autism Conference in October, and we've received wonderful f...[...]
Our Week Online – 25/11/2018
by Eleanor Walsh - 25 November, 2018
Welcome to Our Week Online, a round up of autism and disability related news around the world, ar...[...]
Our Week Online – 18/11/2018
by Eleanor Walsh - 18 November, 2018
Welcome to Our Week Online, probably the only news roundup this week that doesn't include Brexit....[...]
Our Week Online – 11/11/2018
by Eleanor Walsh - 11 November, 2018
It's Sunday, winter has definitely arrived, and there's only six weeks to Christmas! Welcome to O...[...]
Our Week Online – 4/11/2018
by Eleanor Walsh - 4 November, 2018
It's Sunday, and welcome to Our Week Online. Here's the internet's tricks and treats from the pas...[...]
Our Week Online – 28/10/2018
by Eleanor Walsh - 28 October, 2018
It's Sunday, Halloween is almost here, Ireland is (hopefully) done with voting for the year, and ...[...]
Autism Friendly Santa School
by AsIAm.ie - 24 October, 2018
*Due to the huge amount of inquiries we have had about our Autism Friendly Santa Training, we...[...]
Research Opportunity: Building Inclusive Healthcare for People with Autism, NUI Galway
by AsIAm.ie - 23 October, 2018
AsIAm.ie is delighted to share this research opportunity with our users. If you are interested in...[...]
Our Week Online – 21/10/2018
by Eleanor Walsh - 21 October, 2018
It's Sunday, and welcome to Our Week Online. The AsIAm team are having a well-deserved rest after...[...]
Laragh Smith: My Experience of an Inclusive Community
by AsIAm.ie - 19 October, 2018
The theme of this year's National Autism Conference is "Building Inclusive Communities". Laragh, ...[...]
National Autism Conference 2018 – Autism Welcoming Venue and Experience
by AsIAm.ie - 16 October, 2018
National Autism Conference is less than a week away, in the Grand Hotel, Malahide, Dublin, this S...[...]
Our Week Online – 14/10/2018
by Eleanor Walsh - 14 October, 2018
Here's a new series on the website where we round up some of the best writing on autism, disabili...[...]
The Clonakilty Commitment – Training Week!
by AsIAm.ie - 3 October, 2018
The town of Clonakilty in Co. Cork has undertaken a commitment to become fully Autism Friendly – ...[...]
What Strategies can I use for my Non-Verbal Child to ease their Transition?
by Emer Ring - 28 September, 2018
All autistic children experience challenges in communication. While many might have an extensive ...[...]
How Can I Apply for a Special Needs Assistant (SNA)?
by Emer Ring - 20 September, 2018
The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has just completed a review of the Special Need...[...]
How can My Child Be Supported if They’re Having a Meltdown?
by Emer Ring - 20 September, 2018
Research continues to tell us that we must view ‘challenging behaviour’ as a way in which the chi...[...]
How can I Explain My Child’s Sensory Needs to their New Teacher?
by Emer Ring - 19 September, 2018
Your child’s teacher may already be aware of autistic children's sensory needs. However, if your ...[...]
What’s an Individual Education Plan (IEP) & how can I Set One Up for My Child?
by Emer Ring - 18 September, 2018
An Individual Education Plan, often referred to as an ‘IEP’, is a plan to support your child’s le...[...]
What can I Do if my Child Doesn’t Want to go Back to School?
by Emer Ring - 14 September, 2018
If your child doesn’t want to go back to school, it's important to talk about the reasons why the...[...]
How can I help Ease My Child Back into the School Routine from Home?
by Emer Ring - 11 September, 2018
We all struggle getting back into our regular routine after holidays and for autistic children, w...[...]
What Resources are Available to Support Families on their Transitions in School?
by Emer Ring - 7 September, 2018
There is a wide range of resources available to support parents and children on this exciting jou...[...]
Is it a Good Idea to Arrange a Meeting with their Teacher? If so, What Should I Ask?
by Emer Ring - 4 September, 2018
It is a really good idea and absolutely essential to arrange a meeting with your child’s teacher,...[...]
Are there Things I can do at Home to Prepare my Child for Starting School?
by Emer Ring - 31 August, 2018
Parents and families are preparing their children for school from the day they are born and not j...[...]
What are the Most Important Things to Consider when Choosing a School for my Child?
by Emer Ring - 29 August, 2018
Starting school is one of the biggest events in both a family member's and a child's life. All be...[...]
Kevin Hanley: Back to Routine!
by AsIAm.ie - 27 August, 2018
Returning to routine after a break can be a tough one to get your head around, especially after a...[...]
Mia Duffy: New Start at College
by AsIAm.ie - 24 August, 2018
Starting college is a huge change for everyone. The transition, from the application to accepting...[...]
Trish Flood: Holidaying Tips for Autism Families
by AsIAm.ie - 15 August, 2018
Some autism families worry about the challenge of taking an overseas holiday. Here are some ideas...[...]
Laura Gleasure: Am I Autistic?
by AsIAm.ie - 6 July, 2018
Autism is often thought of as an 'invisible' difference in people living with it. Many of its key...[...]
AsIAm National Autism Conference 2018: “Building Inclusive Communities”
by AsIAm.ie - 6 May, 2018
We are delighted to make the tickets available for our 3rd Annual AsIAm National Autism Conferenc...[...]
Building an Autism-Friendly Environment
by AsIAm.ie - 23 April, 2018
Day #22 of our #AsIAmChallenge for World Autism Day is about helping prepare for an autism-friend...[...]
Aisling Foran: Listening & Social Groups
by AsIAm.ie - 20 April, 2018
WHAT IS THE TRIPLE A ALLIANCE? Triple A Alliance was set up in 2002 by a group of parents who wa...[...]
Make Your Club Autism-Friendly
by AsIAm.ie - 19 April, 2018
Awareness about autism has increased among society in recent years. This is a positive developmen...[...]
Check In & Ask
by AsIAm.ie - 18 April, 2018
Day #17 of our #AsImChallenge is about checking in and asking. Successful autism inclusion is ...[...]
Conducting Autism-Friendly Interviews
by AsIAm.ie - 17 April, 2018
Day #16 of our #AsIAmChallenge is about preparing for autism-friendly interviews. Businesses h...[...]
Creating a Quiet Space
by AsIAm.ie - 16 April, 2018
Sensory rooms or quiet spaces are designated areas where autistic people can use to stim or retre...[...]
Create a “Social story” for your business or organisation
by AsIAm.ie - 15 April, 2018
Social stories are short guides of a particular situation, event or activity. They include specif...[...]
#Day 13 Making Written Communication Clear
by AsIAm.ie - 14 April, 2018
Day#13 of our #AsIAmChallenge is about using Plain English when communicating. We often think ...[...]
Making Your Organisation Sensory-Friendly
by AsIAm.ie - 13 April, 2018
Day#12 of our #AsIAmChallenge is about being aware of people's sensory needs. Autistic individual...[...]
Check out our Sensory Checklist Tool!
by AsIAm.ie - 13 April, 2018
It's Day 12 of #AsIAmChallenge and things have taken a big step up! Today we are challenging memb...[...]
Autism & Stereotyping
by AsIAm.ie - 12 April, 2018
Autism is widely known yet it is not widely understood. Awareness of the condition has grown in r...[...]
CALLOUT: World Autism Awareness Month Blogs
by AsIAm.ie - 6 April, 2018
Personal stories and experiences, sharing and openly discussing them, are what make any awarene...[...]
Sensory Awareness in Practice
by AsIAm.ie - 4 April, 2018
An autistic person’s brain may struggle to receive and respond to information collected through t...[...]
Top Tips for Being Patient
by AsIAm.ie - 3 April, 2018
ONE PIECE OF INFORMATION AT A TIME Autistic people love routine and predictability. Knowing what...[...]
World Autism Month: The #AsIAmChallenge
by AsIAm.ie - 2 April, 2018
World Autism Month gives us an opportunity to celebrate the autism community, highlight the chall...[...]
Teach Me AsIAm Early Years Programme Arrives at Limerick
by AsIAm.ie - 30 March, 2018
Up to sixty early years professionals attended the ‘Teach Me AsIAm’ Early Years seminar in Limeri...[...]
DCU Autism-Friendly Campus Launched Today
by AsIAm.ie - 22 March, 2018
Dublin City University was recognised as the world’s first autism-friendly university by AsIAm to...[...]
Top Tips for an Autism-Friendly St Patrick’s Day
by AsIAm.ie - 16 March, 2018
St Patrick's Day is a great way to spend time with our friends and families and celebrate being I...[...]
Recap: Why don’t You start Autism-Friendly Practice?
by AsIAm.ie - 6 February, 2018
Last week, our CEO Adam Harris featured on RTÉ Radio 1's The Business programme, discussing the g...[...]
Welcome Progress on Ratifying UN Disabilities Convention in Ireland
by AsIAm.ie - 30 January, 2018
AsIAm has welcomed progress in ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilit...[...]
AsIAm CEO Condemns Irish Rail’s Quiet Carriages Out-phasing
by AsIAm.ie - 26 January, 2018
AsIAm CEO Adam Harris has condemned Irish Rail’s move to phase out its quiet carriages from its D...[...]
Brian Irwin: Accessibility & Finding the Supports You Need
by AsIAm.ie - 19 December, 2017
Brian Irwin, a self advocate based in Cork, talks about his personal journey as a young person on...[...]
AsIAm CEO attends SuperValu Autism-Friendly Shopping Project Launch
by AsIAm.ie - 1 December, 2017
AsIAm Founder and CEO Adam Harris helped launch SuperValu’s Autism-Friendly Shopping project earl...[...]
Kevin Hanly: “Take it One Day at a Time”
by AsIAm.ie - 28 November, 2017
Beginning a new start anywhere – whether it’s a new school, a new college or a job – is as exciti...[...]
November Update
by AsIAm.ie - 14 November, 2017
Welcome to our November update! The feedback we’ve been getting about Conference’s theme of ‘exp...[...]
Interview: PRISM DLR Autism Support Group
by AsIAm.ie - 25 October, 2017
Support groups are invaluable resources for the autism community, from individuals on the spectru...[...]
Louise Ryan: Knowing Parents’ Rights for Your Child’s Education
by AsIAm.ie - 2 October, 2017
Louise Ryan from Co. Limerick, a mother of two young boys on the autistic spectrum, talks about h...[...]
Summer on the Autistic Spectrum: A Parent’s Take
by AsIAm.ie - 23 August, 2017
Summers can be challenging for the parents of autistic children. With school out, regular routine...[...]
Spotlight: Middletown Centre for Autism
by AsIAm.ie - 24 July, 2017
The Middletown Centre for Autism is an educational and research facility whose work revolves arou...[...]
SURVEY: Missing out on school? Have your say!
by AsIAm.ie - 3 April, 2017
It's World Autism Awareness Month and our opportunity to shine a light on issues affecting our co...[...]
BLOG: Hello from the other side
by AsIAm.ie - 10 March, 2017
Trish Flood, a mum to two boys on the Autism Spectrum and a super advocate for the Autism Communi...[...]
Yvonne Newbold: Top Tips for Parents at the start of the School Year
by AsIAm.ie - 8 September, 2015
Yvonne Newbold is a parent and advocate for those affected by Autism in the UK. Yvonne wrote a bo...[...]
Julie Direen: Why I wouldn’t change my son one bit!
by AsIAm.ie - 12 February, 2015
Being a parent of a child with Autism can be challenging but, as Julie Direen shares, it can also...[...]
Good News & Public Meeting : Anthony Doolan & Carer’s Allowance
by AsIAm.ie - 25 November, 2014
Anthony Doolan is the Founder and Coordinator of the Kildare / West Dublin Autism Parents Support...[...]
Free Ebook: 30 Winning Tips for Better Meetings by Yvonne Newbold
by AsIAm.ie - 31 October, 2014
One stressful aspect of being a parent of a child on the Autism Spectrum is getting the right sup...[...]
Parents Guide: Birthday Parties
by AsIAm.ie - 29 September, 2014
Attending, and having, a Birthday party is an important part of growing up! For children with A...[...]
Declan Lynch: Am I glad my son is autistic?
by AsIAm.ie - 8 September, 2014
Last week, Declan talked about coming to terms with diagnosis, from the point of view of a fathe...[...]
Parents Discussion: Ideas, Experiences and Concerns around “Back to School”
by AsIAm.ie - 25 August, 2014
Since our successful "Back to School" Handbooks launch last week, we have been delighted with the...[...]
Download Today: AsIAm “Back to School” Handbooks
by AsIAm.ie - 20 August, 2014
Education can throw up many challenges for students with Autism such as the environment, structur...[...]
Joanne Fine: Lego Camp
by AsIAm.ie - 25 June, 2014
Joanne Fine is a speech & Language Therapist working in a private capacity in DLR (Buttercup ...[...]
Carrie Burton: Jack makes three for us
by AsIAm.ie - 17 June, 2014
Frequent blogger and AsIAm Liaison Officer, Carrie Burton, writes of the challenges of a third di...[...]
Yvonne Newbold: 10 Great Things People with Autism can add to society
by AsIAm.ie - 3 June, 2014
Yvonne Newbold is the author of "The Special Parent's Handbook", a practical, hands-on parenting ...[...]
Shauna Gilligan: “Mama, the sunrise is orange”
by AsIAm.ie - 14 April, 2014
Shauna Gilligan is a writer and mother of a son on the Autism Spectrum. In the article below, she...[...]
Carrie Burton: A second diagnosis in the family
by AsIAm.ie - 14 April, 2014
Frequent blogger, Carrie Burton, writes on the recent diagnosis of her second child, Ava, with AD...[...]
OPEN: July Provision Applications
by AsIAm.ie - 7 April, 2014
Children on the Autism Spectrum are eligible for a maximum of 40 hours tuition (or 10 hours per w...[...]
Lorraine Dempsey – Getting the real message of Autism to the public
by AsIAm.ie - 5 April, 2014
This week we celebrated World Autism Awareness Day #WAAD2014, but what does that really entail? W...[...]
Mairead Quinn: Our Doggy Superheroes
by AsIAm.ie - 4 April, 2014
April is Autism Awareness Month but we’re aware of Autism 365 days a year in our house. Our hom...[...]
Noel Quigley: Our lovely daughter with Autism
by AsIAm.ie - 3 April, 2014
Following on from his recent article on his son with Aspergers, Noel, an AsiAm.ie board member, w...[...]
Lisa Domican: A is for Acceptance
by AsIAm.ie - 2 April, 2014
Lisa Domican is a mother of 2 children (Grace and Liam, pictured) on the Autism Spectrum and a so...[...]
Carrie Burton: Autism has made us who we are
by AsIAm.ie - 2 April, 2014
Regular blogger, Carrie Burton, talks about how Autism has challenged, but also strengthened, her...[...]
Asperger’s Story – Noel Quigley
by AsIAm.ie - 1 April, 2014
Noel Quigley is a Board Member of AsIAm.ie - here he shares his experiences of raising a son with...[...]
What I wish I’d known about Aspergers
by AsIAm.ie - 3 February, 2014
In this guest blog, our contributor brilliantly gives, what so many parents of children with Auti...[...]
Mary’s Blog: My views on managing behaviour in school – as a parent and SNA
by AsIAm.ie - 22 January, 2014
Mary Harris writes this week on her views of on managing and supporting a child with Autism's beh...[...]
Back to School Blues: Parent’s Guide
by AsIAm.ie - 4 January, 2014
Santa has been and gone and turkey dinners are, by now, just a far and distant memory..... and on...[...]
Family Guide: Minimise Stress & Maximise Fun at Christmas
by AsIAm.ie - 18 December, 2013
Christmas time is an extra busy time in all homes ,routine changes, our houses are usually busier...[...]
Ann Kennedy: The challenges of growing up undiagnosed
by AsIAm.ie - 2 May, 2013
Ann Kennedy is a 60 year old lady living with Asperger's Syndrome. In this incredibly honest pie...[...]
Susan Helper – Our Experiences of AS & Drug Abuse
by AsIAm.ie - 25 February, 2013
Susan Helper is a parent of a young man with Aspergers who is recovering from a drug addiction in...[...]
Helen Hamill: Early Help
by AsIAm.ie - 30 January, 2013
He was 5 years old. We had noticed that even after reading his favourite book every night for mon...[...]
Carrie Burton – Living with Autism
by AsIAm.ie - 30 January, 2013
My daughter Mia has Aspergers. She is 8 and was first diagnosed when she was 4. It has been a lon...[...]
Personal Story: Aspergers & Anxiety
by AsIAm.ie - 6 October, 2012
Louise Greene is mum to a 7 year old boy with Aspergers Syndrome. Below she tells of his struggle...[...]