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David O’Connell: One Year Since Covid
March 19, 2021
David O’Connell is an autistic adult and self-advocate living in Mayo. He wrote the following blog reflecting on the year that’s passed since the introduction
Tag: Anxiety and Meltdowns
Transgender Autistic Experiences: Dr. Varun Warrier
December 15, 2020
August of this year saw the publication of a study confirming transgender and gender-diverse people are more likely to be autistic or neurodivergent. Confirming previous
Life Over Lockdown: Kevin Hanly
September 18, 2020
Kevin Hanly – Being autistic and living through a pandemic!! COVID-19 has affected everyone’s life hugely everything we used do. It turned everything on its
Youth Leadership Team Unlocked: Tristan Lennon
September 18, 2020
The Covid-19 Pandemic has affected my life in many aspects, but predominantly in terms of my family, social life, and academic life. In terms of
Conor McDermott : Autism and Airports
May 14, 2020
Conor McDermott has recently completed a research project for his undergraduate in Occupational Therapy. The project is a survey based on interviews with three autistic
Coronavirus Isolation Children’s Social Story *Text Only*
March 20, 2020
Your daily routine of going to school will be different and this might feel stressful. This is ok, we must do this to keep
Maintaining Calmness about COVID-19/Coronavirus in the Autism Community
March 14, 2020
Michael Ryan – Counsellor/Psychotherapist While we cannot control the spread of this virus in the wider community – all each of us can do is
What I (Don’t) Know About Autism: An Autistic Review
February 12, 2020
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
What I (Don’t) Know About Autism: Eleanor Walsh Interview
January 20, 2020
What I (Don’t) Know About Autism, a play written by Jody O’Neill, will soon hit the stage. The play, directed by Dónal Gallagher, will contain
Hallowe’en Social Story
October 30, 2019
We at AsIAm understand the stress and anxiety Hallowe’en can cause for autistic people of all ages. The environmental triggers of lights, fireworks and costumes
