Kate Rowan: School to College
August 11, 2021
In the world of autism, the pathway from school to college can seem very daunting. Kate Rowan is an autistic writer and dramatist, having recently completed a masters in Drama
Tag: Anxiety and Meltdowns
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 of COVID-19 restrictions nationwide. It’s
Transgender Autistic Experiences: Dr. Varun Warrier
December 15, 2020
Check out our Adult Support and Wellbeing Programme August of this year saw the publication of a study confirming transgender and gender-diverse people are more likely to be
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 head and just gave us
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 adults about their experiences going
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 to control how we choose
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 Q&A at the end, whereas
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 a cast of autistic and
Autism Behind the Wheel: Teaching Teens and Young Adults on the Spectrum to Drive- Carmen Adams
October 9, 2019
*Editor’s note: Carmen’s piece, though helpful, is written in an American context. Not all situations described in the piece may apply to Ireland* Driving is an important milestone in the
The Case for a Neurodivergent Holmes
September 17, 2019
I’m hardly the first autistic person to take an interest in Sherlock Holmes and I’m sure I’m far from the last. Introduced in the 1887 Beeton’s Christmas Annual, the Baker