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AsIAm & Rethink Ireland Partner to Support 3rd Level Autistic Students

By / Autism Friendly University, Family Life, Featured News

    Project develops quality online resources to help autistic students transition smoothly into third-level   A programme supporting young autistic students entering third level education for the first time has received €50,000 in funding from Rethink Ireland, the state-funded body which supports innovative charities, social enterprises, and community organisation.   The funding has been …

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“I think many of the people put blame on themselves more than the college” Autism and Dropping Out of University

By / College, Education, Featured News

Between the sensory changes, new routines and demanding workloads, starting university can be especially challenging for students on the spectrum. Despite supports from Disability Services and Student Unions, students sometimes feel they have no option but to drop out. Dr. Eilidh Cage and Jack Howes (National Autistic Society) recently published a paper on this phenomenon. …

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NCI Reaching Autism Friendly University Status This Month!

By / Autism Friendly University, Communication, Education, Sensory Processing, Social Stories, Socialising, Special Interests

We’re currently  currently working towards Autism-Friendly Status with National College of Ireland! Having seen great success in our pilot scheme with DCU, AsIAm is committed to making universities across Ireland autism friendly.  This initiative means celebrating students and staff on the autism spectrum and providing a learning environment to help all students and staff to …

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Stephen Shore Visits AsIAm and DCU

By / Autism Accreditation, Autism Friendly University, Featured News

Last week AsIAm was honoured to welcome Dr. Stephen Shore, noted autistic academic and speaker, to Dublin City. Stephen is a professor at Adelphi University, NY, and was our keynote speaker at Conference 2017. In addition to working with children and speaking about life on the autism spectrum, Stephen is internationally renowned for presentations, consultations and …

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Teach Me AsIAm Early Years Programme Arrives at Limerick

By / Autism, Behaviour, Communication, Diagnosis, Featured News, Interventions, Supports

Up to sixty early years professionals attended the ‘Teach Me AsIAm’ Early Years seminar in Limerick’s Mary Immaculate College this week. The seminar was addressed by AsIAm’s CEO Adam Harris, who spelled out the importance of the programme, before the seminar’s beginning saying that ultimately “Teach Me AsIAm is more than addressing best practices in …

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DCU Autism-Friendly Campus Launched Today

By / Autism, Education, Featured News, Supports

Dublin City University was recognised as the world’s first autism-friendly university by AsIAm today. The designation marks the conclusion of an 18- month research project, led by Dr Mary Rose Sweeney in collaboration with Professor Teresa Burke DCU School of Nursing and Human Sciences along with AsIAm and Specialisterne Ireland, a specialist recruitment and support …

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