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AsIAm CEO Addresses Oireachtas Joint Committee Consultation on Reduced Timetables

By / June 13, 2019 / Advocacy, Education, Featured News, Government, Policy

Today AsIAm’s Founder and CEO Adam Harris addressed the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Skills Consultation on Reduced Timetables on our work on this issue, relevant findings from our Invisible Children report on school absence in the autism community, and AsIAm’s recommendations for helping autistic students and their families affected by reduced timetables. You …

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Our Week Online – 12/5/2019

By / May 10, 2019 / Accessibility, Advocacy, Arts and Culture, Education, Employment, Featured News, Independent Living, Our Week Online

Hello, and welcome to Our Week Online. This week Ireland became the second country in the world to declare a climate and biodiversity emergency. It’s safe to say that the deputies involved would not have been so moved without the tireless advocacy and activism of a young autistic woman, and her millions of followers around …

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Minister for Education Reminds Schools of Obligations to Students with SEN Following Enough Is Enough Protest

By / May 1, 2019 / Advocacy, Education, Event, Featured News, Government, Interviews, Policy, Primary School, Schools, Secondary School

Yesterday Minister for Education Joe McHugh TD published a statement reminding schools and patrons nationwide of their responsibilities under admissions laws to provide specialist school places for children and young people with special needs. This statement came just a few hours after the morning’s protest by nationwide campaign group Enough Is Enough – Every Voice …

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AsIAm to Join Enough Is Enough Protest on Lack of School Places for Autistic Students at Leinster House

By / April 26, 2019 / Advocacy, Announcement, Campaigns, Community Voices, Education, Event, Featured News, Primary School, Secondary School
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In light of the recent publication of our Invisible Children report on School Absence and Withdrawal among autistic children in Ireland, and the lack of engagement from the Department of Education and Skills on this matter and on barriers to education for autistic students, we are excited to support the Enough is Enough – Every …

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Our Week Online – 21/4/2019

By / April 18, 2019 / Accessibility, Advocacy, Arts and Culture, Autism and Women, Education, Featured News, Our Week Online, Social Anxiety

Welcome to Our Week Online. Happy Easter, and Bank Holiday Weekend! If you need a break away from your loved ones for a few minutes during the festivities (we all do at some point), we’ve got you covered. In the UK, an autistic teenage girl has spent almost the last three months in school in …

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Explainer: What Happened in Senator Devine’s Commencement Matter on SEN Schools Provision in the Seanad?

By / April 16, 2019 / Advocacy, Education, Explainer, Featured News, Government, Policy, Schools, Video

On Thursday morning, Senator Máire Devine submitted a Commencement Matter to Seanad Éireann on the lack of provision of school places for autistic children. She also cited our Invisible Children report on School Absences and Withdrawals in Ireland’s Autism Community, launched this week. The Minister answering was Catherine Byrne TD, Minister of State at the Department of …

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Explainer: What Happened in Senator Ó Ríordáin’s Commencement Matter on School Places in the Seanad?

By / April 10, 2019 / Advocacy, Education, Explainer, Featured News, Government, Policy

On Tuesday afternoon, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin submitted a Commencement Matter to Seanad Éireann on the provision of school places this September in the cases of four autistic children in his constituency, asking the Minister for Education to intervene. He also raised the matter of home tuition as a fall-back for not finding a school …

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What is an Autism Strategy & What’s Happening Tomorrow with Sinn Féin’s Private Member’s Motion?

By / April 18, 2019 / Autism Empowerment Strategy, Featured News, Policy
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Tomorrow evening, Sinn Féin will be submitting a Private Member’s Bill to establish an All-Party Oireachtas Committee on Autism to mark World Autism Day. This is the first of its kind in Ireland and calls for the development and implementation of an interdepartmental Autism Empowerment Strategy. This Strategy will seek to assess current shortcomings from …

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Our Week Online – 31/3/2019

By / March 31, 2019 / Advocacy, Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA), Education, Featured News, Government, Healthcare, Medical, Our Week Online, Related Conditions

Welcome to Our Week Online. Today happens to be AsIAm’s fifth birthday! So it would be rude not to sit and read a story. It’s also why we thought it was about time we smartened up a bit, got ourselves this new header. Aren’t we swish. In the UK, an inquest this week found a …

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Resource Pack for Primary and Secondary Schools 2019

By / March 29, 2019 / Accessibility, Announcement, Campaigns, Education, Featured News, Opportunity, Primary School, Professional, Schools, Secondary School, Supports, Youth Leadership Team

Calling all schools, teachers, and educators! April is World Autism Month, and we have developed an online Resource Pack for Primary and Secondary Schools to use, to increase acceptance and understanding of autism in the school community. The pack includes resources such as videos, worksheets, posters, and activities for your class and school. If you …

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