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Our Week Online – 9/12/2018
December 9, 2018
Welcome to Our Week Online. Don’t know what it is about December, but the autism and disability stories just keep coming. That, or we just
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Community Support – Autism and the Law, RCSI, Dublin
November 6, 2018
AsIAm is hosting twenty four Community Support Seminar talks around the country over the next twelve months. These events are for the autism community, on
Conducting Autism-Friendly Interviews
April 17, 2018
Businesses have begun to recognise the valuable skills that autistic employees can bring to the workplace. A meticulous attention to detail, excellent memories and task-driven
Creating a Quiet Space
April 16, 2018
Sensory rooms or quiet spaces are designated areas where autistic people can use to stim or retreat to when feeling overstimulated. The space itself is
Create a “Social story” for your business or organisation
April 15, 2018
Social stories are short guides of a particular situation, event or activity. They include specific information about what to expect in that situation and why. Day
#Day 13 Making Written Communication Clear
April 14, 2018
Day#13 of our #AsIAmChallenge is about using Plain English when communicating. We often think of autism’s major difficulties with communication and language as an almost
Making Your Organisation Sensory-Friendly
April 13, 2018
Day#12 of our #AsIAmChallenge is about being aware of people’s sensory needs. Autistic individual’s brains often struggle to process the information we receive about our
Check out our Sensory Checklist Tool!
April 13, 2018
It’s Day 12 of #AsIAmChallenge and things have taken a big step up! Today we are challenging members of the public, businesses, schools and community
Autism & Stereotyping
April 12, 2018
Autism is widely known yet it is not widely understood. Awareness of the condition has grown in recent years and there have been many milestones
CALLOUT: World Autism Awareness Month Blogs
April 6, 2018
Personal stories and experiences, sharing and openly discussing them, are what make any awareness campaign meaningful. Autism and the journey for its acceptance and active
