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Community Hubs

What is a Community Hub - Your One Stop Shop

AsIAm’s One Stop Shops are neuroaffirmative, in-person supports offering information, advice, support, and advocacy to the Autistic community and their families across the life cycle.
Our aim is to provide a welcoming, co-created, community-based space where the Autistic community and parents/caregivers can access practical guidance, peer connection, and signposting to relevant supports.

What we offer

  • Multiple individualised information and advice sessions for Autistic adults and parents/caregivers over 18 years of age.
  • Single session pre-diagnosis support for adults waiting on an Autism assessment, or a parent/caregiver over 18 years of age waiting for an assessment for a child or dependent.
  • We are looking forward to launching our One Stop Shop group supports soon, which includes peer support and activity groups for Autistic adults, teenagers, children, and parents/caregivers.
  • We are looking forward to launching our One Stop Shop structured programmes soon, which include post-diagnostic courses for Autistic adults, teenagers, and parents/caregivers.

What we cannot provide

To ensure we provide the best possible support, please note that we cannot provide:

  • Therapeutic or clinical services.
  • Urgent or emergency care.
  • Recommendations for one professional or service over another.

See information about our locations :

One Stop Shop 1

Serving:

Galway, Mayo, and Roscommon

Address:

Unit 1 & 2 Liosbaun House, Liosbaun Business Park, Tuam Road, Galway, H91 795V

Email:

oss1@asiam.ie

Please Note: Drop in services are currently not operational. We will share with the community when our doors are open to do so.

One Stop Shop 2

Serving:

(Kildare, West Wicklow, Dublin South City and West, Dublin South West)

Address:

5A Swift's Alley (off Francis Street), The Liberties, Dublin, D08 TN88

Email:

oss2@asiam.ie

Information and Advice Service

Our new One Stop Shop 2 hub (serving Kildare, West Wicklow, Dublin South City and Dublin South West) is now welcoming bookings for the in-person Information & Advice service. As part of our Information and Advice service, AsIAm Community Advisors can provide multiple in-person appointments for Autistic adults and for parents/caregivers. These sessions are tailored to individual needs, and we take a neuroaffirmative, inclusive, and needs-led approach that values Autistic voices and perspectives. Session numbers are flexible, and the number of sessions offered is based on the number of sessions that may be helpful for your query.

Our Community Advisors can support with a wide range of Autism-related topics, including but not limited to:

  • Understanding an Autism diagnosis
  • Activities of daily living
  • Wellbeing
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Housing
  • Social welfare
  • Other barriers facing the Autistic community

We also offer a single-session pre-diagnosis support appointment for:

  • Adults waiting on an Autism assessment, and
  • Parents/caregivers waiting for an assessment for their child or dependent.

These sessions are designed for those who are considering or exploring an Autism assessment.

Signposting

If we’re not the right service to meet your needs directly, we’ll help connect you with those who can.

Booking and Access

This is a free, in-person service. Appointments are required.

To avail of our Information and Advice service, you must be an Autistic adult or parent/caregiver over 18 years of age and reside in one of the areas listed above. AsIAm also operates a national Information Line service, which you can contact by emailing support@asiam.ie or by phoning 0818 234 234.

For your first visit, you are asked to provide evidence of diagnosis, unless you are attending for a once-off pre-diagnosis information and advice session. We accept the following as evidence of diagnosis: 

  • Headed diagnostic report or letter confirming the person's diagnosis of Autism from a psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, or educational psychologist. 
  • AsIAm Autism ID card

If you are an Autistic adult or parent/caregiver who lives in the above areas and would like to book a 40-minute session. Please click the link below. If you have any queries about our service, you can contact us at oss2@asiam.ie

One Stop Shop 2 - Calendly Page