AsIAm recently held its first National Autism Conference, exploring the theme of “Empowering Potential”. We were delighted to hold an Autism-friendly event and welcome over 330 Delegates to the event. We had amazing speakers exploring topics as varied as education, employment, independent living, transition, anxiety, parenting and relationships. The showstopper for many on the day…
You will find the words “Autism-friendly” a lot throughout the website – but how can you put it into action? Everyone can do something to be more Autism-friendly whether it be learning how to effectively communicate with someone who have the condition or making the environment of your business or community group more manageable –…
We know Secondary School can throw up its own challenges and opportunities for teenagers with Autism. We think it is so important that young people have the information and tools to help make their Secondary School experience positive and productive and have their own voice heard! For that reason, we put together this “Back to…
As part of our Youth Awareness Campaign (supported by the Department of Justice & Equality) we held public meetings around Ireland to hear the views of young people with Autism. At each event we tried to make sure young people with Autism got the chance to speak or present. Kevin McLoughlin did the honours at…
Here at AsIAm.ie we are always advocating for young people with Autism to tell their stories, have their voices heard and bring about change for our community So, we were mega impressed when we saw this interview from 13 year-old Sean Mulligan, talking about his experiences to date of growing up with Autism. The video…
From the outside looking in he’s like any other 11 year old. You imagine he has lots of friends, has the confidence and cheek most 11 year olds possess and can understand everything that is said to him. That is from the outside looking in. From the inside looking out, it couldn’t be more wrong…