The Cruelest Cut – €20 million cut in Respite Care budget
The Irish Government have cut respite services for person with ASD by €20 million causing huge damage and loss of opportunity for 1000s .
Employability offering Job options and supports
EmployAbility is an interesting programme which supports people with a disability to secure and maintain employment . Employment Support Specialists integrate people with disabilities into employment in the open labour market and are part of the national EmployAbility...
Nexus ASD Preschool open in Bray – Open Day next Monday
Nexus ASD Preschool are holding an open day in Cois Sleibhe Community Centre this Monday the 16th September from 2pm to 4pm . Nexus ASD Preschools have been working with children diagnosed with ASD since 2015 .The schools ethos is to provide a safe and caring learning...
Leave No One Behind Conference – Minister Doherty has solution in her own hands .
Looking forward to the upcoming Leave No One Behind conference taking place next Monday in the National University of Ireland Maynooth . This one day conference asks how public employment services and career guidance models can best meet the long term needs of those...
Where will your abilities take you ? An exciting new programme
The battle to obtain work and new careers for people with ASD is ongoing on a daily basis and this struggle is difficult and can be very disappointing . Selling the Talents and contribution people with ASD have and can offer employers is hard and without significant...
Early Intervention is Vital !
We have received a number of questions about how to handle finding out that your child is on the ASD spectrum and what needs to be done to take control of the situation. Our view is that each person must have a lifespan service plan which is results oriented and...
AI powered apps and autism impacts on the agenda
For those with autism new technologies may offer help to achieve their full potential at school as well as assessing data and improving research into their condition. There was significant discussions of this space at the recent WEF forum in Davos and developments are...
Deep Learning is equipping robots for autism therapy
Machine Learning network offers personalised estimates of children’s behaviour with Deep Learning equipping robots for autism therapy
Artificial Intelligence making an impact on ASD
Children and adults with ASD have shown to display high levels of comfort with Artificial Intelligence and work is ongoing using social technologies to design therapies for children with autism . People with ASD show a high level of comfort with computers, as computer...
Fresh thinking required to solve the massive Therapy waiting lists .
The global shortage of Therapists are resulting in waiting lists for vital services or over 4/5 years and persons with ASD falling further and further behind .