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 .
Mental health and Autism
As persons with ASD get older mental illness becomes a significant issue .Indeed mental illness is more common for people with autism than the general population . Mental illness tends to present itself in people with ASD as difficulties such as Anxiety,Obsessive...
UN Convention signed as assessment waiting lists rise by 25%
After 12 years waiting the Irish Government finally ratified the UN convention on rights for people with disabilities,yet the waiting lists for assessments for children with disabilities rises by 25% .A implementation plan is required .