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National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · 1d

QUIET HOUR at the Museum
A sensory-friendly space with low lighting, reduced noise & fewer crowds—ideal for neurodivergent visitors & anyone seeking calm.
📍 Collins Barracks, Dublin
📅Saturday 11 October, 10:00am - 11:00am
🔗 Details: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...
#SensoryFriendly

Image of a visitor exploring 'A Dubliner’s Collection of Asian Art: The Albert Bender Collection'

Image of a Eurasian Elk (Alces alces) on a red background

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AsIAm - Ireland’s Autism Charity @asiamireland.bsky.social · 1d

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As I Am | News | Budget 2026 Fails to Address Crisis Costs for Autistic and Disabled Community

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AsIAm - Ireland’s Autism Charity @asiamireland.bsky.social · 15d

Families have been in touch with concerns about SNA allocations.
SNAs are essential in ensuring Autistic children can access education and the right school placement. We’ll be raising these concerns with the NCSE.

AsIAm is aware of a number of concerns raised by community members regarding SNA allocations for children who require such supports.
Any rollback of support that impacts a child’s right to education and appropriate school placement is something we are deeply concerned about and will raise directly with the NCSE. SNAs are an essential component in supporting Autistic children at school.

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AsIAm - Ireland’s Autism Charity @asiamireland.bsky.social · 16d

Statement from AsIAm in response to Autism misinformation by the US Government.

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AsIAm - Ireland’s Autism Charity @asiamireland.bsky.social · 20d

Congratulations to Swords Autism Friendly Town Committee on their official launch at the beautiful Swords Castle on Thursday evening.

AsIAm - Ireland’s Autism Charity @asiamireland.bsky.social · 21d

📢 Upcoming Parent Webinar with @ncseirl.bsky.social
📅 Thursday, 25th September
Learn about:
SENOs & school supports
Contacting your child’s SENO
The Parents Notify Portal (closes 1 Oct)
Important for parents seeking a Special School or Autism Class place 2026.
🔗 eu01web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: NCSE Parents Information Session. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

AsIAm is hosting an important parents’ information webinar, delivered by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), on Wednesday, 25th September. This webinar will highlight four key areas fo...

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AsIAm - Ireland’s Autism Charity @asiamireland.bsky.social · 22d

We welcome steps to bring the HSE into compliance & reduce waiting times for children.
But over-reliance on private providers risks challenges around recruitment, cost & sustainability.
Read more: www.thejournal.ie/hse-assessme...

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AsIAm - Ireland’s Autism Charity @asiamireland.bsky.social · 27d

We had an amazing start to @AutismEurope International Congress 2025. We have two days to go and so much to see, hear, learn and be inspired by! asiam.ie/news/europes...

As I Am | News | Europe’s Largest Autism Congress Launches at Dublin’s RDS

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Communication 4 ALL @communication4all.bsky.social · 27d

A fantastic Day 1 at the 14th @autismeurope.bsky.social International Congress in Dublin!

Elizabeth met with Adam Harris, conference leader and Founder of @asiamireland.bsky.social and typed “Don’t forget about nonspeakers.”

#aecongress2025

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AsIAm - Ireland’s Autism Charity @asiamireland.bsky.social · 28d

Great engagement between speakers and attendees at #aecongress2025 #ae2025 @autismeurope.bsky.social

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AsIAm - Ireland’s Autism Charity @asiamireland.bsky.social · 28d

Fantastic!

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AsIAm - Ireland’s Autism Charity @asiamireland.bsky.social · 28d

Amazing crowd listening to Dr TC Waisman at Congress this morning @autismeurope.bsky.social

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AsIAm - Ireland’s Autism Charity @asiamireland.bsky.social · Sep 9

Hi Helen - thanks so much for reaching out! 😊 We will use #AECongress2025 and you can also follow #asiam throughout the week!

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Thriving Autistic @thrivingautistic.bsky.social · Sep 9

We're attending Autism-Europe International Congress Event hosted by @asiamireland.bsky.social

13/9/25 join us for a presentation by our founder & CEO
@taraodk.bsky.social
on Building a Global Neurodivergent Practitioner Network: A Model for Professional Peer Support & Service Delivery

A promotional graphic for the 14th Autism Europe International Congress. The slide shows logos for Thriving Autistic, Neurodivergent Practitioner Community, AsIAm, and Autism Europe. Title reads: Poster Presentation: Building a global neurodivergent practitioner network: a model for professional peer support and service delivery. Date and time: Saturday 13th September, 2pm, Main Hall Balcony – Hall 1. A photo of Tara O'Donnell-Killen appears on the right.

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Thriving Autistic @thrivingautistic.bsky.social · 29d

Our founder and CEO @taraodk.bsky.social will be presenting a poster with Davida Hartman from at the 14th Autism-Europe International Congress hosted by @asiamireland.bsky.social

Creating Systemic Change: Adapting to a Neurodiversity Affirmative Future.

Find out more: autismcongress2025.org

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Sue Fletcher-Watson @suereviews.bsky.social · 29d

Very excited to be speaking at the Autism Europe Congress hosted by @asiamireland.bsky.social in Dublin this week.

I’ll be talking about the neurodiversity movement and the promise of collective liberation for all autistic people!

For more details on the congress visit AutismCongress2025.org

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Thriving Autistic @thrivingautistic.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thriving Autistic are attending the Autism Europe International Congress Event 11th-13th Sept hosted by @asiamireland.bsky.social

Presentation by our Founder & CEO @taraodk.bsky.social

“Leveraging Health Tech to Revolutionise Accessibility: Advocacy Ally & Digital Passports”

Hope to see you!

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AsIAm - Ireland’s Autism Charity @asiamireland.bsky.social · Sep 9

Hi Helen - thanks so much for reaching out! 😊 We will use #AECongress2025 and you can also follow #asiam throughout the week!

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Niamh Garvey @niamhgarvey.bsky.social · Sep 1

Delighted to be doing a Fringe Event at the Autism Europe Congress with @asiamireland.bsky.social next week! It is free but booking is required.

Book here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/autistic-c...

Poster for Weds,September 10th: 12pm-2pm
Autistic Community Voices
Key note speaker Niamh Garvey: Communicating Needs for a Better Quality of Life.
Panel Discussion.
Register via Eventbrite

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AsIAm - Ireland’s Autism Charity @asiamireland.bsky.social · Sep 2

Only 15% of Autistic people are in full-time employment with a clear link in Ireland between Autism and poverty. Click 🔗 for our submission to UNCRPD: cdn.prod.website-files.com/6537ebf5bd64...

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AsIAm - Ireland’s Autism Charity @asiamireland.bsky.social · Sep 2

Over 12,000 children are still waiting for their first contact from disability services, 1 in 3 posts on children’s disability teams remain vacant, Autistic children face higher rates of suspension, reduced timetables, expulsion and even seclusion and restraint by untrained staff

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AsIAm - Ireland’s Autism Charity @asiamireland.bsky.social · Sep 2

Speaking at today's 21st pre-sessional meeting on the UNCRPD list of issues our CEO, Adam Harris highlighted a number of key barriers experienced by the Autistic community including : 1/3

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AsIAm - Ireland’s Autism Charity @asiamireland.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Autistic to Non Autistic Communication: A Two Way Street

YouTube video by AsIAm Ireland

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AsIAm - Ireland’s Autism Charity @asiamireland.bsky.social · Aug 29

Our CEO Adam Harris, will be speaking at the upcoming 21st pre-sessional meeting on the UNCRPD List of Issues, on September 2nd. An important opportunity to highlight key issues impacting our community. You can view our recent submission on this here: shorturl.at/VuLBO

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AsIAm - Ireland’s Autism Charity @asiamireland.bsky.social · Aug 29

It was indeed. We’ll be uploading very soon to YouTube and will post the link here 😊

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