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'When I was first introduced to spelling on an alphabet letter-board, I was a downy bird trying to fly...' Fiacre Ryan #Autism #WiredOurOwnWay edit @niamhgarvey.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 8:22 AM
saytheirnamesir.bsky.social
'So I say the same to each autistic person reading this: your voice is needed. Your experiences and feelings are valid and should never be dismissed.' Róisín Riley #WiredOurOwnWay edit @niamhgarvey.bsky.social #Autism #speirgorm
September 27, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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' I think the sheer cussedness of being (unknowingly at the time) #autistic gave me strength and hope.' Jane Cadman #WiredOurOwnWay edit. @niamhgarvey.bsky.social #speigorm
September 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
saytheirnamesir.bsky.social
'With my diagnosis, the narrative has changed: I am different but there are valid reasons for that...' Nuala O'Connor #WiredOurOwnWay #Autism #speirgorm
September 24, 2025 at 7:44 AM
saytheirnamesir.bsky.social
'After my diagnosis, it was as if suddenly everything made sense.' Liam Coulson #WiredOurOwnWay edit. @niamhgarvey.bsky.social #Autism #speirgorm
September 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
saytheirnamesir.bsky.social
'The thing is I wasn't watching (tv) for entertainment. I was watching for research.' Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan #WiredOurOwnWay edit. @niamhgarvey.bsky.social #Autism #speirgorm
September 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM
saytheirnamesir.bsky.social
'I think in images and translating them into words is quite difficult' Jane Cadman (diagnosed at age 69) #Autism #WiredOurOwnWay edit @niamhgarvey.bsky.social #speirgorm @asiamireland.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 8:03 AM
saytheirnamesir.bsky.social
'I am proud to be #autistic. It is something that makes me, me. It is something that further connects me and Willow (my daughter), and will let her know that no matter what challenges she ever faces, her daddy can help her...' James McClean edit. @niamhgarvey.bsky.social #WiredOurOwnWay #speirgorm
September 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
saytheirnamesir.bsky.social
'..the panic neurotypicals felt during the lockdown is what it feels like for us (Autistic people) every day to walk around in their world.' Caoimhe O'Gorman #WiredOurOwnWay (2025) edit.
@niamhgarvey.bsky.social #speirgorm
September 14, 2025 at 4:28 AM
saytheirnamesir.bsky.social
'Alexithymia-literally 'not having words for feelings'- means that I feel the full intensity of emotions and bodily senses, but I cannot tell you what they are. Just over half of #autistic people are also alexithymic.' Stuart Neilson (edit @niamhgarvey.bsky.social) #WiredOurOwnWay
September 13, 2025 at 11:07 AM
saytheirnamesir.bsky.social
'imagine that life is all about eating soup. As an #autistic person, my brain- the tool I have been given to do life with-is a fork, but all the NT people have been given a spoon' Stefanie Preissner #WiredOurOwnWay
September 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
saytheirnamesir.bsky.social
'...the panic neurotypicals felt during the lockdown is what it feels like for us (#Autistic people) every day to walk around in their world.' Caoimhe O'Gorman #WiredOurOwnWay (2025)
September 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
saytheirnamesir.bsky.social
So proud of my daughter Caoimhe's contribution to #WiredOurOwnWay with @niamhgarvey.bsky.social
niamhgarvey.bsky.social Niamh Garvey @niamhgarvey.bsky.social · May 8
First print, second print, third print 🎉

#Autistic #Literature

Published in March by
@newislandbooks.bsky.social
Photo of 3 books, each a different version of Wired Our Own Way: An Anthology of Irish Autistic Voices edited by Niamh Garvey. The middle book has multicoloured writing and no gold colour. The 1st and 3rd book have embossed gold. The 2nd and 3rd books have an additional quote by Pete Wharmby: "I loved every page"
May 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
saytheirnamesir.bsky.social
Congrats to Niamh @niamhgarvey.bsky.social and all the contributors to #WiredOurOwnWay
niamhgarvey.bsky.social Niamh Garvey @niamhgarvey.bsky.social · Apr 9
I was looking for my new book in @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social non fiction section and I couldn't find it.... Only to find it in the overall Bestsellers section at number 2!!!

Feels so hopeful that an anthology of essays by #Autistic people is so popular in the mainstream.
@newislandbooks.bsky.social
Photo of bookshelf with full row of the book Wired Our Own Way; An Anthology of Autistic Irish Voices. The number 2 is on the shelf. Above shelf is the sign Bestsellers.
April 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
saytheirnamesir.bsky.social
'Like most autistic people I knew I was different but I didn't know why' @niamhgarvey.bsky.social #WiredOurOwnWay
niamhgarvey.bsky.social Niamh Garvey @niamhgarvey.bsky.social · Apr 7
My interview on Ireland AM today about being diagnosed as autistic aged 34, and compiling an anthology of essays by Irish #Autistic adults Wired Our Own Way @newislandbooks.bsky.social 😊

youtu.be/KCHeGOL7v4I?...
Receiving an Autism Diagnosis at 34 | Ireland AM
YouTube video by Ireland AM
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April 8, 2025 at 8:13 AM
saytheirnamesir.bsky.social
#WiredOurOwnWay interview with @niamhgarvey.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
Niamh Garvey on being diagnosed with autism at 34: ‘You suddenly get the language that explains your life’
The Cork author on living with autism and the release of her new book, a collection of personal essays written by autistic Irish adults
www.irishtimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
saytheirnamesir.bsky.social
Congrats to @niamhgarvey.bsky.social & all the contributors to #WiredOurOwnWay Great to hear Irish #autistic voices. Hope you have a lovely launch @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social this evening.
niamhgarvey.bsky.social Niamh Garvey @niamhgarvey.bsky.social · Mar 14
All welcome to the Dublin and/or Cork launch of "Wired Our Own Launch; An Anthology of Irish #Autistic Voices" @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social @dubraybooks.bsky.social Published by New Island Books 🎉
#Irish #Books #Writing #Autism
Launch Event Hodges Figgis Thursday 27th March at 6pm Join us to celebrate with guest speaker Vanessa Fox-O'Loughlin AKA Sam Blake, editor Niamh Garvey and readings from selected contributers. Dubray Cork Welcomes.. Niamh Garvey Book Launch Thursday 3rd April At 6:30pm All Welcome
March 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
neuromusings-ck.bsky.social
I’m very excited about the launch of ‘Wired our Own Way’ tomorrow evening in Hodges Figgis. I’m very honoured to have an essay in this wonderful collection of Irish autistic voices. #wiredourownway #booklaunch #irishbooks #autistic
Yellow background graphic with the text ‘Launch Event’ and the book cover of ‘Wired our own Way’ Hodges Figgis Thursday March 27th at 6 p.m
March 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
saytheirnamesir.bsky.social
'I don't need to be changed, I need to be recognised' Róisín Riley #WiredOurOwnWay edit @niamhgarvey.bsky.social www.books.ie/wired-our-ow...
Wired Our Own Way : An Anthology of Irish Autistic Voices
This anthology shines a light on how important autism identification is, and how the label of 'autism' can enhance ones self-understanding and self-compassion. A moving and insightful anthology of per...
www.books.ie
March 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
saytheirnamesir.bsky.social
@seanronayne.bsky.social describes #WiredOurOwnWay An anthology of Irish Autistic voices, as a 'must read' www.dubraybooks.ie/product/wire... (please support an Irish bookseller when you buy a copy)
Wired Our Own Way - Dubray Books
Wired Our Own Way: An Anthology of Irish Autistic Voices is the first collection of personal essays written by autistic Irish adults. One in twenty-seven Irish school children are now diagnosed as aut...
www.dubraybooks.ie
March 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
aislingwalsh.bsky.social
This wonderful essay from Róisín Riley in #WiredOurOwnWay floored me... I had almost the exact same experience when my mother was in hospice care...
Photo from wired our own way, an essay called 13 by Roisín Riley, where she describes the confusion she experienced the day her mother died from the failure of medical professionals to use accurate language
March 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
nualaoconnor.bsky.social
Thursday, join @authorniamhgarvey & some contributors @hodgesfiggis for this anthology launch. I have an essay in there on time management and friendship and perfectionism.

Pubbed by @newislandbooks

#autism #wiredourownway #audhd #niamhgarvey #hodgesfiggis #newislandbooks #vanessafoxoloughlin
March 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
saytheirnamesir.bsky.social
#WiredOurOwnWay will be launched in Dublin this week Edit @niamhgarvey.bsky.social www.newisland.ie/shop/p/wired...
Wired Our Own Way - An Anthology of Irish Autistic Voices — New Island Books
A moving and insightful anthology of personal essays by Irish autistic adults.
www.newisland.ie
March 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
cauverymadhavan.bsky.social
A lovely review of #WiredOurOwnWay by Brid Conway from @tertuliabookshop.bsky.social: “…an amazing initiative to give autistic voices the space to be open and honest”
Book review of an anthology called Wired Our Own Way, a collection of stories and essays by autistic writers in Ireland
March 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
saytheirnamesir.bsky.social
Thank you Mary @maryburke.bsky.social for supporting autistic voices. It means so much to the contributors #WiredOurOwnWay
December 16, 2024 at 2:18 PM