ABA home tutor required for a young person with Autism in the Dublin 3 area for 20 hours per week,

Immediate start and will run for the school year.

Must be registered with the Teaching Council of Ireland as they are providing the funding.

Afternoon tutor sessions would be best.

My name is Arlene Mannion. I am a PhD student in the Irish Centre for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Research (ICAN) in National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway). We are looking for one more child with ASD to participate in a sleep study. You or your child don’t have to have problems sleeping to participate. You may just want to learn more about your sleep.

We are looking for one more girl from the age of 5 to 7 years to participate. Participation in the study can take part from your own home and you don’t have to visit NUI Galway to take part.
I am also looking for adolescents you don’t have autism to take part. I am interested in understanding more about the differences in sleep patterns in children and adolescents with autism and children and adolescents who do not have autism.

We are looking for boys from the ages of 13 to 15 years, who do not have a sibling with autism.

We are looking for children and adolescents with and without ASD to participate in a sleep study. We are studying sleep through actigraphs. An actigraph is a wristwatch-like device that measures sleep.
Please contact me if interested at a.mannion3@nuigalway.ie

Thank you,
Arlene Mannion
PhD Student

Dear all

It probably has not escaped your attention that a general election is coming in the next 9 months or so. Inclusion Ireland and partners are hoping to have some disability issues in the manifesto’s of the political parties. Hopefully, some will then make it into the program for government. We have developed a draft manifesto. Please take a few minutes to look at it and let us know if we are on the right track or are missing something very important. Forward this to any of your contacts.

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Private Occupational therapist available for one month over the summer 23rd of June until the 20th if July for assessment, sensory based work, fine and gross motor skills intervention programmes, home and school based programmes to develop motor co-ordination and functional skills. Also experienced in delivering the alert programme and the facing your fears programme for children with anxiety.

I have over six years working as an Occupational therapist and working with children and young people with autism. 

I have completed post graduate course in module one sensory integration through the sensory based network, I am currently studying and completing sensory and attachment trainings and have completed numerous CBT and DBT courses and have a strong mental health background. 

Please contact 0831977152 for further details. 

My name is Roisin Kelly and I am a qualified primary teacher with experience in working with children with disabilities.  I would be interested in working as a tutor for July provision in the Sligo area this summer. 

Please find attached information leaflet on sailing and water activity opportunities for people with disabilities at Foyle Marina 11 & 12 June 2015 11am - 4pm. A disabled hoist will be available for wheelchair users. I would be grateful if you could circulate the attached information through your networks and members.

***ABA tutors or parents of preschool-aged children - Please consider following the link to complete a questionnaire & help with early intervention research! http://goo.gl/forms/HgiFQaB8So

Study 

Despite the large body of research on challenging behaviour in children with ASD, no research study has examined the relationship between the presence/absence of early indicators of problem behaviour and the presence/absence of core preschool life skills (as described by Hanley et al. 2007). 

The preschool life skills include: expressing needs/wants/feelings/preferences that others can understand, following instructions, tolerating delays in access to preferred items and activities, and developing friendships. Problem behaviours such as aggression towards self and others, temper tantrums, and noncompliance are often prevalent in older children with autism, yet little is known about how these manifest at a younger age. 

I am currently studying Child Psychology online and am at a loss with an assignment. It is a case study based on a 10 year old girl with Autism. She is leaving school in 6 weeks time and will enter in to mainstream in September. She uses Lamh and PECS to communicate. She has visited her mainstream school several times and uses her PEC book to communicate with her SNA. She gets frustrated with other children as they cannot communicate with Lamh. Her parents are concerned with her as she is very tired in the evenings and not herself. Her mother had to collect her early from Primary School as Annie began to scream and no one knew what to do. 

I need to describe a short term way, medium term way and long term way of providing for continuity and change as she moves to a new school. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

I am a fourth year IT Sligo student and am studying social care. I am currently working on my final year research project which is looking at experiences of parenting a children with ASD. 

I am looking at certain themes including parenting stress, coming to terms with the diagnosis, dealing with challenging behaviour, self-care and experiences with support services. 

If you are a parent of a child with ASD and are available to answer a few questions I would appreciate it hugely and it would help me out so much.
My email is s00121704@mail.itsligo.ie , please feel free to send me an email if you would like more information or would be interested in taking part in my research. 

 Kind regards, 

Alanna

Hi, we are currently waiting for our 3 yr old DS to be assessed. 

Can anyone offer advice as to whether an independent report from a private SALT would help or not? 

Help in terms of speed and being taken seriously? We self referred. 

Thanks

Some children with autism have both sleep problems and gastrointestinal symptoms, while other children have one of these issues or none at all. 

The Irish Centre for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Research (ICAN) in National University of Ireland, Galway is interested in hearing about your experiences with your child or adolescent aged 3 to 17 years with autism. We are interested in understanding how sleep problems and gastrointestinal symptoms affect both child and parent. 

Even if your child doesn’t have sleep or gastrointestinal problems, we can still learn a lot from your information on why some children have these issues and others do not. If you wish to participate, please use the link below. 

http://bit.ly/1sYrzpp

I'm writing to you from an independent television production company based in Dublin. We have been commissioned by RTE to research and develop an idea we submitted to them on the subject of autism. Our pitch to them was to explore
the world of autism through the experiences of a number of children and young adults and their families in an attempt to see the world from their perspective. We would also like to address various issues relating to this
spectrum via experts in their field.

We feel there hasn't been much Irish television devoted to this subject so we'd like to change this. I have an added interest because I trained and worked as a Special Ed. Montessori teacher years ago and I also have a special needs nephew who displays some autistic characteristics.

New Directions – Personal Support Services for People with Disabilities was published by the HSE in 2012. This document sets out the future vision for the provision of day services to people with Intellectual Disability, Physical and Sensory Disabilities and Autism that have a requirement for a HSE funded day service. 

A Chara, 

Foyle Sailability is a cross-border voluntary organisation aimed at facilitating people with all types of disabilities access to water based activities. We successfully delivered a 2 day regatta in June (a few days before the Clipper boats arrived) where 120 people with disabilities from across the North West took to the water in specially adapted dinghies, clipper canoes and a motor boat. 

 We have received funding from Donegal County Council to run an event in Greencastle, Co. Donegal on 14 Aug from 11am-4pm and a disabled hoist will be available. 

This is a free event but booking is essential and forms (from the attachment) should be returned to foylesailability@gmail.com or to Foyle Disability Resource Centre, Glen Road, Derry, BT48 0BX by Friday 8 August. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. 

SOCIAL SKILLS GROUPS 

For Ages 18-25 

Beginning September 2014

 Location: St. Francis Private Hospital, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath

GROUP GOALS:
Conversational Skills

Understanding social cues of others

Body Language

Assertiveness

Self-esteem

Suitable for adults with Asperger's, autistic spectrum disorders, ADHD, emotional / behavioural difficulties

For details, contact our Speech and Language Therapist Mairéad Baker (BSc, MIASLT, MIASLTPP) on (0)449385346, (0)449385300 or MBaker@stfrancisprivatehospital.com

Dear Sirs and Madams,

I am in the process of organising the first meetup of autistic adults in Sligo. It is not meant to be a support group as such, just an opportunity to get to know and hang out with each other. Teenagers are welcome to join.

RainChild Water Activity Camp Summer 2014
- Free for autistic child and one sibling.

Age 6 to 16

Local children will be given priority as numbers are restricted. Additional sibling places may be booked and paid for depending on numbers, at a subsidised cost of €25.

Sunday 03/8/2014 & Sunday 10/8/2014 11am to 4pm
Lough Allen Adventure, Ballinaglera, Co Leitrim.

 http://www.loughallenadventure.com/
- Activities include Kayaking, Sailing, Archery, and sail away to Burger-Bay for a camp fire bar-b-q lunch. Qualified carers and instructors will supervise all activities.

Wear old clothes. BRING TOWELS, swimsuit, shoes to be worn in water like crocs or old trainers & a packed lunch.

Hi,

I am trying to find a group that meets up in the Leitrim/Longford/Roscommon area for older teenagers and young adults. Just an informal social group where they can be themselves, talk about what helps them, or talk about similar experiences, go out and do activities together.

If there is a group I would love to get in touch. Or if anyone would be interested in getting together.

Hello, 

My name is Olivia.
I have a Degree in Fine Art and Diploma in Business and Equine Science. I am interested in working with autistic children and have been reading about the benefits for autistic children interacting with horses and educational benefits for them of learning through the use of visual arts. I have no previous experience working with disabilities, but am keen to learn. 

I will be attending a horse riding class for children with disabilities this Saturday in Drumshambo to hopefully meet some autistic children and to learn more. 

If you are interested in learning more about me,please feel free to contact me. 

Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated. 

 I am from Co.Sligo, near Boyle, Ballaghaderrean.

Social Skills Summer Groups  -  June, July and August 2014 

 For Ages 4-6 years, 7-9 years, 10-13 years, 14 – 18 years 

 €175 for 7 weeks (1 hour per week) 

Location: 

St. Francis Private Hospital,
Mullingar,
Co. Westmeath

GROUP GOALS
 Developing friendships
 Joining in and Maintaining Interactions
 Building confidence
 Non-verbal communication
 Sharing and Turn-taking

For details, contact

Mairéad Baker BSc, MIASLT (Speech and Language Therapist) on
 044 93 85300 / 044 93 85346 slt@stfrancishealthvillage.com

Hello,
I am a mum from Bristol and I have been writing children's stories for young children which are based on our own  experiences with our son who has Aspergers.