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Autism Awareness,Free Information Event
The Radisson Hotel, Athlone
Monday 5th December, 2011, 10:00AM - 1:00PM
There will be a number of guest speakers from various centers in Co. Westmeath. Lunch will be provided, RSVP to pwdiwestmeath@gmail.com or Ring us on (090) 6470044
The conference will be held on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th September 2011, in Dublin.
More details about the conference will be published soon - contact Red Door by phone or visit their website.
This will be The Red Door's 4th International ABA Conference. In previous years, they have been delighted to attract some leading international and Irish ABA professionals to present seminars and workshops on a wide variety of topics, covering not just the "Early Years", but also teenagers and young adults as well.
This event is being hosted by The Red Door School (www.thereddoorschool.com).
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My name is Stephen and I’m a 14-year-old boy living with a sister who suffers from autism and ADHD. Life is very hard having a sister with special needs – it’s all about Lorna.
The mornings are always a struggle in our house, as it’s Lorna’s way or no way. She dictates when she gets up, how she gets washed, and even the way I eat my breakfast. If I go against Lorna in the slightest way, all hell will break loose.
Gardai are believed to have initiated an investigation into the reported theft of thousands of euro from a fund set up to manage the day-to-day spending of clients of the Cregg House facility for people with intellectual disability. There are currently approximately 200 special needs children and adults dependent on the service provided at the Ballincar premises.
Inclusion Ireland is co-coordinating a national protest march under the banner ‘People with Disabilities Say No More Cuts!’
People with a disability and their families and friend will meet at the Garden of Remembrance at 12pm on Wednesday 7th July, marching down O’Connell Street, before assembling outside Leinster House.
Aspergers Action Galway (AAG) was set up in 2006 as a voluntary parents support group with following aims and objectives:
By Noel Baker, Irish Examiner, October 15, 2009
A COALITION of agencies supporting people with disabilities have urged the Government to ring-fence funding for the area in the upcoming budget.
Slamming the new Programme for Government as the work of a first year economics student, the groups – Inclusion Ireland, the National Federation of Voluntary Bodies, Irish Autism Action, Down Syndrome Ireland and the National Parents and Siblings Alliance – also claimed money could be saved through earlier intervention which would allow children a better chance at a normal life.
This is a Freely Shared LDN Resource Book: 'Those Who Suffer Much, Know Much' 2009 which contains Health Success Case Studies attributing low dose naltrexone, LDN, in the beneficial treatment of immune system diseases. Its "an old drug, a controversial treatment, patient testimonies of success, across a wide range of diseases linked by immune system dysfunction but YOU won’t hear of it and YOU won’t be offered it."
[ http://www.rainchild.ie/files/LDN09.pdf ]
Click attachement below.
The Impartial Reporter, 23rd April, 2009
Noel Bannon, a 21-year-old Enniskillen man who has autism, has had to live across the water for the last 10 years because nowhere in Northern Ireland could meet his special needs.
Noel's parents, Geraldine and Frank would love to bring him home but are faced with virtually insurmountable obstacles.
"Noel began Daldorch School in East Ayrshire, Scotland, which is run by the National Autistic Society, in 2000 after his placement in Northern Ireland broke down and he has remained there since," said Geraldine.
"The myspecialneeds site has been developed to advocate for people with special needs. If you have an issue that you would like promoted and action taken please email us with your issue and we will feature it on our site."
"The NPSA is an independent voice for parents and other family members of people with intellectual disability and/or autism and ...
- Is run by family members for family members
- Campaigns for change by educating and informing societal attitudes towards intellectual disability and autism
- Advises and supports parents and families of people with an intellectual disability and autism
- Lobbies for appropriate legislative change.".
Microboards N.I. Ltd is a regional voluntary organisation which assists in the establishment and support of small, individual, associations of close family members and friends, who come together to develop a support network with an individual person.
"Irish National Council of AD/HD Support Groups is an umbrella organisation for the AD/HD Support Groups active throughout the country. The support groups operate at a local level and provide services such as information, advice and emotional support to families of children with AD/HD. Some also operate a telephone help-line and organise activities such as seminars and summer camps. INCADDS, as the national organisation, is responsible for the co-ordination of these support groups.
"A YOUNG autistic boy who was allegedly locked into a toilet in her home by a carer while she left the house for a time has secured €50,000 in settlement of his High Court action.
It was alleged the carer, while employed by a private company, had locked the boy into the toilet and then left the house for a time before returning to unlock the toilet door." ......
[source: Irish Times]
About Us
Irish Autism Action was first formed as the Irish Autism Alliance in 2001 by a group of parents who took a public stance in relation to the needs and rights of their children. Irish Autism Action (IAA) is an umbrella body currently representing parent groups, support groups and schools for those on the autistic spectrum across Ireland.
An emotional Bundoran father has made a desperate plea for funding to continue for a proposed cross-border centre for autism in Co Armagh. [source: Donegal Democrat]
"IASE (Irish Association of Supported Employment) is a national voluntary organisation which was established in February 1994 with the aim of promoting and developing supported employment through out Ireland.".
"Inclusion Ireland is a national voluntary organisation working to promote the rights of people with an intellectual disability in Ireland to ensure their full and equal participation in society. Inclusion Ireland was founded in 1961 (as namhi) and has now become the co-ordinating body for over 160 organisations providing services and supports to almost 28,000 people with an intellectual disability in Ireland.".
"Autism Awareness.Net was established to provide an information resource to families living with Autism.
It provides a support network for families with information on all aspects of Autism and Asperger's Syndrome. Autism Awareness keeps up to date on all new developments in the area of Autism in terms of therapies and research.
A key role is to increase public awareness of the needs of people with Autism, to endeavour to encourage support for their rights at local and national level."
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