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Aspergers and HFA
Homepage for Aspergers and High-Functioning Autism (HFA) on Rainchild Network.
FULL-TIME ASSISTANT FOR DAUGHTER WAS TAKEN AWAY
IT'S OFTEN said that a mother's love knows no bounds. But for a mother of two children with special needs, life's all the more challenging, so much so that, in the present time, it's a case of having "to beg" for help.
Leitrim County Council has installed a sensory room for children with special needs in its library in Mohill. This will provide educational and therapeutic supports for these children in a fun environment.
It is envisaged that when it is open the room will be booked in advance by parents and carers of children with special needs who will accompany them and assist them when using the equipment. There will be no charge for the use of the facilities.
Aspergers Action Galway (AAG) was set up in 2006 as a voluntary parents support group with following aims and objectives:
Advocates for Personal Potential Training Services (APP) was initially established in Ballyshannon, Co Donegal in 2004 to develop a person centred approach to the social and vocational rehabilitation of people who suffered from or have experienced a breakdown in their mental health status.
An expansion of our services in 2006 to Letterkenny, Co Donegal resulted in the successful development/commencement of a programme to assist the needs of adults with aspergers using our person centred approach.
By Simon Baron-Cohen. A version of this article appeared in print on November 10, 2009 of the New York Times.
THE Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association, is the bible of diagnosis in psychiatry, and is used not just by doctors around the world but also by health insurers.
Roger Philbin is an adult with Autism from Castlebar, Mayo.
His "COWTRACK" website showcases his work and talent. Roger obviously has an artistic talent as his interest in comic cartoon strip art and puppets shows.
Visit his Website at:
www.castlebar.ie/arts/cowtrack/Index%20Page.htm
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Story source: www.dailymail.co.uk
A few years ago, I opened a new unit at a weekly residential centre for adults with autism and Asperger's Syndrome. Because of my visit, some of their parents had been invited.
Normally, the residents would be collected on a Friday and taken home for the weekend, but because this was midweek, their parents and carers were to leave without them.
![Gary, suicide bids, and inside the mind of a young man with Asperger's [dailymail.co.uk]](http://www.rainchild.ie/files/images/upload/Gary-McKinnon-by-David_Levene.thumbnail.jpg "Gary, suicide bids, and inside the mind of a young man with Asperger's [dailymail.co.uk]")
Donegal Asperger's Support Group
Asperger's is a condition related to Autism. There is a number of young people with Aspergers in County Donegal and the position is that once they reach 18 there is no statutory support for them.
This group is made up of parents and carers of people with Aspergers and as well as a group where people can share experiences. At present the group are lobbying for improved services for adults in the community.
For further information contact: Mary or Rosaleen, 074 93 85548.
Unstoppable Brilliance
A presentation given by Professor Michael Fitzgerald regarding Asperger Savant, Autistic Intelligence with case studies of Eamon DeValera and William Butler Yeats.
First Annual Hans Asperger Memorial Lecture.
In Association with Committee of International Asperger’s Year.
Trinity College Dublin.
10th April 2006.
See attached presentation.
"This website is an attempt to give someone an idea of what it is like to have Asperger's Syndrome. My name is Derek, and I am an afflictee of the condition, from Ireland. Although I did not get a formal diagnosis, I am fairly sure that I have the condition. I usually refer to the condition simply as "AS". In today's busy lifestyle anything is fair game for getting abbreviated, and Asperger's Syndrome is no exception."
PDA, first described by Elizabeth Newson during the 1980s as a pervasive developmental disorder distinct from autism, is increasingly becoming recognised as part of the autism spectrum....
"An innovative online community for people dealing with Asperger's Syndrome and Autism.".
"New Horizons Partnership is a cross-border, cross-community organisation that provides services to learning disabled and other disadvantaged clients. ".
"ASPIRES is an on-line resource for spouses and family members of adults diagnosed or suspected to be on the autistic spectrum. Our approach to one another and towards our "significant others" is directed towards solving problems in our relationship with a spectrum-sitting spouse. ASPIRES is an e-mail subscription list for individuals with AS, and those who have a parent, spouse, or child with AS."
"Auties.org is an Aspie & Autie friendly site for all people on the Autistic Spectrum who are ready to dare reach out to occupation and employment, open the doors to the community and market their abilities directly to the public and for those interested in supporting these pioneers."
Kate Goldfield has written articles about her AS that have appeared in the Baltimore Sun, Hartford Courant, and The Autism Perspective magazine. She has spoken at two national autism conferences about her experiences.
"ASPEN provides families and individuals whose lives are affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders (Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder-NOS, High Functioning Autism), and Nonverbal Learning Disabilities with: Education about the issues surrounding the disorders. Support in knowing that they are not alone, and in helping individuals with ASD's and NLD achieve their maximum potential.
Advocacy in areas of appropriate educational programs, medical research funding, adult issues and increased public awareness and understanding."
A Danish IT consultancy is using the special skills of people with autism to improve the quality of its software testing.
"Did you know that close to one percent of the population meet the characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?
Did you know that most people with ASD do not get the necessary support because of lack of ASD knowledge?
Did you know that the business community realises a growing need for specialists?
Did you know that people with ASD are natural born specialists?"
"Wendy Lawson has an Autism Spectrum Disorder. However, Wendy has graduated, over time, from being a child considered to be intellectually disabled and 'almost incapable of doing as she is told' (as one school report stated) to a mum of four children with five university degrees. She now operates her own business."
"An Online Survival Guide for Parents & Teachers of Gifted Children in Ireland.
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