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.
Leitrim County Council and the FAI are running a FREE community soccer programme in Carrick on Shannon and Manorhamilton for all special needs children.
Manorhamilton : In the sports hall (Bee Park), Saturdays, 11AM-12.30PM
Home Tutor/Therapist wanted for 7 years old boy in south Leitrim
> ABA ( Applied Behaviour Analysis) training will be provided
> Own transport is needed
- You have to be funloving, energetic and creative
- you need some leader abilities
- you have to be able to work independently
- and, very important, be dedicated to your work
Sounds interesting for you, or you know of someone
who would be interested?
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...... then get in contact
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RainChild Leitrim has been selected by the AIB branch in Ballinamore for a Better Ireland cash award. We will receive €2000 towards a water-based activity camp for Autistic children and teenagers next Summer. This amount can increase to €5000 if we receive enough votes. Please vote!
To vote by text : text BALLINAMORE B to 51303 (standard txt rates apply)
Leitrim partnership have awarded a grant to RainChild in County Leitrim. This is to enable them to establish a (sensory) toy / book library for children within the Autism spectrum. This is great news and the group are currently considering some good ideas from their membership. They are still open to suggestions both for purchases and the running / administration of such a scheme. Please put on you thinking hats and get in touch with Catherine Beirne with any ideas
Having a child/children with Autism probably means you have experienced at least one of these emotions at one point or another. YOU are not alone, we are here to tell you that there are other parents out there that have been through this and are currently in the process of diagnoses. We believe in the age old saying A PROBLEM SHARED IS A PROBLEM HALVED.
That is why we have set up this support group. We still get angry, upset and totally bewildered, but we now have someone to share this experience with.