Today is World Autism Day. I don't usually write about autism but I thought I'd share our story. Jono, my son, has Asperger's Syndrome which is a milder autism spectrum disorder. Of course autism is one of the 'hidden disabilities' so people may not be aware. Jono wasn't diagnosed until he was 13 years old... Continue Reading →
AsIAm
AsIAm.ie aims to provide a one-stop shop for the Autism community in Ireland. From providing the public and those with the condition to a portal of information about Autism, to serving a platform for people affected by Autism to share their stories and views, to providing a strong voice for the concerns of the community... Continue Reading →
The autism controversy continues
Following on from my previous blog. The autism controvesy is still continuing. I got to listen to an hour of Joe Duffys Liveline programme today which you can listen to here. Dr Sami Timimi was on the phone. The Tony Humphrey's article was based on a book by Dr. Timimi. Although it appears it was... Continue Reading →
Friday
Well it's been a mixed bag of a week. A few annoying things happened including Jono finishing his course 😦 He was doing a trial and we were hoping he would go straight onto the course, but of course this is Ireland and things don't go to plan. So now we have to go to... Continue Reading →
Happy Monday
Well it's been a really good day today. As you know the course that Jono was hoping to start soon has been finished due to cut backs. So today we had a meeting to see what there was in the way of courses. We talked about what Jono would like. Mainly to socialise with people... Continue Reading →
Jono – Let down by the HSE once again
As regular reader's to my blog will know. Jono had a real battle with the HSE to get his spinal surgery. With thanks to the Irish Daily Mail he got his surgery in the end. Because it was such a major surgery and also because Jono has Asperger's syndrome and found school very stressful he... Continue Reading →
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