Autism charity under review told HSE it was ‘transitioning away’ from UK parent
Autism a Chara, alleged to have moved €1.5m out of State, says it ‘fully complied’ with reporting requirements
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Alleged transfer of €1.5m by autism body to UK parent charity ‘possibly criminal’
Alleged transfer of €1.5m by autism charity to UK parent charity ‘possibly criminal’
‘I learned invisibility as a child and now I can’t cry as an adult’
Having to take on adult responsibilities at an early age can have negative effects that last into adulthood
Doubling size of special classes is troubling
Society is judged by how it treats its most vulnerable people
Plan for new ‘inclusive special classes’ is anything but inclusive
Department of Education announcement did not consult a single autistic child, parent or representative organisation
Preparing to move from primary school to secondary starts now, not in September
A new school can feel like an alien experience. Everything is different
Casual use of term ‘autistic’ demeans those with condition, charity says
Report from charity AsIAm finds perceptions are changing but there is still a lot of misinformation around autism
Diocese apologises over priest’s sermon claiming autism is caused by ‘evil demons’
Diocese says comment was not appropriate and that apology was issued for any hurt or offence
Senator’s comments on education supports ‘insulting’, say autism campaigners
Senator Joe Conway ‘anxious to record that the school ethos and culture has a definite role to play in ... additional support’
‘If you have one diagnosis, you end up with 10’: Are we over-medicating mental distress?
One study found 85% of adults met the criteria for two or more major mental disorders
What’s to become of intellectually disabled people when caregiver family members die?
Lobby group Before We Die claims more than 1,500 such adults live full-time with a parent aged over 70
Special-needs assistants protest outside Leinster House demanding ‘job security’
Government got review of SNA allocation at schools ‘wrong’, Simon Harris says
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