AsIAm provide guidance for autistic community
ASIAM, supported by SuperValu have announced a new series of webinars that will continue to bring informative topics and valuable advice to the autism community.
The series kicks off on Wednesday, January 27, with ‘Autism & Life After School – Education’.
Fiona Early, autism friendly university coordinator at DCU and Billy Redmond an educational facilitator, school principal, guidance counsellor and HEC teacher will give advice on factors to consider when choosing a college, preparing for college, the DARE scheme, college-life and autism-friendly universities.
They will be able to provide participants with invaluable knowledge on navigating the third level education landscape through an autistic lens.
The 2020 series, included 15 seminars and reached over 8,000 families across the country. AsIAm with the support of SuperValu are committed to continuing to provide free support to communities around Ireland and to make these seminars accessible to all. Feed
back from 2020 conversations was resoundingly positive with viewers commenting: “‘It is great to hear that AsIAm are going to be putting out support for adults on the spectrum. I hope to see support for adults in future, and not just in getting a diagnosis but also getting actual support in place once we have the diagnosis.’
Many social media users mentioned being grateful for the availability of the recorded webinar to access after the event date, as will be the case for all of this year’s sessions.
As always, topics of the seminars are driven by the community and delivered by autism experts focusing on the changes and challenges that they face.
The second of 2021’s online seminars will follow on Wednesday, February 10, at 7 p.m. discussing ‘Autism & Relationships – Including Sexuality’.
This session will explore the positives and challenges in romantic relationships, giving examples and practical skills whilst advising on how to know one’s self and how to recognise a healthy or toxic relationship.
The first quarter of the year will see three further seminars take place including; ‘Autism & Life After School – Training & Employment’ on Wednesday February 24, ‘Autism - Women & Girls’ on Wednesday March 10 and ‘Starting the Journey – A New Diagnosis’ on Wednesday March 24.
Adam Harris, CEO of AsIAm, said: ‘AsIAm is thrilled to continue to deliver Community Support Seminars to families across Ireland with the kind support of SuperValu.
‘With the changing nature of our environments over the past year it is vital to provide additional support to our community.
‘As all seminars are available live online and can be viewed afterwards, members from across Ireland have the opportunity to gain knowledge and advice from trained experts.’