ASD support group meeting, Dublin 10

World Autism Awareness Day, Dublin (Longmile Road), April 2nd

Fun morning at Spraoi Children's Fun World at Longmile Rod, Dublin 12. 

This even has been arranged by the autism support group HxARTS.

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Autism in the Mainstream Classroom, Workshop

Training Course

Autism In The Mainstream Classroom

A one day course entitled "Autism & The Mainstream Classroom" will take place in The Maryborough Hotel & Spa on Friday the 11th of May.

The course is aimed primarily at those involved with children with a diagnosis of ASD in mainstream classrooms, and will cover a range of topics including:

• What is Autism?
• Autism & Asperger Syndrome- what's the difference?
• Sensory Issues in the Classroom
• Classroom Guidelines and tactics
• Bullying- Why are our kids more susceptable to bullying? What can we do to help?
• Anxiety- Identifying causes and stragies for self management
• Social skills- Identifying, teaching and generalising skills

The course will commence at 9am and finish at 5pm with lunch included on the day.

Autism & The Mainstream Classroom will be presented by Laura Crowley, Director of Educational Support Services in the Shine Centre.

To book a place, please contact the Shine Centre on 021- 4377052 or alternatively email laura.crowley@shineireland.com. Places are extremely limited so early booking is advised.

Cost: €115.00 per place - Group Booking Rate Available Please Contact Us

Challenging Behaviour in the Primary School Classroom, workshop

 

Challenging Behaviour in the Primary School Classroom

One day practical workshop based training course

Whether it takes the form of aggression, tantrums, self-injury or property destruction, challenging behaviour can be extremely distressing.  As a teacher or SNA you will want to know how you can understand and help. This one day course, facilitated by specialists in the field of autism and behaviour analysis includes a combination of training and workshop-based activities, as well as the chance to share experiences.

– Be more confident in understanding why challenging behaviours occur

– Be able to make a basic plan of action

– Know how to check whether your plan is working or not

– Have a range of practical tools to help you deal with challenging behaviour in your   classroom

Date = Saturday 24^th March 2012 – 10.00 am – 4.00pm

Venue = Drogheda ABACAS School for Children with Autism, Mallard House, Fair St, Drogheda, Louth

Cost = €50 (inc light lunch)

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For further information or to book a place please email jacintawalsh@ireland.com or contact on 087 240 7431 or return the following to J Walsh, ABACAS, Fair St, Drogheda, Louth

I   would like to book a place on the Challenging Behaviour course on 24 March 2012

Name ___________________________________________________

Address __________________________________________________

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Phone ________________________    Email __________________________________________

The Care Farm, Castlemartyr

The Care Farm, Castlemartyr, is a small farm for children who have Autism Spectrum Disorders.

At the farm children engage in Animal Assisted Therapy, Horticultural activities and one on one tuition.

Through these activities the therapist helps the child to develop speech and language skills, fine and gross motor skills, social skills and academic skills.

The motive behind 'The Care Farm' is to provide an enjoyable yet educational experience for children who have ASDs.

 

The Care Farm also holds 'social skills workshops' on saturday afternoon. Children are encouraged to develop social skills and friendships through games and other activities. Children attend once a month. Groups are arranged according to age and abillity.

 

During July and August there are summer camps, with a maximum of six children per week.

Children who are in receipt of a home tuition grant may use some of this on visits to The Care Farm.

Please see the website for more details www.carefarm.ie or call Claire Owers 086 1718573

'I am special' introducing a young person to their autism, workshop

2 one day courses - The real reasons for Autistic Behaviour

Irish Autism Action as a national information service for families affected by autism are circulating this item for information purposes only.  Any follow up action by anybody in relation to this circulated information is entirely their own decision and they should not infer from our issue of the information that the content is being endorsed by Irish Autism Action.

Try mixed ability Judo free in Swords and Kilkenny

We just completed our session in Tipperary at the weekend and it was a fantastic success.

We had a higher than usual number of children with Autism sign up for this session mainly due to the interest of a local Autistic support group.

We have two additional sessions planned for March which you may like to add to your site.

 Dublin: 3rd March, Applewood Community Centre, Swords, Dublin, kindly supported by the Fingal Sports Partnership.

Kilkenny: 24th March, Kilkenny Judo Club, Kilkenny, kindly supported by the Kilkenny Sports Partnership.

To book your FREE place please contact James on 086 061 2544 or contact your local Sports Partnership 

The benefits of iPads for children with autism.

Email geraldineP@BPI.ie or jen@autismireland.ie for more information.

Details of the gifts available can be found here.

Thank you to BPI Telecom for facilitating this scheme.

SN Social Club, Dublin 15

Hope Autism Care Centre is delighted to announce the launch of their Social Club on the 20^th of February. It will be a place for children with special needs to come and learn new skills and play games in a relaxed environment. 

Some of the things planned for the first term are basketball, football, an obstacle course, a sleepover experience day and arts and crafts. Also for the first term, we will be introducing road safety and a choice of an optional five week first aid class. 

It will run every Tuesday (15:30 – 17:30). Each class will be an hour long. 

The first aid will incur a minimal extra cost.

We will also have a weekly group for the siblings of children with special needs. 

Parents meetings will be held once a month and guest speakers include young adults with special needs living independently. 

The club will run according to the school calendar with some day trips planned for the Easter holidays and July (which will incur an extra cost) It will be supported by a team of experienced volunteers and is open to boys and girls and all levels of ability are welcome from the age of three up. 

We also have the support of the community Garda and Firemen and are working closely with the Dublin VEC (vocational educational committee). We will also be working with the Blanchardstown Centre for Independent living.

There will be a membership fee for this Social Club of €50 for 6 weeks (this is subject to change). The membership if you wish to have a child in the social club and sibling group will be €80. 

If you would like to find out more please call 0857321620 or email Dublin15sc@gmail.com for an application form. 

Sarah 

Dublin 15 Social Club Co-ordinator

Why schools want a Mobile Education Pack…..

As part of our mobile phone recycling campaign we are providing Mobile Education Packs to schools.

MOBILE EDUCATION PACK contents:

Apple iPad
LED Projector
Loud Speaker
Protection Case
Stylus Pen
iTunes Voucher
Screen Overlay
'Woohoo' Certificate

With these packs a teacher can use the iPad, hook it up to the speaker and projector and all the students can benefit from interacting with the device. It is giving Teachers an extra tool to engage children in an interactive learning environment. All of this for 250 phones!

Also, the 97 schools that have gotten one of these packs are also entered into a draw 'Win a resource teacher for a year' which will take place next September. Any school that submits 50 phones is automatically entered into this draw as a bonus to getting their gift item.

There is more information available on both the 'Family Gifts' and 'School Gifts' available on our new website dedicated to the mobile phone campaign, www.autismirelandphones.ie.

Fundraising night in Edgeworthstown in aid of MWB Autism Support

An autism awareness fundraising night will be held on Saturday 4th February in The Park House Hotel, Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford in aid of MWB Autism Support.  It has been organised by local Mayor and owner of The Park House Hotel, Mr Frank Kilbride.

Music by Larry Cunningham, Jane McNamee, Tom Nolan, and Chuck & June and Aishling Rynn & band. There will be traditional music, and plenty of spot prizes etc.  The doors will open at 8pm and the show will start at 9pm. Tickets cost €10.

All proceeds will go to MWB (midlands/west/borders) Autism Support, the local autism group in Longford.

Contact : Ann O' Leary (chairperson) 086 0898489 or email annoleary@ymail.com for information.

http://mwbautism.com/

Try Mixed Ability Judo for FREE in Tipperary and Cavan

Judo Assist Ireland run mixed ability judo classes and will be running FREE Come & Try Sessions in February in Tipperary and Cavan.

To book your FREE place please contact James on 086 061 2544 or contact your local Sports Partnership

Tipperary

Saturday 4th February 2012
GAA Complex, Gortlandroe, Nenagh, Co Tipperary

Cavan

Saturday 18th February 2012
Ballyhaise Community Centre, Cavan

Upcoming course - Reaching Out: The Body Senses, Language & Social Interaction Connection

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Autism friendly cinema screenings

Odeon/UCI/STORM cinemas now have Autism Friendly Screenings.  

The basic mechanics are as follows:

1. The sound is reduced.

2. The lighting is set at a higher level.
3. No advertising or trailers.
4. A carer can go free.
5. Pre movie orientation for guests wishing to get familiar with the auditorium along with other measures.

The next two screenings are as follows:
     
February 19th Sunday - 11.30 am - THE MUPPETS
March 11th Sunday - 11.30am - JOHN CARTER.

There are Storm cinemas in Cavan, Limerick, Portlaoise, Waterford and Naas, UCI cinemas in Blanchardstown, Newbridge, Coolock and Stillorgan,  and a new Odeon Cinema will be opening shortly in The Point Village in Dublin.

Irish Autism Action, as a national information service for families affected by autism, is circulating this item for information purposes only.  Any follow up action by anybody in relation to this circulated information is entirely their own decision and they should not infer from our issue of the information that the content is being endorsed by Irish Autism Action. 

Kilcock Celtic Football for All

Kilcock Celtic FFA Club programme is starting up again. 

Who is welcome: all children from 6 – 14 no matter what their ability

Where: Scoil Ui Riada, An Bhánog (Bawnogues), Kilcock, Co. Kildare.

When: Every second Saturday beginning Saturday 21^st January

Time: 11.30 to 12.30

Contact: Ray Dully 083 3351290

The Big Red Bike Ride, June 2012

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