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Helping kids with autism to speak their mind: RTE brainstorm

By |January 8th, 2023|Categories: 4. Parenting, 7. In the media|

Helping kids with autism to speak their mind Opinion: Today Enda Dodd talks about the tools which have helped his kids communicate a way out of the isolation of autism For those who have [...]

Conor goes canvassing with Hildegarde

By |January 30th, 2022|Categories: 4. Parenting, 5. Questions answered, 6. Sport and autism, 7. In the media, 8. Advocacy, 9. All posts|

Conor goes canvassing with Hildegarde: Autism power! Hildegarde Naughton at work For anyone that knows Val and I, they will know we place huge importance on making sure our boys stay active [...]

Autism no limits, Conor takes on Galway Bay

By |May 14th, 2021|Categories: 4. Parenting, 6. Sport and autism, 7. In the media, 9. All posts|

For those who are regular readers of my blogs, speaking about the abilities of autistic children is a common theme. And in many of these blogs you will see sport pop up frequently particularly [...]

Innovative family business aims to change the world for children with autism

By |August 21st, 2019|Categories: 7. In the media, 9. All posts|

Enda and Valerie Dodd’s innovative software solution ‘ALL’, named after their company, Animated Language Learning, is driven by the belief that they can change the world for children with autism and their families. Since [...]

Autism: making a difference in a child’s life

By |August 21st, 2019|Categories: 7. In the media, 9. All posts|

From ‘Toy Story’ to you: How a Galway family are making a difference on autism Animated language learning programme devised by family at NUI Galway campus company assisting children with autism Tue, Jul 4, 2017, [...]

Autistic teenager uses Disney media to create language program

By |August 16th, 2019|Categories: 7. In the media, 9. All posts|

‘Animated Language Learning’ program reaches 300 families with autism Mary Ann Corrigan, Institute of Engineers Journal With the help of his 19-year-old son, who was diagnosed with severe autism as a child, engineer Enda [...]

Innovative family changes the world for Autistic children

By |August 16th, 2019|Categories: 7. In the media, 9. All posts|

Innovative family business aims to change the world for children with autism By Declan Varley Galway Advertiser NUI Galway-based start-up founders provide innovative autism speech and language learning programme offering hope to families worldwide, [...]

A day in the life: autism miracles on NUI Galway campus………

By |August 16th, 2019|Categories: 7. In the media, 9. All posts|

A day in the life: autism miracles on NUI Galway campus……… University Press, Galway Ireland Teenager Conor Dodd, diagnosed as severely autistic as a child, now teaches special needs children to communicate. In this [...]

Learning language from Disney: autism communication

By |July 4th, 2018|Categories: 7. In the media, 9. All posts|

Autism and communication: Defying the odds By Róisín Delaney, Woman's Way. When Enda and Valerie Dodd had their twin boys almost 20 years ago, like many parents they felt everything was falling into place. As [...]

Enda and Valerie speak about saving their children from autism

By |June 10th, 2018|Categories: 7. In the media, 9. All posts|

Enda and Val speak on the Keith Finnegan Show Val and I had the wonderful opportunity to share our story on the Keith Finnegan show. Conor and Eoin came with us and sat in on the [...]

Parents devise innovative programme to help autistic children

By |June 8th, 2018|Categories: 7. In the media, 9. All posts|

The parents of two autistic twins have pioneered a computer learning program aimed at improving language skills for people living with autism. Story by Gerry Foley & UTV Ireland Staff, Dublin Working with researchers in [...]

Tuam school pilots major advance in autism language learning

By |June 3rd, 2018|Categories: 7. In the media, 9. All posts|

LANGUAGE is the key to communication. Story by Jacqueline Hogge And with that a vital tool for learning for each and every child. But for many children with special needs, delayed speech and language [...]

Disney helps break down barriers on autism

By |June 2nd, 2018|Categories: 7. In the media, 9. All posts|

Disney media and speech therapy combine! By Margaret Langevin, Connacht Tribune One of the most memorable quotes from finding Nemo was when Dory repeatedly said, just keep swimming, just keep swimming. That's exactly what Enda and Valerie [...]

Galway family develop language learning program for children with autism

By |June 1st, 2018|Categories: 7. In the media, 9. All posts|

A Galway family has developed software that aims to help children with autism communicate. Enda and Valerie Dodd’s innovative software solution ALL, Animated Language Learning, is a state of the art, visually rich language learning [...]

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