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Enda talks about topics that were important on their journey, and shares news of their activities
Autism and selecting a school
Autism and selecting a school for your child One of the most important decisions we make as parents is selecting a school for our children. For most of us, this is a fairly straightforward [...]
Speech and sensory issues
Speech, Language and Sensory Issues What Treatments are Available for Speech, Language and Sensory Issues? The following therapies—also called “allied health services”—address symptoms commonly associated with autism, but not [...]
Learning disabilities explained
Learning Disabilities What are learning disabilities (LD)? If your child is not doing as well in school as they have the potential to, they may have a learning disability. Having [...]
Autism, parenting and learning readiness.
Autism, communication and parenting: our journey to learning readiness. One of the most frequent questions I get asked by parents is 'how do I get my son to co-operate with me?'. If I [...]
Online autism speech and language programs
Online autism speech and language programs How we achieved the level of speech and language our boys now have is of interest to many parents. Val and I receive hundreds of messages everyday seeking [...]
Autism and getting the best out of school
Autism and getting the best out of school I can’t believe the summer is all but gone and the children are returning to school. Even here at the national university of Ireland in Galway, [...]
Special needs parenting, you can’t do it on your own.
Special needs parenting, you can't do it on your own. There are times that I feel a little confused by advocacy and the debate surrounding the needs of our autistic children. In all [...]
Communication and instructional control: a conversation
Autism Communication and instructional strategies We often get questions from families about how to manage their child's Autistic behavior, in particular the use of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA). While Val and I researched an [...]
Innovative family business aims to change the world for children with autism
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
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, [...]
Autism and getting out and about with your child
Autism and getting out and about with your child. With the summer arriving, and the children soon finishing school many parents are speaking to me about getting out and enjoying the summer with [...]
Sports activities and the autistic child
Sports activities and the autistic child. For anyone who is a frequent reader of my posts on the development of autistic children, they will know the importance I place on sports activities and the [...]
Autism and my top tips for school progression
10 tips for finding the right secondary school for your child with autism Here are my top tips for secondary transfer based on my experiences as a mum to three children with autism. As [...]
Learning readiness and sensory integration
Learning readiness: sensory integration and processing If your child is everywhere at once and has the concentration span of a goldfish, how can you teach him anything? Our special needs children frequently have difficulty [...]
Autistic teenager uses Disney media to create language program
‘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 [...]