Helpful Links

The following external links and contact information have been sourced by the aspire and its members. If you know of something important that should be included here, please get in contact with one of our staff. Please click on the following link for our contact details - Contact aspire

Information and Education on Asperger Syndrome

www.aspireireland.ie aspire - The Asperger Syndrome Association of Ireland
www.nas.org.uk The National Autistic Society (UK)
www.aspergersyndrome.org Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support - O.A.S.I.S (USA)
www.tonyattwood.com.au Website for parents, professionals and people with AS (Australia)
This is a ASD  information magazine for Families, Individuals, Teachers and Groups in Northwest Ireland


Career Information

www.choicesexpo.com - Education & training fair

www.careerzoo.ie - Career exhibition in Feb - FREE

www.ienetwoek.ie Networking opportunities, seminars, workshops etc FREE

www.qualifax.ie National Learning Database



Educational

www.sess.ie Special Education Support Service (SESS)
www.ncse.ie National Council for Special Education (NCSE)
www.middletownautism.com Middletown Centre for Autism
www.skoool.ie Interactive learning site - Junior Cert and Leaving Cert Programmes
www.hometrain.ie Teaching products for Parents, Tutors and Teachers.
This company also runs social groups and social skills summer camps for primary school children. See website for more information.
www.accesscollege.ie/dare/index.php
The Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) is a supplementary admissions scheme for school leavers with disabilities which operates on a reduced points basis entry to third level education.

Organisations Delivering Services

www.ahead.ie AHEAD, Association for Higher Education Access and Disability (Dublin)
www.autismactionforlife.ie Provides services for children with Autism & Developmental Delay (Galway)

www.nuahealthcare.ie Residental and Respite for Adults (Kildare and Monasterevan)

www.festina-lente.ie Occupational, Learning and Employment Opportunities (Wicklow) www.sensationalkids.ie Ocupational Therapy Centre for Kids in Ireland (Kildare)
www.appts.ie Advocates for Personal Potential Training Services (Donegal) 

www.eve.ie Tuiscint Centre - Training Centre for Adults with Asperger’s Syndrome based in Ranelagh. Phone 01 4911473

Kilkenny Initiative for Training and Education (KITE) - Training Programme for Adults. 056 7712913 / 056 7795378 (Kilkenny)



Books, Resources and Guides (Ireland)

www.otb.ie Outside The Box Learning - AS Books and other Materials 

www.primaryabc.ie Primary ABC - Best Selling Educational Titles

www.jonix.ie For Home Tutoring Provides Tutors and Pre-School for Special Needs

Books, Resources and Guides (Worldwide)

www.southpawenterprises.com Occupational Therapy equipment suppliers (USA)

www.jkp.com www.preschoolpower.com Video learning to teach your child life skills (USA) www.son-rise.org American teaching centre for the Son-Rise Program (USA)



Support Services (Ireland)

www.rainchild.ie - This is a Autism Spectrum Disorder information magazine for families, individuals, teachers and groups in NorthWest Ireland focussed on Cavan, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Donegal, Mayo, Fermanagh.
www.destine.ie Online Support for Families of Children with Special Needs
www.triplea.ie Wicklow support for families of people affected by ASD (Wicklow)
www.irishadvocacynetwork.com Information - Choice - Support around Mental Health (All Regions)
www.npsa.ie Support for Parents and Siblings (Dublin)
www.dyslexia.ie/comp.htm Dyslexia - Computers and Assistive Technology information (Dublin)
www.senap.org Support for Parents of children with Special Education Needs (Cork)
www.shineireland.com - The Irish Progressive Association for Autism (Cork)
www.autism.ie - Irish Society for Autism (Dublin)
www.autismireland.ie - Autism Society (Mullingar, Co. Westmeath)
www.wassa.ie Waterford Autism Social and Sports Action (WASSA)
www.spunout.ie - suppot for young people



Support Services (Worldwide)

www.nas.org.uk The National Autistic Society - NAS (UK)
www.larry-arnold.info Larry Arnold - Director of the NAS (UK) and Adult with AS
www.aspergerfoundation.org.uk Variety of Information relating to AS for Adults, Teens and families (UK)
www.sibs.org.uk Sibling Organisation - support information and advice (UK)
www.driveforrebecca.org What one family did for their child and others.