Aspergers Action Galway

ABAILE Autism Support are a self help group of parents in the Louth/Meath area who formed in April 2002 to help children and young people with Autism realise their full potential by facilitating an education using the principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis.
Our main Objectives are :
• Education : to provide an ABA education for children with Autism and related communication disorders in their local area.
• Parent Support : to provide help,  guidance and support to parents and families affected by Autism.
• Awareness : to promote a greater knowledge and understanding of Autism
Drogheda ABACAS School which opened on March 10 2003  was the first major project for ABAILE Autism Support. 18 Children attend this first phase of the school.  The Drogheda ABACAS School adheres to the highest standards of worldwide best practice of ABA education.
ABAILE also aims to provide practical support to home programmes through the sharing of physical resources, teaching materials, training and experience. We have run a number of ABA and PECs training courses which have been attended by over 300 people.  We have a very active monthly support group meeting on the 3rd Wed of each month in Donegans , Monasterboice where all are welcome.
Parent Support  ABAILE aims to provide help, guidance and support to parents of Children with Autism.  While concentrating on those working with ABA home programmes we would like to offer assistance to any parent.  ABAILE members meet regularly and also phone and email with any information, news or ideas.   
Advocacy : we provide advocacy services to families in this area helping with form filling , appeals  and lobbying for services on their behalf as well as attending meetings with parents to lend support.
Youth Club : we run  two Saturday Youth Clubs for young people with Autism and Asperger Syndrome from many different schools.    These have been described by one parent as “ saving her teenagers life” during the last year by giving her a social outlet where she is totally accepted and welcomed.
National  ABAILE is a member of and sits on the Board of Directors of Irish Autism Action , the national umbrella group with over 30 member groups.  We advocate and lobby on a national level to ensure better service provision to people with Autism.

Contact Us – If you would like to get on our mailing/text list please contact 087 2407431.   Or please contact us on the emails below or on our website www.droghedaabacas.com or www.thevalentinesball.com

 

 

 

 

 

Aspergers Action Galway (A.A.G.) was founded in 1992 by a group of four parents with young 

Aspergers Action Galway (A.A.G.) was founded in 1992 by a group of four parents with young  adult sons with a diagnosis of Aspergers syndrome.
Our aims then and still are to:

1.    Through the group structure to act as a support network for parents, carers and individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome
2.    To be proactive in expanding the knowledge of the syndrome within the educational system.
3.    To help create awareness of the syndrome within the workplace.
4.    To advocate and be involved at all levels of policy and planning for those with A.S.
5.    To link with agencies, service providers and organizations to seek support for individuals with Asperger’s and their carers.
6.    To provide social inclusion for individuals with the syndrome.
7.    To fundraise for respite.
8.    To lobby for supported accommodation for the adults.

Achievements

1.We now have forty members ranging in age from six to thirty four.
2. We have had a very successful day out in Dublin zoo this year for nineteen parents and nineteen children.
3. We are at time of going to press running a Drama Therapy courses for our younger groups.
4. In conjunction with the Drama Therapy courses three parents are being trained to run the course in the future.
5. Two of our parents have had meetings with H.S.E. representatives to produce a document for best practice, for the setting up of a pilot support scheme, for independent living for six of our adult members. Talks with the H.S.E. on this project are on-going.

For parent meetings, as the needs of the group differed, it was agreed to divided our group into an under sixteen and an older group.


We feel it’s important for parents to work together to identify and achieve the present and future needs of  Asperger’s individuals and their carers.

Adults (over18's) social evening. The new venue is the GAF premises, across the road from the bus station. It will eb opened specifically for the A.A.G. adult group ont he last Sunday of the month, 7-9pm. It has a pool table, kitchen and TV etc. Do come along for a game of pool or a chat in a relaxing atmosphere.

 

All our parents meetings are held in the bar/lounge of the Menlo Park Hotel on the Headford Road in Galway. All members are sent texts to confirm meetings.


A.A.G. contact number. : 086 60891688

 

 







 





Source Page: http://www.autismireland.ie/member-groups/Aspergers-Action-Galway/

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