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	<title>David Hollingworth &#187; Autism</title>
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		<title>Autism West Cork</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 16:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Hollingworth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year we (finally) got a diagnosis for Roisin that she was on the Autistic Spectrum. We&#8217;d suspected for some years that she has Aspergers Syndrome or Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD); but it wasn&#8217;t until her assessment last October, and subsequent discussions, that we got this diagnosis.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Earlier this year we (finally) got a diagnosis for Roisin that she was on the Autistic Spectrum. We&#8217;d suspected for some years that she has Aspergers Syndrome or Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD); but it wasn&#8217;t until her assessment last October, and subsequent discussions, that we got this diagnosis.</p>
<p>What this means is that it&#8217;s opened a number of doors to services that were previously not available. These are provided by the excellent ASD team at <a href="http://www.coaction.ie" target="_blank">Co-Action</a>. As well as the services there&#8217;s a parents support group and it&#8217;s great to be able to get together with people to share experiences and support each other.</p>
<p>To help the parents group I&#8217;ve set up a web site <a href="http://www.autismwestcork.com" target="_blank">Autism West Cork</a>. The site doesn&#8217;t have much in the way of content yet; but there is a forum for parents of children under Co-Action&#8217;s care. I hope you&#8217;ll take a look at the site and let me know if there&#8217;s anything you think should be on it.</p>
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		<title>World Autism Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Hollingworth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just found out that today is World Autism Awareness Day. I guess it’s something that really needs promoting and support. I didn’t know there was such a thing as World Autism Awareness Day so that must be a reflection of how little the public know and understand about this condition.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just found out that today is <a title="Autism resources." href="http://www.worldautismawarenessday.org/" target="_blank">World Autism Awareness Day</a>. I guess it’s something that really needs promoting and support. I didn’t know there was such a thing as World Autism Awareness Day so that must be a reflection of how little the public know and understand about this condition.</p>
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