Empower. Connect. Support. Mid West Autism & Disability Resource Fair – September 2025 Over the weekend I travelled to Limerick for our Mid West Autism & Disability Resource Fair at the Castletroy Park Hotel. I stayed overnight in a beautiful Air BnB in Killaloe and had the most delicious meal up the road at The Pipers Inn, which was buzzing with laughter and chatter throughout the evening. I absolutely LOVE these resource fairs, seeing friends, colleagues and meeting new individuals and families is such an energising experience. It shines a light on all the inspiring, but often not highlighted, work going on to make the Ireland a much more inclusive place. We had some fantastic resources exhibiting at our fair this year including support groups and services, charities, therapists, solicitors, sensory room installers, sensory retailers and a very special visit from two very cute and well behaved equine therapy ponies – Wally and Wilma. The room was buzzing with life from when I opened the doors at 9am to packing away at 1pm. It was great to see so many neurodivergent children attending the fair with their parents and enjoying spending time with Wally & Wilma in the courtyard followed by playing with all the sensory toys Killian from OTAVO had on offer. It has always been my aim to make these resource fairs a safe, inviting and nurturing place for children to be able to visit with their families or carers. I am so passionate about families feeling welcomed and supported as a unit and not having to worry about relying on childcare to attend our fairs. With connections made, only Bounty’s left at the bottom of chocolate tins and our cheeks aching from smiling, we packed up our leaflets and formed an orderly queue at the coffee dock to fuel us for the journey home. Another hugely successful resource fair and plans already in place for the mid-west in 2026! Back To Blog
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Neurodiversity Training Day, Mayo – May 2025
Empower. Connect. Support. Neurodiversity Training Day, Mayo – May 2025 It is hard to put into words how empowering a conference room full of a hundred or more educators, parents, and others ready, willing and thirsty to learn is, but it is electric… and addictive! It is something that fills my cup right up and makes every minute of organising them worthwhile. The trainers celebrating each other’s presentations with high fives, hugs and a mini ceilidh in the corner will forever be one of my favourite memories, mostly because celebrating like-minded women and friends in business will always be a privilege. A transformative and powerful connection between us that we are all there with the same goal, to improve the lives of neurodiverse children in education. Watching the nods of agreement from attendees throughout the workshops, hearing the gasps at the stories being told, feeling the positive infectious energy and passion radiating from the speaker on the stage as they speak, seeing groups working together to gain understanding and skills to take home and shaking hands or being embraced by parents and educators grateful for the tools they have learnt is what every single minute of these training days are about. Neurodiversity is a part of the lives of all of our trainers in some way, whether they have neurodiverse children or identify as neurodiverse themselves, and they are wonderfully and unapologetically themselves all day long, making our event refreshingly honest with empathy and deeper and true understanding of the neurodiverse children we are trying to support every day. Masking is not required, their lived experience worth so much more than any amount of their degrees and qualifications, and their passion so exceptional it is ingrained in their day to day lives and careers. Mayo, it was such a pleasure to bring our event to you, thank you for you for your warm welcome, your enthusiasm, and your time. Now to prepare for Wexford in October! Back To Blog