Thanks to everyone for coming along this morning to hear about the autism Friendly schools research project funded by the IRC RCSI Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery Dublin City University and to our team Lisa and Ciaran for coming out on a bank holiday weekend Sinéad McNally to host

It’s a challenging time in ECE but your voice can be heard in many ways! Consider this opportunity and come join a dynamic team 👇details

We are currently seeking input from the wider school community in Ireland on #inclusive #education for #autistic pupils. Please consider taking part, if your school was selected. Your input would be much appreciated! IrishResearch DCU Institute of Education Professor Mary Rose Sweeney AsIAm

Are you interested in starting PhD research in the area of autism and neuroaffirmative education. 4 x funded PhD positions in DCU School of Inclusive & Special Education will be advertised soon. 👇 Come work with us. #edchatie #jobfairy

On Tuesday the 4th of June, we hosted our inaugural event at University College Dublin. We heard from some great speakers on a range of exciting topics. Pictured below our our wonderful speakers. Thank you all for contributing to a successful day!

Are you a teacher, nurse, psychologist, OT or SLT with experience in Autism services? We have 2 job openings you might be interested in: ♦️Child & Family Support (National) Manager ♦️Head of Child, Family & Regional Support More info can be found here: asiam.ie/who-we-are/car…

Some scenes from campus as we eagerly await the arrival of children to celebrate the first ever International Day of Play! Dublin City University DCU Institute of Education

For the day that's in it...celebrating the first UN International Day of Play #InternationalDayofPlay taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/…

Today DCU welcomed our local pupils and ECE families to play on campus. Recognising that play, rest and leisure are basic rights of children. ⁦Children's Right's⁩ ⁦DCU Institute of Education⁩

Play is a right It is not an optional extra Learning through play creates strong neurological connections for children Teaching through play invites ingenuity, surprise, engagement and integrated learning experiences Happy #InternationalDayofPlay

So lovely meeting all of the lovely children today at #DCUPlay2024!! The STEM room had Sphero Indis, digital microscopes, projectors, and lots of soup made for the snails and woodlice who made a safe trip home after!!! ❤️ Well done to all the organisers esp Carol-Ann O' Síoráin PhD DCU School of Language, Literacy and ECE

Congratulations on the inaugural #Educational #Neuroscience event Dr Michelle Downes @UCD! Lovely to see so many familiar faces and a big shout out to Lisa Keenan who presented on our #Autism Friendly Schools research project🙌 Dublin City University IrishResearch AsIAm #LoveIrishResearch

How wonderful to see so much activity on the DCU lawn today, and the children were so happy! #DCUPlay2024

We are moving into the final phase of this important research on #supervision in #disability settings. Please #getinvolved and share within any #HSCP networks! Psychological Society of Ireland IASLT IASLT Research SIG IASW ISCP Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland

It was lovely to be invited back to National College of Ireland this week to deliver a keynote on my research in Inclusive Education. And a fab surprise to receive this thoughtful and sustainable thank-you! Love the choice of Hawthorn too April Hargreaves and its significance in Irish folklore🙏🌳

Research Day: National College of Ireland was a resounding success this year National College of Ireland. Huge congrats to the 2 prize winners Dr David Mothersill David Mothersill & Prof Horacio Gonzalez-Velez. Thanks also to our two keynote speakers Dr Sinead McNally Sinéad McNally and Marco Ruffini

Delighted to share our first open access paper from the Autism Friendly Schools research project - a scoping review of autistic pupils’ experiences in schools. With Aoife M. Lynam Professor Mary Rose Sweeney and Lisa Keenan IrishResearch AsIAm Dublin City University RCSI journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23…

Latest publication exploring ‘Autistic pupils’ experiences in primary and post-primary schools Sinéad McNally Professor Mary Rose Sweeney @ LisaKeenan journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23…

Rob will be joined by PEDAL's Professor Jenny Gibson. Jenny Gibson is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Education and her work at PEDAL focuses on investigating the role of play in children’s social development. Learn more about our speakers at buff.ly/3y76TK6

Woo hoo! Our text book on #DevLangDis and social emotional development is out! Umar Toseeb Developmental Language Disorder and Social-Emotional Development: An Introduction to Theories, Concepts, and Research amzn.eu/d/83RH9iV