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  2. Autism Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 - Wikipedia

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    The Autism Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c 27) is an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly. The Act makes provision about the needs of adults and children who have autistic spectrum disorders including autism and Asperger syndrome .

  3. Employment of autistic people - Wikipedia

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    "Autism talent advantage" is a common phrase among advocates, usually associated with technical skills, memory skills, or some forms of savant skills. But the past few years have shown that the technical skills are present in only a small segment of the adult autism population, and the memory and savant skills are not easily fit into the job ...

  4. Cope Foundation - Wikipedia

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    The Cope Foundation, which is in the Irish Times "Top 1000 Companies", is mostly funded by the Department of Health, The Department of Education and Health Service Executive and employs around 800 people. [6] In 2011 Cope Foundation received funding for 74% of its €60.82 million total annual expenses from the HSE.

  5. An adult with autism shares the most important advice he ...

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    As an adult with autism, Dr. Kerry Magro fields at least 100 messages a month from parents whose children are the autism spectrum. He got so many questions that Magro, who was once a nonverbal ...

  6. Disability in Northern Ireland - Wikipedia

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    The Northern Ireland 2011 Census, [9] undertaken by Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), reported that of a Northern Ireland population of 1,810,863; 20.6% (374,646) reported that their day-to-day activities were limited because of a long-standing health problem or disability. [10]

  7. Adults with autism say they always felt 'different' growing ...

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    For many adults with autism, finally getting a diagnosis is a relief. (Photos, left to right, courtesy of Sarah Nannery, Gavin Bollard, Rebecca Dingwell/Snickerdoodle Photography and Morgan Harper ...

  8. Societal and cultural aspects of autism - Wikipedia

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    Communication and social problems often cause difficulties in many areas of an autistic adult's life. [24] A 2008 study found that adults with ASD commonly experience difficulty starting social interactions, a longing for greater intimacy, a profound sense of isolation, and effort to develop greater social or self-awareness. [25]

  9. Special interest (autism) - Wikipedia

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    Engaging in special interests can bring autistic people great joy [24] [25] and many autistic people spend large amounts of time engaged in their special interest. [26] In adults, engaging with special interests has been shown to have positive outcomes for mental health, [27] self-esteem, [28] and can be used to manage stress.