Last week we went for a lovely walk from Greystones to Bray. We got the dart to Greystones station and then walked along the coast towards Bray, getting beautiful views of the Irish coast and the old railway line along the way. We were really lucky with the weather, and managed to complete the walk…
We had our first Rowing lesson on the River Liffey on Wednesday, although it rained all day it didn’t damping our spirits, we had a great time. The staff in The Dublin Municipal Rowing club where so patient and friendly we had a great morning and afternoon with them, check out their link below. http://www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-recreation-culture-sports-facilities-leisure-centres-leisure-centre-locations-14
We had a great evening in Smock alley Theatre watching the guys from the Netflix documentary Asperger’s are Us, it was a very funny show, we have posted a few links below if you want to see what it was all about, enjoy. https://www.facebook.com/aspergersareus/ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/nov/10/netflix-documentary-aspergers-are-us-interview-comedy-troupe http://www.geocities.ws/aspergersareus/videos.html
Tuiscint Media Group went to the Memorial Park to practice our photography skills. We saw flowers, bugs and labrador dogs. We also went to the Rose Gardens which smelled very sweet with all the roses in bloom. We saw some people in their rowing boats along the River Liffey. We hope you enjoy our photos…
Tuiscint have a group art show running in Tallaght Library by the main stair case on the ground floor. Please stop by on Tuesday 13th or Wednesday 14th to have a look at the artworks. They include our ‘Show Racism the Red Card’ photographic art piece, the soft pastel group work ‘Bubbles’, and a beautiful…
by Rachael Gordon Niamh O’Sullivan has worked as a healthy living facilitator for several years in Tuiscint to support us students in learning culinary skills. She taught me a lot about healthy foods and drinks. She taught a healthy living programme focusing on nutrition, well-being and overall health, which was one of my favourite modules. Niamh…
Life can be so cruel yet so good! Since I got diagnosed with Aspergers syndrome, I became more happier, independent, confident, comfortable in my own skin and accepting myself for who I am. Yet it has it down side! I can often get ‘selective hearing’ to certain noises (people munching on crisps is a big…
Last month, Muireann, Aoife, myself, Ellen and Niamh visited a glamorous and colourful VIP beauty parlour at this year’s Irish Beauty Show at the RDS, Simmonscourt. This show is mainly for trade and has everything beauty related from around Ireland; from Shellac nails to the Vita Liberta bronzing range. We looked at the latest beauty…
NOTE TO OUR READERS: This article was first published in the Tuiscint Newsletter on 20/4/17, and we would like to apologise for the omission of the writer’s sources, which are as follows: Definition of Autism Autism Ireland: https://autismireland.ie/about-autism/what-is-aspergers-syndrome/ Differences between Autism and Asperger’s Autism Speaks: https://www.autismspeaks.org/family-services/tool-kits/asperger-syndrome-and-high-functioning-autism-tool-kit/how-are-and-hfa-dif Neurology Information Arcuate Fasciculus: http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00214/ful Medical Information Asperger’s symptoms: http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/tc/aspergers-syndrome-symptoms#1…
Over the past 4 decades we have seen the levels of people being diagnosed with autism skyrocket. Many have used the term epidemic or pandemic others have falsely blamed vaccinations, while others have gone on far reaching explanations that include genetically modified food and radiation contamination. In a Ted Talk given in 2015 Steve Silberman…
Pizza Ingredients: Tomato Sauce Cheese Tomatoes Peppers Bases Onion Peppers Pineapple Ham Tips for making your own pizza: Have your base ready. Make the tomato sauce using a blender. Sprinkle some cheese. Put pizzas in the oven for approximately fifteen minutes at 180C. On the 6th February I was involved in making homemade pizzas as…
We’re happy to share Tuiscint’s entry for the ‘Show Racism the Red Card‘ annual art competition. As a group, we met together to watch the ‘Show Racism the Red Card’ video and discuss where we had seen examples of racism and prejudice in our own communities. Some students expressed being able to identify with being…
