17/12/2025
First Fortnight 2026, a mental health arts and culture festival will be hosting some fantastic events. Brochures are available online or to pick up at Baldoyle Family Resource Service.
One that may be of special interest (linked below)....
Panel Discussion in Smock Alley Theatre on Sat 17th Jan at 6pm.
A powerful conversation about autism, identity and belonging in contemporary Ireland. The conversation will reflect on the diversity and brilliance of autistic lived experience and ask how true inclusion and cultural change can challenge stereotypes.
The talk will centre around Niamh Garvey’s bestselling book ‘Wired our Own Way - An Anthology of Irish Autistic Voices’. This collection of personal essays by Irish autistic adults, explores the profound impact of receiving a diagnosis. Through deeply personal and insightful essays, the contributors reveal the many ways this identity shapes their lives.
Jen O’Connor will moderate the panel discussion. Jen is a writer, disability advocate and the editor of Garvey’s book. The panellists include the author Niamh Garvey, Irish Indian writer and performer Chandrika Narayanan Mohan and Adam Harris, Founder and CEO of AsIAm Ireland’s Autism Charity.
https://firstfortnight.ie/festival/wired-our-own-way
