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Visit to Athlone

Athlone , Athlone Castle , castles

Visit to Athlone

We recently visited Athlone and stayed a couple of nights. To be honest, I didn't have any huge expectations and I really just wanted ...

Cliona Kelliher 15 Jan, 2023

2022 in Review, a Master's, an Autism Diagnosis and Advocacy on Climate and Citizen Participation

Autism , Autistic , Climate Ambassador

2022 in Review, a Master's, an Autism Diagnosis and Advocacy on Climate and Citizen Participation

I don't do a year in review annually but this past 12 months has been so full on and amazing in many ways, that I wanted to try and sum...

Cliona Kelliher 13 Dec, 2022

Climate Change Denial and How to Combat it

climate action , climate communication , climate crisis

Climate Change Denial and How to Combat it

Firstly, I'd like to say that this is an opinion piece rather than a research article, although I have tried to reference academic exper...

Cliona Kelliher 26 Oct, 2022

Autistic Communication and the Double Empathy Problem

Autism , Autistic , autistic communication

Autistic Communication and the Double Empathy Problem

'The ‘double empathy problem’: a disjuncture in reciprocity between two differently disposed social actors which becomes more marked th...

Cliona Kelliher 18 Oct, 2022

Visit to Heywood Gardens in Laois

heywood gardens , history , irish gardens

Visit to Heywood Gardens in Laois

So last week was my birthday - and my first birthday post autism diagnosis, so for that reason, it felt somewhat like a bit of a milestone....

Cliona Kelliher 13 Aug, 2022

Finishing my Master's and some Autism Thoughts

Autism , climate action , climate crisis

Finishing my Master's and some Autism Thoughts

It was hard to put a title on this one because it's really just a collection of random thoughts but I wanted to talk about my Master&#3...

Cliona Kelliher 7 Aug, 2022

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