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April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day and in the lead to the event the autism team with the Western Care Association have released some practical information explaining the disorder. In Mayo there are approximately 270 families who avail of varying levels of support from their children’s autism services. Approximately 50 are in the early intervention service which provides support to families until their child enters primary school, and the remaining 220 are in the school age service. The majority of children with autism in Mayo attend main stream school, and some go on to third level education. Western Care strives to support families to develop the new skills they need once a family member is diagnosed with autism.

April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day and in the lead to the event the autism team with the Western Care Association have released some practical information explaining the disorder. In Mayo there are approximately 270 families who avail of varying levels of support from their children’s autism services. Approximately 50 are in the early intervention service which provides support to families until their child enters primary school, and the remaining 220 are in the school age service. The majority of children with autism in Mayo attend main stream school, and some go on to third level education. Western Care strives to support families to develop the new skills they need once a family member is diagnosed with autism.

The Galway Autism Partnership will hold its AGM on Thursday March 21 at 7.30pm in the Blake Suite of the Menlo Park Hotel.

Almost €7,000 in funding has been given to the Galway Autism Partnership to deliver a programme of specialist therapies for children on the autism spectrum.

Performance anxiety is a very debilitating issue, many people struggle with this issue. Performance anxiety can come under a lot of headings: social—groups, relationships, new people; sport—performance and media anxiety; artistic—stage, media performance anxiety; college, university, career performance anxiety.

“Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness”—Richard Carlson

Christmas, and the lead up to Christmas, is one of the most stressful times of the year. Trying to do so many things in a limited time frame, eating too much and drinking too much alcohol. For many people Christmas is an emotionally unhappy time due to financial stress or unresolved family issues. Many people experience great loneliness and worsening of depression symptoms during this time.

The internal imbalance caused by the exposure to external stress can lead to what is called an energy blockage, resulting in difficulty sleeping, fatigue, anxiety, and depression. Acupuncture treats the root cause of this condition.

Acute stress is a response to imminent danger, it turbo charges the system with powerful hormones that can damage the cardiovascular system. Chronic stress is caused by constant emotional pressure. It produces hormones that weaken the immune system and damage bones.

The Nephin View Restoration Group is holding a vintage run on Sunday September 16 in aid of talkaboutit.ie.