'When I was first introduced to spelling on an alphabet letter-board, I was a downy bird trying to fly...' Fiacre Ryan #Autism #WiredOurOwnWay edit @niamhgarvey.bsky.social

'So I say the same to each autistic person reading this: your voice is needed. Your experiences and feelings are valid and should never be dismissed.' Róisín Riley #WiredOurOwnWay edit @niamhgarvey.bsky.social #Autism #speirgorm

' I think the sheer cussedness of being (unknowingly at the time) #autistic gave me strength and hope.' Jane Cadman #WiredOurOwnWay edit. @niamhgarvey.bsky.social #speigorm

'With my diagnosis, the narrative has changed: I am different but there are valid reasons for that...' Nuala O'Connor #WiredOurOwnWay #Autism #speirgorm

'After my diagnosis, it was as if suddenly everything made sense.' Liam Coulson #WiredOurOwnWay edit. @niamhgarvey.bsky.social #Autism #speirgorm

'The thing is I wasn't watching (tv) for entertainment. I was watching for research.' Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan #WiredOurOwnWay edit. @niamhgarvey.bsky.social #Autism #speirgorm

'I think in images and translating them into words is quite difficult' Jane Cadman (diagnosed at age 69) #Autism #WiredOurOwnWay edit @niamhgarvey.bsky.social #speirgorm @asiamireland.bsky.social

'I am proud to be #autistic. It is something that makes me, me. It is something that further connects me and Willow (my daughter), and will let her know that no matter what challenges she ever faces, her daddy can help her...' James McClean edit. @niamhgarvey.bsky.social #WiredOurOwnWay #speirgorm

'..the panic neurotypicals felt during the lockdown is what it feels like for us (Autistic people) every day to walk around in their world.' Caoimhe O'Gorman #WiredOurOwnWay (2025) edit.
@niamhgarvey.bsky.social #speirgorm

'Alexithymia-literally 'not having words for feelings'- means that I feel the full intensity of emotions and bodily senses, but I cannot tell you what they are. Just over half of #autistic people are also alexithymic.' Stuart Neilson (edit @niamhgarvey.bsky.social) #WiredOurOwnWay

'imagine that life is all about eating soup. As an #autistic person, my brain- the tool I have been given to do life with-is a fork, but all the NT people have been given a spoon' Stefanie Preissner #WiredOurOwnWay

'...the panic neurotypicals felt during the lockdown is what it feels like for us (#Autistic people) every day to walk around in their world.' Caoimhe O'Gorman #WiredOurOwnWay (2025)

So proud of my daughter Caoimhe's contribution to #WiredOurOwnWay with @niamhgarvey.bsky.social

Congrats to Niamh @niamhgarvey.bsky.social and all the contributors to #WiredOurOwnWay

'Like most autistic people I knew I was different but I didn't know why' @niamhgarvey.bsky.social #WiredOurOwnWay

Niamh Garvey on being diagnosed with autism at 34: ‘You suddenly get the language that explains your life’ The Cork author on living with autism and the release of her new book, a collection of personal essays written by autistic Irish adults

#WiredOurOwnWay interview with @niamhgarvey.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Congrats to @niamhgarvey.bsky.social & all the contributors to #WiredOurOwnWay Great to hear Irish #autistic voices. Hope you have a lovely launch @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social this evening.

Yellow background graphic with the text ‘Launch Event’ and the book cover of ‘Wired our own Way’ Hodges Figgis Thursday March 27th at 6 p.m

I’m very excited about the launch of ‘Wired our Own Way’ tomorrow evening in Hodges Figgis. I’m very honoured to have an essay in this wonderful collection of Irish autistic voices. #wiredourownway #booklaunch #irishbooks #autistic

Wired Our Own Way : An Anthology of Irish Autistic Voices This anthology shines a light on how important autism identification is, and how the label of 'autism' can enhance ones self-understanding and self-compassion. A moving and insightful anthology of per...

'I don't need to be changed, I need to be recognised' Róisín Riley #WiredOurOwnWay edit @niamhgarvey.bsky.social www.books.ie/wired-our-ow...

Wired Our Own Way - Dubray Books Wired Our Own Way: An Anthology of Irish Autistic Voices is the first collection of personal essays written by autistic Irish adults. One in twenty-seven Irish school children are now diagnosed as aut...

@seanronayne.bsky.social describes #WiredOurOwnWay An anthology of Irish Autistic voices, as a 'must read' www.dubraybooks.ie/product/wire... (please support an Irish bookseller when you buy a copy)

Photo from wired our own way, an essay called 13 by Roisín Riley, where she describes the confusion she experienced the day her mother died from the failure of medical professionals to use accurate language

This wonderful essay from Róisín Riley in #WiredOurOwnWay floored me... I had almost the exact same experience when my mother was in hospice care...

Thursday, join @authorniamhgarvey & some contributors @hodgesfiggis for this anthology launch. I have an essay in there on time management and friendship and perfectionism.

Pubbed by @newislandbooks

#autism #wiredourownway #audhd #niamhgarvey #hodgesfiggis #newislandbooks #vanessafoxoloughlin

Wired Our Own Way - An Anthology of Irish Autistic Voices — New Island Books A moving and insightful anthology of personal essays by Irish autistic adults.

#WiredOurOwnWay will be launched in Dublin this week Edit @niamhgarvey.bsky.social www.newisland.ie/shop/p/wired...

Book review of an anthology called Wired Our Own Way, a collection of stories and essays by autistic writers in Ireland

A lovely review of #WiredOurOwnWay by Brid Conway from @tertuliabookshop.bsky.social: “…an amazing initiative to give autistic voices the space to be open and honest”

Thank you Mary @maryburke.bsky.social for supporting autistic voices. It means so much to the contributors #WiredOurOwnWay

Wired Our Own Way - Dubray Books Wired Our Own Way: An Anthology of Irish Autistic Voices is the first collection of personal essays written by autistic Irish adults. One in twenty-seven Irish school children are now diagnosed as aut...

In a world where being different is becoming ever more unsafe #WiredOurOwnWay gives us an opportunity to hear #Autistic voiced edit. @niamhgarvey.bsky.social www.dubraybooks.ie/product/wire...

Wired Our Own Way - An Anthology of Irish Autistic Voices — New Island Books A moving and insightful anthology of personal essays by Irish autistic adults.

It is with great pride that I celebrate my daughter's contribution to #WiredOurOwnWay An anthology of #Irish autistic voices. Please repost to support this wonderful book. It is available for pre-order here www.newisland.ie/shop/p/wired...