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Upcoming Events for “Wired Our Own Way: An Anthology of Irish Autistic Voices”
Please note, all dates and times are subject to change. Please check closer to the date of the festival to confirm. Write By The Sea Literary Festival, Kilmore Quay Wexford Date: September 27th 2025 Time: 15:30 Red Line Literary Festival, Dublin Date: 17th October Time: 16:30 Read more
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What to expect at the book launches of Wired Our Own Way:
Launch number 1: The Dublin book launch of Wired Our Own Way Location: Hodges Figgis bookshop, 56-58 Dawson Street, Dublin 2. Date and Time: 27th March 2025, at 6pm The venue: Refreshments: Running order of the event: Sensory considerations: After the book launch social opportunity: Launch number 2: The Cork Launch of Wired Our Own… Read more
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Upcoming Events for Wired Our Own Way (plus media links)
April Media: I’ll be on Ireland AM on Monday 7th April at 8:45am, chatting about autism, my experience as an autistic woman, and of course, the book Wired Our Own Way; An Anthology of Autistic Irish Voices. To read my interview in the Irish Times, see here: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2025/03/30/niamh-garvey-being-diagnosed-with-autism-at-34-you-suddenly-get-the-language-that-explains-your-life/ To hear my interview on Today FM… Read more
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Wired Our Own Way; An Anthology of Irish Autistic Voices
My latest book is a beautiful anthology of essays by Irish autistic adults, and is available to pre-order now from Dubray bookshops at: https://www.dubraybooks.ie/product/wired-our-own-way-9781835940051 Publication date: 28th March 2025 Publisher: New Island Books Wired Our Own Way: An Anthology of Irish Autistic Voices is the first collection of personal essays written by autistic Irish adults.… Read more
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Making my book launch Autism-Friendly
Please note: All images have basic ALT text descriptions for visually impaired readers, but if anyone wants a more detailed breakdown of a photo (e.g the ones containing multiple books), please leave a comment and I will respond with a more thorough breakdown. The book launch of “Being Autistic (and what that actually means)” is… Read more
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Making sense of the language: Neurodiversity, Neurodivergent and Neurodiverse.
I regularly hear people calling neurodivergent people “neurodiverse”, which is incorrect language, but an easy mistake to make. The language around this topic can be confusing, and I love that the word “neurodiversity” has entered society’s collective conversation, but I would love to see the correct language being used. It’s important that I make it… Read more