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What we changed, where, and what happened next.

No press-release voice. Short pieces about real changes to real places, written by the volunteers who did the work.

Families arriving at a contemporary Irish retail park.

Partnership · 18 June 2026

Ireland's first autism and sensory friendly retail park

With Sigma Retail Partners at Parkway Retail Park in Limerick: trained staff, autism friendly parking, quiet checkouts, and caps that cut the glare and quietly tell staff somebody may need a hand.

We did not ask a single autistic shopper to change anything about themselves. We changed the car park, the lighting, the checkouts and the training.

The same programme has since run with Harvey Norman Limerick and the Grove Island multi-storey car park.

Autistic adults into permanent jobs with Lidl Ireland

A key worker beside each person through interview, induction and training. Mainstream jobs, real contracts.

Employment pathways fail when the interview is the test. We changed the interview.

The first pathway completed in August 2026.

A framed accreditation certificate in an office.

Recognition · 11 March 2026

First autism charity in Ireland to hold All-Star accreditation

Awarded by the All Stars Foundation, and audited like everything else we do.

Accreditation is not a badge for the website. It is a standard we have to keep meeting.

The ASD Ireland mobile sensory room trailer parked on grass, with official ASD Ireland branding and sensory decorations.

Update · 20 February 2026

€900 from the Mayor's fund keeps the mobile sensory room on the road

Mayor of Limerick John Moran backed the unit's appearance at the 2026 Limerick Show.

Diesel, insurance and repairs are unglamorous and they are what keep the unit moving.

Community volunteers celebrating an award together.

Recognition · February 2025

AXA Local Community Award

€2,500 presented in February 2025, straight into camp places.