Our story
It started with fourteen families and a room in Limerick.
Founded in 2017 by Keith Enright and Caroline Hogan, two parents who could not find what their own children needed. Nine years later, 350 families. ASD Ireland is led by autistic people and parents. Since 2026 we have one paid staff member, our CEO. No high salaries; everyone else volunteers.
What we believe
Four things we will not move on.
Change the room, not the person
Almost every barrier an autistic person meets is a design decision somebody else made. Design decisions can be undone.
Families are the experts
We were founded by parents, and the organisation is led by autistic people and parents. Nothing here is designed for families by people who have never had to leave a shop mid-trolley.
Practical beats symbolic
A permit, a card, a camp place, a quiet checkout. Small concrete things that change a person's day.
Independent, and staying that way
We are not connected to any other autism organisation in Ireland and never have been.
- 2017
- Founded by two Limerick parents
- 350+
- Families supported nationwide
- 1
- Paid staff member: our CEO. Everyone else volunteers
- €0
- Ongoing state funding
Where we work from
Unit 72 Eastlink Business Park, Ballysimon Road, Limerick.
Limerick is home, and the camps, groups and counselling run from here. The ID cards, permits, training and the mobile sensory room travel the whole country.