The autism narrative: Gayle MacDonald As with anyone with a special interest in autism, and particularly as a family with autistic twins, I have more than a passing interest in what's out there about our community. Having said that however, what I find often makes my blood boil. If its not some research that [...]
Enda and Valerie Dodd’s innovative software solution ‘ALL’, named after their company, Animated Language Learning, is driven by the belief that they can change the world for children with autism and their families. Since its inception in 2016, ALL has been adopted by 300 families and schools in Ireland, Europe and the US, and [...]
From ‘Toy Story’ to you: How a Galway family are making a difference on autism Animated language learning programme devised by family at NUI Galway campus company assisting children with autism Tue, Jul 4, 2017, 00:00 Lorna Siggins Sheriff Woody Pride and the members of his Roundup gang have a lot to answer for among [...]
‘Animated Language Learning’ program reaches 300 families with autism Mary Ann Corrigan, Institute of Engineers Journal With the help of his 19-year-old son, who was diagnosed with severe autism as a child, engineer Enda Dodd's Galway-based startup provides an innovative autism speech- and language-learning program offering hope to families worldwide. Enda and Valerie Dodd’s innovative [...]
Buzzwords, how Disney helped two boys and led to the birth of ALL. By Elaine O'Regan. EDITOR, OUT ON YOUR OWN, SUNDAY BUSINESS POST By the time Enda Dodd found himself in the office of Disney Pixar founder Ed Catmull in Emeryville, his quest to find help for his twin sons Conor and Eoin, [...]
Innovative family business aims to change the world for children with autism By Declan Varley Galway Advertiser NUI Galway-based start-up founders provide innovative autism speech and language learning programme offering hope to families worldwide, with the help of their 20-year-old son. Enda and Valerie Dodd’s innovative software solution ‘ALL’, named after their company, Animated [...]
A day in the life: autism miracles on NUI Galway campus……… University Press, Galway Ireland Teenager Conor Dodd, diagnosed as severely autistic as a child, now teaches special needs children to communicate. In this story of hope and miracles, we look at how this came about and what the future holds for Conor. Can [...]
Autism, communication and parenting: our journey to learning readiness. One of the most frequent questions I get asked by parents is 'how do I get my son to co-operate with me?'. If I were to translate this question into a term more familiar to teachers, it would be how to get 'instructional control' with [...]
Autism and Disney animation Up to now Val and I have concentrated on general topics relating to language development. In this post we are now turning to our language research with Disney animation. We started generally because it takes a village to raise a child and understanding this is really important when it comes to autism [...]
Autism and communication: Defying the odds By Róisín Delaney, Woman's Way. When Enda and Valerie Dodd had their twin boys almost 20 years ago, like many parents they felt everything was falling into place. As twins Conor and Eoin grew something wasn't right. With two innovative parents and a sparkle of Disney magic, the family's dreams [...]
