{"id":37,"date":"2019-11-29T21:35:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T21:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skerriesautismfriendly.ie\/wp\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2021-04-02T09:29:10","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T09:29:10","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/skerriesautismfriendly.ie\/?page_id=37","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p dir=\"ltr\">Skerries has been selected to become one of the next Autism Friendly Towns under the\u00a0<strong>AsIAm<\/strong>\u00a0initiative.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We are a group of people, some of whom have children on the Autism Spectrum coming together with the common goal of building\u00a0 AWARENESS in Skerries, to EDUCATE the whole community, so that those living with Autism can be EMPOWERED to play an INCLUSIVE part in their own town.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We were inspired by the great town of Clonakilty who were accredited as being Ireland\u2019s first Autism Friendly Town. 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