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Autism & Aspergers Syndrome

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Autism & Aspergers Syndrome:
Facilities

Nua healthcare operates a number of residential facilities dedicated to meeting the needs of individuals with Aspergers Syndrome (AS) and High Functioning Autism.  These include:

• Winterdown House
• Kilbride House
• The Meadows 
• Taliesin House
• Taliesin Independent Living Complex 

Winterdown House

Winterdown House is a high-support residential home for up to four people with Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism.

The house is set on 85 acres of farmland in the Kildare countryside, just ouside Eadstown, and is only 5km from Naas.

Winterdown House is 4,000 sq feet in size.

It operates an Onsite Horticultural Day Service consisting of vegetable and plant cultivation coupled with the care of farm animals.

Kilbride House

Kilbride House is a 7,000 sq foot medium-support facility for people with Aspergers or High Functioning Autism.

The house caters for up to six adults at any one time.

It is located in the Laois countryside, just 3kms from Portarlington town.

Kilbride Mill, an Educational Day Service, is situated on the grounds of Kilbride House. This state-of-the-art facility includes a Chill-out Room, Culinary Training Centre, Library, Multimedia Training Room, a Gallery and Café.

The Meadows

The Meadows is a 3 bed high-support facility catering for individuals with Autism.

The house is 2,500 sq feet and is situated on two acres in a countryside setting in Nurney, Co Kildare.

Taliesin Main House

Taliesin House is a unique residence nestled on seven acres of woodland, a short distance from Portlaois town. 

This six bed low-support home caters for individuals with Asperger Syndrome or High functioning Autism. 

An idyllic sanctuary, the house was designed by the award-winning BioArchitect Michael Rice and is 7,000 sq feet.

Taliesin House is a transitional living unit which means Service Users can transfer here from other high support units with a view to making the transition to independent living.

Our Taliesin Independent Living Complex is a stepping stone towards full independence for Service Users before they eventually make the move out into the community.

Taliesin Independent Living Complex

In 2010 Nua Healthcare completed a new exciting addition to our service - Taliesin Independent Living complex. Taliesin acts as a stepping stone for individuals able to make the move toward independence, yet who still require the comfort of nearby support should they need it. Individuals can move from other higher dependency programs into a supported environment without the risk of being detached totally from onsite supports.

Taliesin comprises of 6 log cabins on a 7 acre woodland site on the outskirts of Portlaoise.  Each cabin comprises of a master bedroom, a bedroom for an individual's guest, a bathroom and kitchen / sitting room. Cabins were provided by Shomera and were built to a very high specification. The cabins are conveniently located beside a medium support facility where there a social care worker will be available to support them when they need it. Training programs, links with further education and supported employment initiatives then prepare each individual for full independence in the wider community.

Individuals can move directly into the community and bypass Taliesin, if thats what they so wish. Nua currently supports a number of people in their own accomodation in the community.