The Talk and Demonstration will be of interest to People on the Autistic Spectrum, Parents, Siblings, Teachers, SNA’s, Service Providers - Day and Residential Staff and anyone with an interest in Service Provision to Children and Adults on the Autism Spectrum and those with Intellectual Disabilities
For further details contact: Helen Picha, Manager of Liskennett Equine Assisted Activity Centre, Tel 086 2061626 or David Doyle, Development Officer, St. Joseph's Foundation, Telephone; 0872734150, Email: ddoyle@sjf.ie
Rupert Isaacson is an accomplished public speaker and regularly gives conference keynotes, college lectures, talks to special interest groups in areas as diverse as travel, special needs, equestrianism, anthropology, creative writing, filmmaking, as well of course as his own autism break through programs of Horse Boy Method, Horse Boy Learning and Movement Method.
He has spoken at many universities (University of Texas, Texas A&M, Prescott College AZ, Queens College NY, Lewis & Clark University ID, Adrian College MI, Delhousie NS, Nottingham Trent University UK, Suffolk University UK, and many more). He has also spoken at many national venues such as the United Nations, the US State Department, the World Bank, the Autism Society of America, The American Museum of Natural History NY, National Geographic DC, Kulture City, the Hay Festival, Sundance Film Festival, SXSW Film and Interactive Festival, Hot Docs Toronto, Silver Docs, the Heartland Film Festival, Sarasota Film Festival and numerous other venues large and small. He has also appeared on all sorts of media including CNN, CBS, ABC, MSNBC, numerous Fox channels, NPR, BBC TV & Radio, the list goes on.
Liskennett Equestrian Therapy Centre is a “Horseboy” hub designed to enable children and adults on the autistic spectrum or those with learning disabilities to Learn, Play and Express themselves in a stress-free non-judgemental environment. It was developed by St. Joseph’s Foundation in association with the “Horseboy” Foundation U.S.A. and officially opened in 2015. It is available (by appointment) to children and adults on the autistic spectrum/intellectual disabilities, their families, their schools and to children and adult service providers in the disability sector. Liskennett Equestrian Therapy Centre operates as a “Hub” as per HSE “New Directions Policy”. It is fully operational for 11 years and continues to grow and develop. During 2024 the number of Horse / Pony Riders, Families and Service Providers accessing the service increased to 13,307. 86 mainstream schools (130 classes) and 10 external Service Providers now avail of the service. The positive feedback, the smiles on the faces and the number of repeat service users and service providers is an indication that the service being provided in Liskennett Equine Therapy Centre is making a real difference to the quality of life of service users and, indeed, to their whole family.