Wearable technology can change autistic people’s lives – if they’re involved in designing it

Prostock-studio/Shutterstock Many autistic people experience difficulties in expressing their emotions. This can result in increased anxiety, depression, anger and physical health problems. Research shows autistic adults are significantly more likely to experience depression an anxiety than their peers. Imagine a future, where technology could help people regulate their emotions andContinue Reading

Met Éireann are forecasting temperatures will reach up to 26 degrees next week as the warm weather is set to start from Sunday. Tommorrow morning will begin cloudy over much Ulster with patchy light rain. It is expected to be sunnier elsewhere and generally dry, outside of a few wellContinue Reading

Making public sexual harassment a crime could help increase reports – but can women trust police to follow through?

Tero Vesalainen / Shutterstock The horrifying murders of Sarah Everard, Sabina Nessa, Bobbi-Anne McLeod, Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman were each reminders of the worst case scenario women fear when experiencing unwanted attention from men in public. Now, the UK government has opened a consultation asking whether public sexual harassmentContinue Reading