West Cork People 

“I was indoctrinated into that dehumanising, scientifically inaccurate language when during Caoimh’s early years. Now I’ve unlearned it. ‘Presume competence’ is my mantra. It is far less dangerous to overestimate rather than to underestimate a person’s intelligence.” As she gets ready for a special event in Skibereen for children and adults who have zero, minimal or unreliable speech, Adrienne writes about the breakthrough communication method that changed her non-verbal autistic son’s life. West Cork People, October, 2025. Read here.

Irish Independent

Autism turned inside out: The teens changing the narrative. Do we really understand severe autism? Not according to journalist Adrienne Murphy, who's seen old assumptions exploded by her 15-year-old non-verbal son and his trailblazing peers as they break through their silence to communicate. Irish Independent, March 2019. Read here.

Irish Times Opinion

"As the mother of an autistic person, I’m sometimes seen as a pushy, pain-in-the-ass." Through the eyes of her 20-year-old son Caoimh, Adrienne Murphy is learning what it’s like to navigate the healthcare system as an autistic person. Irish Times, September 2023. Read here.

Irish Times

"Many people think that autistic people aren't smart. They leave us out of life so much." Adrienne's son, Caoimh writes about what it means to be able to communicate, while Adrienne shares the first steps in their journey from locked in to full communication. The Irish Times, January 2017. Read here.

Irish Independent

"Caoimh is among the first few thousand severely autistic non-speaking people in the world to achieve real communication." Patience, persistence and sheer bloody-mindedness have helped Adrienne Murphy to teach her non-verbal son to communicate. It has opened up a whole new world of possibilities for him and his family. Irish Independent, April 2017. Read here.