Clinical and Counseling Psychology

Biography

Brian McCann is a doctoral student at University of Dundee. He has  M.Phil. in Applied Linguistics  (Trinity College, Dublin), an MBA in Educational Management (University of Leicester) and  4^th Degree Black Belt (Yon Dan)  (Aikido from World Headquarters, Tokyo). He has four post-graduate diplomas in Special Education (University College Dubli; Queen’s University, Belfast and the National University of Ireland, Maynooth) and eighteen licensed certifications in Autism Research and Oriental Studies taught by MIT and the Universities of Amsterdam, Copenhagen, London, Tokyo and Keio. He teaches Samurai weaponry (Jo, Bokken, Shinai) to autistic students at the Newpark Autism Centre, Dublin.

Abstract

Abstract : The lived experiences of autistic adults as novice Aikido martial artists: A thematic analysis