Founder of the Rainbow Club for Children with Autism is December ‘Cork Person of the Month’

Karen O'Mahony, founder of the Masquerade Ball Rainbow Club for Autism, has been named December ‘Cork Person of the Month’. Her name will go forward for possible selection as ‘Cork Person of the Year’ at a Gala Awards Lunch on January 20, 2017, at the Rochestown Park Hotel.

Through the Rainbow Club, based at Mahon Community Centre, Karen and her team provide therapeutic support for children with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome. The Rainbow Club provides much needed support for parents and families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Karen O'Mahony and her husband Jon are themselves parents to two children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), so they have first hand knowledge and understanding of the unique needs of the affected children and their families.