Health State should fund private assessments for autistic children - report There are around 20,000 children on HSE waiting lists for autism assessments, while private assessments can cost up to €2,000
Feature Standing Out: Meet the autistic people who are tired of trying to fit inPublic knowledge about autism has improved significantly in recent years, partly thanks to high-profile people
Design For Life Advice column: How do we tell our five-year-old he is autistic?This week, author and autism advocate Pete Wharmby advises a parent seeking advice on how to talk to their young child about his autism diagnosis
Education Special education centres could pair with local school for ‘integration days’Plan follows backlash against proposed special education centres in Dublin
Design for Life: I’m in my 40s and have just been told I may have autismThis week, psychologist Trish Leonard-Curtin advises a reader on how to proceed now that they have been told they meet the criteria for a diagnosis of autism
Oireachtas committees to focus on autism and assisted dyingSpecial joint committees will be set up in the new year to deal with two key issues considered to be in need of government attention
Senator calls for Oireachtas committee on autism ‘as a matter of urgency’Micheál Carrigy said a dedicated committee was needed for those with ‘lived experience’ to feed into a forthcoming government report on autism