Politics

Plans for Leinster House to become an autism-friendly parliament

As I Am, Ireland’s national autism charity will advise TDs Senators and staff on how to create an ‘autism-friendly’ environment

Adam Harris set up As I Am, Ireland’s national autism charity

A charity founded by the brother of Fine Gael minister Simon Harris, is going to make Leinster House one of the first autism-friendly parliaments in the world.

As I Am, Ireland’s national autism charity was set up by Adam Harris based on his own experiences growing up on the autism spectrum.

It is going to provide training for TDs, Senators and around 1,500 political party and administrative staff working in Leinster House about how to ...