Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 2 March 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Health Service Executive

Dr. Cathal Morgan:

I wish to come in on that point. We can provide committee members with a report. There are two things to keep in mind clearly. The first relates to the environment we are working in. We are doing a considerable amount of intervention work with children. I am happy to provide that report to the committee. We are doing quite an amount of work on a remote basis as well. The point cannot be lost in respect of diagnosis. This is specific to autism spectrum disorder, by the way. The point cannot be lost. What we are trying to do is shift the culture, environment and clinical practice to one of intervention from the get-go. It is important that we allow Professor MacLachlan to respond on the concerns raised by the professional bodies. I might ask for a comment on that.

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