Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 January 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism

Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Micheál CarrigyMicheál Carrigy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Fiacre Ryan made a comment that just because he could not speak, he is no less intelligent. That is a mindset society in general needs to change. Does Dr. Roddy wish to come in on any of those points? I did not mention the issue of clinical settings versus educational settings, which was referenced. Trials of the school inclusion model were done in CHO 7. The results have not been officially announced but, from what we have heard, they are positive. What is Dr. Roddy's view on the method of rolling out speech and language and OT in school settings versus clinical settings?

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