Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth
Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017: Discussion
Mr. Stephen Douthart:
I thank the Senator for sharing her views. For the Middletown Centre for Autism, language is important. We have a number of neurodivergent colleagues and we listen and incorporate the voice of the autistic person as much as possible. Fundamental to Middletown and why we exist is to support the children, the parents and family members, and the professionals. Whenever they think about support, they truly need support in different ways. One of the ways we equip that is through our transdisciplinary model. That is where we do the wraparound service of those different professions, such as occupational therapists and speech and language therapists. We provide a programme tailored around that child and that young person. The reason I emphasise that is that the need of everyone is different. The need of every child is different and every case is different. I would like to make that point. Do my colleagues have anything to add?
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