Ms Rachael Murphy:

There is a challenge and there is no point pretending there is not. Youth workers need to be upskilled. There is such diversity there in terms of young people with additional needs.

Volunteers and parents in communities are doing a huge amount of the heavy lifting in creating specific ASD clubs or clubs for deaf young people. In our youth work, we welcome all. We are inclusive of everybody. However, it can be a huge challenge to have buildings that are accessible to young people and to find people with the additional skills required to deal with these additional needs. We still want to engage those young people in youth work and youth work methodologies. That is an ongoing challenge for all organisations. It is something we are keen to pursue.