Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 20 September 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism

Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed)

Ms Ciara Jones:

It is the very same for ourselves. When we started out, Ms Kenny was growing her Little Seeds Arch Club. Now we have 70 families being catered for, in terms of the social aspect right down to therapies. The Autism Support Hub opened as a result of personal experience. Everything we do comes from personal experience and because there are so many of those personal experiences coming together, we seem to be growing something very special. If we could only get the people in power who have the funding to have the same will and intention as us, we would go a very long way.

I thank all the members for listening to us and for having us.