Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 20 September 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism

Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Jennifer Carroll MacNeillJennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Fine; we accept that. However, what about the supervision and management? He was "signed off" at 11 and he is now 16. He has gone through puberty in that period and presumably a significant growth spurt if he is 6 ft 2 in. He would have had significant emotional and personal development in that time and yet nobody has seen him.