Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism

Autism Policy and Health: Health Service Executive

Professor Malcolm MacLachlan:

Yes. I predict that will increase exponentially. The new guidance is yet to get traction because of the WRC process. That is also a tiered approach, but it is not as restrictive as the PTA model. We believe it will be much more acceptable to clinicians. The tiered approach means that if we can assess someone relatively quickly, we do not waste clinical time.