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. Within the new guidance, it could still take 37 hours or more. That had become the norm. If somebody is assessed with speech and language difficulties, he or she may need to assessed by a speech and language therapist but not somebody else.