Ms Sarah Jane Lavin:

I am 54 years old and currently living with my mum in Clane, County Kildare. My school experience was not great. There was no support or guidance during my school years, which made school difficult for me. After school, I went to work with my mum. It was a catering job. I enjoyed that job and the people and environment in it. My dream job would be to be a paid advocate.

At the moment, I am living at home with my mum. I would love a place of my own. At the moment, the housing list is very long. The forms were very complicated to fill out. I think the age for applying for a house should be lower than 55.

I think public transport timetables should be easier to read; they are very hard to follow. The signs on the bus should be easier to read and clearer. The buses are not reliable and are rarely on time.

Getting to know autism and trying to get people to understand more about autism is important. Make the world more autism-friendly. It makes me feel as if there is a barrier between me and the world. People need to be more open-minded when it comes to autism. It is good to be different.

I thank everyone for listening. I will now ask Ms Locke-Reilly to introduce herself.