Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 28 March 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism
Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed)
Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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I get that. I met Ms Clinton previously and I was very taken with her career path. She saw that something was lacking and set about putting it in place. On some level, there has been proof of concept in the sense that a company bought out the particular idea. I looked at some of the assistive technologies and what CentralReach offers to people. In some cases, it is simple in the sense that it is the idea of reinforcement, which would probably work for a considerable number of people, me included. I am not always great at learning new skills and then maintaining them. Anything that involves something that people can check themselves makes complete sense. At times, people need one-on-one interaction with facilitators, educators and therapists but these assistive technologies can be available to them all of the time. There is a definite win regarding that.
How was it possible to assess a rate of increase in life skills of 76% and a $240 saving?