Aoife Dooley: Why we all need to talk about adult autism

An outspoken advocate for autism awareness, Aoife Dooley says it has been one of the reasons for her success and she would not want to change that part of herself, writes Denise O’Donoghue

Mon, 22 Jun, 2020 - 19:00

Denise O’Donoghue

An outspoken advocate for autism awareness, Aoife Dooley says it has been one of the reasons for her success and she would not want to change that part of herself, writes Denise O’Donoghue

Aoife Dooley received a diagnosis of adult autism.- Photography by Ruth Medjber

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