A bright young man who had been regarded as unlikely to do well at school is looking forward to studying engineering at MTU

The research, which surveyed 85 parents of 98 children aged 18 and under, highlighted the strain of restrictions on behaviour, skills and abilities

Confidential Recipient's report documents 320 cases of concern over a two-year period

The children have each been offered a place in a new special school due to open in the existing Gaelscoil building in Carrigaline in September

Autistic people 'locked out of communities' for too long

Composer and songwriter Kevin Walsh, 28, is releasing 'Embrace the World' to raise money for an autism charity AsIAm and to promote the talents of autistic people

Survey of parents by autism charity AsIAM found disillusionment and despair at the lengthy wait faced by their children to get the supports they need

Many children can’t get a place in a summer education programme this year, writes Jess Casey, Education Correspondent

Fears children with special needs will not be able to access appropriate tuition

Robert Watt reacted angrily to questions relating to evidence given by the whistleblower Shane Corr at a private meeting of the committee last week.

Neurodivergence charity has seen a 280% increase in inquiries over the Covid crisis

Oireachtas committee hears it is 'unacceptable' that 23 families in the city cannot get a school place for their children

Darragh Murphy's parents are frustrated after trying for years to get him into the most appropriate school

The WHO’s assessment of the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine doesn’t present the EU in a flattering light (Irish Examiner, April 2).

Today is World Autism Awareness Day,  which set a number of objectives when it began in 2007. Foremost was a call to raise awareness around autism. 

Campaigners claim children with autism are forced to travel long distances from their own homes because of a 'socio-economic class issue'

Autistic children, particularly those from affluent areas, often have to travel long distances to get an appropriate education

Children on the autism spectrum thrive on consistency, structure and routine. Helen O'Callaghan looks at how the unpredictable pandemic has affected their development  

The Minister of State for Disabilities Anne Rabbitte has told the Dáil that she is "outraged and alarmed" at the revelation of 'secret dossiers' kept on autistic children by the Department of Health.

The Disabilities Minister has told the AsIAm autism charity that as many as 400 families may have had dossiers compiled on them by the Department of Health

The Taoiseach has refused to confirm whether the Department of Health is still gathering information on children with autism who are involved in legal actions against the State.

The contrast between the stated aims of Autism Awareness Week and the practices revealed by a civil servant whistleblower last week could not be more pronounced

Group representing families of children with special educational needs has called on the Medical Council to investigate whether there were possible breaches of confidentiality that led to the compilation of dossiers

'RTÉ Investigates' raises issues ranging from compliance with data protection law to a potential abuse of process, experts say 

A spokesperson for the Taoiseach said he was consulting with a number of ministers in a bid to 'understand fully' what happened in the cases, believed to number about 50

The Department of Health has used information from private doctor consultations to build and maintain dossiers on children whose families are involved in legal action against the State

The first will be installed in Carrigtwohill, with the remaining locations yet to be confirmed.

Aspect, a service providing specialist supports and intervention to over 600 adults with Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism in Cork and Kerry is to be taken over by Rehab Group

For many years it was believed that autism was a condition affecting only males. Kathy D'Arcy and Jody O'Neill, diagnosed later in life, explain how they spent years trying to decipher the secret code that seemed to allow others to communicate and connect so easily

The delay in the reopening of schools during the third wave of the pandemic will be a stain on our national conscience unless we act now. There is a distinction between children with special needs and children who are vulnerable.

The accused and his partner had attended a party in Dublin that evening with their two children, both of whom have been diagnosed with autism.

Parents willing to do 'whatever it takes' to access special education for their children, including taking legal proceedings

Mother of boy with autism told by HSE that start date for supports is November 2023

An elf on the shelf with autism is helping a grief-stricken family raise awareness of the condition as they face their second Christmas without their youngest boy who lost his short battle with cancer last year.

Situation 'an absolute joke'

The mother of a teenager with autism, who received his CAO first round offer of a place on Ireland's first virtual reality degree course, is thrilled she 'stuck to her guns' in keeping him in mainstream education.

Bairbre Doyle, principal of Sonas Special Junior School, had been a bit nervous about what students would make of teachers in their masks.

Parents who have children with autism say they will be faced with unique challenges now that Covid-19 restrictions are being lifted.

The letter accused her of "smoking and drinking and having no brains" and her children as a "burden".

Meet fundraising hero Harry O'Hanlon - another inspirational young boy from Cork who has raised tens of thousands of euro for charities hit by the pandemic.

Thousands of children waiting over 19 months for healthcare assessments.

The parents of a profoundly autistic man with serious behavioural difficulties are urgently seeking more supports from the HSE for him because they find the current situation “untenable”, the High Court has heard.

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

People should not be judged if they are unable to wear a face mask in public, according to a leading charity for people with autism.