Gormley pledges support over autism services

THE Green Party has upped the pressure on Minister for Education Mary Hanafin after meeting parents embroiled in a battle with her over services for autistic children.

In private talks with members of Irish Autism Action yesterday, Green leader John Gormley, pledged support for the parents’ efforts to secure specialist ABA (applied behaviour analysis) schooling for their children.

Mr Gormley, accompanied by deputy leader Mary White and the party’s government programme manager Donall Geoghegan, agreed to seek a meeting with Ms Hanafin to discuss the issue directly.