Tipperary GP lambasts four-year delay in services for patient with autism

Tipperary GP lambasts four-year delay in services for patient with autism

AsIAm chief executive Adam Harris: Children with autism are 'falling between stools'.

A Tipperary GP has branded as an 'absolute joke' a situation where a child with autism waited four years to access child psychology services only to be told they were no longer eligible because they are now an adult.

Dr Iver Hanrahan took to social media after receiving a letter showing that a referral made in September 2016 for child psychology services for the child was now being closed as they had since turned 18.

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