Greater public understanding of autism needed, new survey finds

Adam Harris, founder, AsIAm, said he hoped the annual survey would give voice to the lived experience of autistic people and their families and capture the challenges they faced.

The greatest barrier autistic people face is a lack of public understanding of the condition, a new annual survey by autism charity, AsIAm, has found.

The charity surveyed 500 people living with autism about their experiences to find that 92% believe that the Irish public do not understand enough about the condition.