New autism protocol due to start in July is still at recruitment stage, HSE confirms

Autism campaigner Cara Darmody during a 50-hour protest outside Leinster House last month over the delays families and children face in accessing assessments of need. Picture: Sam Boal/Collins

Work on a new autism protocol was expected to start in July, but it is still just at the recruitment stage, the HSE has said.

This protocol is part of a bigger plan to address long delays facing families who want an assessment of need for a child with disabilities.