Family of autistic man seeks extra supports from HSE

The man, who is a ward of court, is sometimes violent to family members. Picture: iStock

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.

The man is sometimes violent to family members and his parents are so desperate they had contemplated seeking his admission to a hospital emergency department.