Boy, 8, with autism, settles High Court action for €10m

The case is the second only such case before the courts where it was sought to establish an alleged link between autism and alleged hypoxic events at delivery, court heard

Michelle Shiels and Damien Flynn outside the Four Courts on Friday morning. Picture: Collins Courts

An eight-year old boy with autism who sued over the circumstances of his birth at the National Maternity Hospital, Dublin has settled his High Court action for €10m.

Aston Shiels Flynn, the High Court heard, is on the highest scale of the autism spectrum, only has limited speech, and has developmental delay.