'You will never regret going for an autism diagnosis'

While Laura Crowley only received her autism diagnosis in 2020, she always knew she was different she tells, Rita B Wray, and the diagnosis has helped her hugely

Laura Crowley. When she isn’t lecturing on the Diploma in Autism Studies in UCC, she runs her own consultancy company Connect Autism Consultancy, a service that focuses on social skills. Picture: Denis Minihane.

Ahead of Autism Awareness Day on Sunday, I often wonder if anybody has asked autistic people how they feel about this day.

Are people aware that a major barrier for autistic people can be a lack of access to affordable diagnoses, for example, whether for children or adults?