Sarah Harte: How the State is making neurodivergent children feel worthless

We are failing to identify neurodivergent children, we are failing to support them in their childhood and teenage years and failing to see what their strengths are, ultimately failing to stop many of them from falling through the cracks

Neurodiversity Ireland suggests 20% of the population is neurodivergent.

It’s funny how a subject suddenly pops on your radar for different reasons.

Last week, somebody close to me insisted I was neurodivergent, suggesting I get myself tested. When I hotly queried the amateur diagnosis, they trotted out a list of behaviours  they said conclusively proved it.