Letters to the Editor: State is failing to support people with autism
The State 'lets down children' by failing to provide diagnosis, intervention, and support. Picture: File
I am a teacher who happens to be autistic. The State continues to let down children in the Irish education system by its failure to provide timely diagnosis, but also interventions and supports to children once identified.
In fact, I would go as far to say its failure is tantamount to emotional abuse. As someone who was not identified as being autistic in childhood, the sense of being different and not knowing why this was the case haunted me. It had a huge impact on how I felt about myself.
