A NEW autism assessment service will be launched today to make it faster and easier for children to get diagnosed and access supports. Children and Disability Minister Norma Foley and Health ...

For those who have gone through it, know the ordeal: the path to an autism diagnosis often stretches on for months or years.

A new autism assessment protocol, which the HSE said will offer a standardised and more specialised route for assessment for children and young people and adults, has been announced.

Cultural competence is a core value of professional psychology. While it's not a novel concept (cultural competence has been articulated for more than half a century.), cross-cultural practice may be ...

Doctronic reports that late autism diagnoses in adults are rising, offering critical self-understanding and access to ...

A new approach to diagnosing autism is to be brought to the Cabinet on Tuesday, and will save the State millions by replacing the current fragmented administrative system, it has been claimed. Current ...

ADHD, autism, and learning challenges were often missed or undiagnosed earlier in life. Do you think you have adult ADHD? Do you or your child have difficulty with learning? If you have trouble ...

Over 20,000 children are currently on well-documented waiting lists for an assessment of need to determine if they have a disability. Under the law, this should happen within six months – but delays ...

An international research team led by Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) in Rovereto ...

Planned new autism assessments could “harm children” while lengthening waiting lists for child and adolescent mental health (Camhs) services, advocacy groups say. Neurodiversity Ireland, ADHD Ireland ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has long been associated with childhood diagnoses, but as new research shows a shift, a Maryland medical expert is sharing insight into symptoms for adults. A recent ...

Trish Byrne, the college’s chair of its faculty of child and adolescent psychiatry, said the planned new “tiered approach” to ...