Unlike the AON which is a statutory right under the 2005 Disability Act conducted by multidisciplinary disability teams, the ...

Do you think you have adult ADHD? Do you or your child have difficulty with learning? If you have trouble completing tasks, are disorganized, and have a busy mind, you are showing signs of attentional ...

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

People with autism are often portrayed in popular media as experiencing difficulty processing highly stimulating or overly loud environments. While this is certainly true for many, there can be a wide ...

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.

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 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 ...

A specialist clinic serving families across Lincolnshire is marking eight years of growth as demand for autism and ADHD ...

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 ...

A new study suggests that substances found in urine may reveal signs of autism in children.

Health Correspondent Niamh Griffin examines the autism assessment protocol launched on Tuesday ...