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"It's a 24 hour job, it never ends!"

The lack of services and supports for people with autism and their families has been highlighted many times but what’s not often discussed is the shame and isolation that often goes hand and hand with a diagnosis. Dervla Burke O’Connor, former Crytal...

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13.14 4 Aug 2022


"It's a 24 hour job, it never ends!"


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13.14 4 Aug 2022


The lack of services and supports for people with autism and their families has been highlighted many times but what’s not often discussed is the shame and isolation that often goes hand and hand with a diagnosis. Dervla Burke O’Connor, former Crytal Swing singer and mother of 2,joined Sean to describe the rejection and isolation families can feel and what can be done to better support them.


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