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Three-fold increase in autism diagnosis

Department of Education figures today show that about one in 20 schoolchildren are being diagnose...

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07.30 11 Mar 2025


Three-fold increase in autism diagnosis


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07.30 11 Mar 2025


Department of Education figures today show that about one in 20 schoolchildren are being diagnosed with autism, a threefold increase in less than a decade. We discuss these figures with Carl O’Brien, Education editor with the Irish Times who has the story this morning. 


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