Talking about people with learning needs can prove challenging, from diagnoses to medical terms. 

So how do we navigate it and get it right for everyone?

Kieran was joined by Colman Noctor, Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist, Adam Harris CEO and Founder of AsIAm Ireland and Stefanie Preissner, Screenwriter and Columnist who was recently diagnosed as autistic...

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