430. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who have been reassessed for autism spectrum disorder under a children's disability network team in the past year; the primary reason for reassessing children with an ASD diagnosis; the number of children who had their ASD diagnosis removed in the past year after reassessment; if there are any specific criteria or guidelines that CDNT's follow when removing an ASD diagnosis; the reason for CDNT's refusing to acknowledge or offer a profile of pathological demand avoidance as part of an ASD assessment; if all children who have a single psychological only assessment and not a full multidisciplinary team report will be reassessed; the options open to a family, if the validity of previous professional assessments is questioned and subsequently overturned; and the person or body that will be held accountable if a child is misdiagnosed. [50734/23]

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430. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who have been reassessed for autism spectrum disorder under a children's disability network team in the past year; the primary reason for reassessing children with an ASD diagnosis; the number of children who had their ASD diagnosis removed in the past year after reassessment; if there are any specific criteria or guidelines that CDNT's follow when removing an ASD diagnosis; the reason for CDNT's refusing to acknowledge or offer a profile of pathological demand avoidance as part of an ASD assessment; if all children who have a single psychological only assessment and not a full multidisciplinary team report will be reassessed; the options open to a family, if the validity of previous professional assessments is questioned and subsequently overturned; and the person or body that will be held accountable if a child is misdiagnosed. [50734/23]

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