532 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation in the report of the task force on autism of October 2001 that structures for the provision of diagnosis should include arrangements for the early diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome/high functioning autism and for the diagnosis and assessment of adolescents-adults with Asperger’s syndrome-high functioning autism; the importance of early diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome/high functioning autism and the equal importance of the availability of assessment for the adolescent-adult diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome-high functioning autism should be highlighted among the education and health services; if such a recommendation has been carried out, the extent to which; if not completed, when it will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29388/04]

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532 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation in the report of the task force on autism of October 2001 that structures for the provision of diagnosis should include arrangements for the early diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome/high functioning autism and for the diagnosis and assessment of adolescents-adults with Asperger’s syndrome-high functioning autism; the importance of early diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome/high functioning autism and the equal importance of the availability of assessment for the adolescent-adult diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome-high functioning autism should be highlighted among the education and health services; if such a recommendation has been carried out, the extent to which; if not completed, when it will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29388/04]

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