AsIAm is delighted to partner with the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) via their We-Consent campaign to conduct Ireland’s first comprehensive research into Autistic children and adults experience and understanding of consent, and their right to protection from sexual harm.
As part of funding under the Irish Human Rights Equality Commission Grant Scheme, AsIAm alongside the DRCC seeks to carry out an independent piece of research on Autistic people’s right to accessible information and protection from sexual harm. This will serve to establish an Irish knowledge base on how Autistic people and families and those who support them understand consent in theory and practice.
It is hoped this research will assist in identifying what education, information and communication would contribute to a better understanding, and practice of consent.
Both organisations look forward to working on the project together over the coming months.
