A Co Sligo primary school is holding a series of events this week to promote the integration of autistic children into mainstream schools.
Louise is a past pupil of Our Lady of Mercy Primary School, and she gave pupils the opportunity to do some weather reporting along with her 6-year-old son James who is neurodiverse.
This was a special day for the school as children got to meet the weather presenter on RTÉ's News2Day team. Louise Heraghty was delighted to be back in her old school. Spirits were high after reporting on the weather and pupils loved the experience. Each child took it in turns to do a weather report with Louise on hand to provide tips of the trade.
"We love having autistic children as our pals. They benefit our school so much and this is Rainbow Day which means everybody is unique in their own way. And all of us love the sensory garden. It's a quiet place to calm down if you get upset or angry.""Mateusz benefits from being in different environments and being around more people. And we benefit too.""He's really amazing at Maths, so he is.
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