A number of his colleagues have asked him to formally withdraw the remarks, which included a suggestion autistic people were deficient in vitamins.
A TD, who suggested a link between autism and vitamin deficiency, is being called on to withdraw his comments.
Speaking in the Dáil, Danny Healy-Rae claimed autism was on the rise and more needed to be done to find out why.
A number of his colleagues have asked him to formally withdraw the remarks, which included a suggestion autistic people were deficient in vitamins.
Adam Harris, CEO of the charity AsIAm, says discussion around autism must be based on evidence, not myths.

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