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Students hope to have autism app ready by March 2025

Broadcast on:
07 Mar 2024

Government's launched a new strategy to make the Isle of Man a more autism friendly island. 

There's six goals ranging from increasing awareness to improved access and support.

However Ballakermeen students working on the ARCA app - which aims to improve communication for non-verbal autistic people and reduce societal stigmas - believe more could be done.

The idea for it stemmed from a Junior Achievement Isle of Man competition which Ralph Scott, Reuben Carridge and Natercia Munhemba are participating in as 'Team Evesta'.

They spoke to Chanelle Sukhoo: