A Dublin man has created a brilliant new short documentary examining how autistic people are affected by Mrs Brown's Boys and Barney and Friends.
Thomas Hartigan, 24, is from Lucan in Dublin, and he recently completed a degree in media production management at Ballyfermot College of Further Education (BCFE.) As part of his degree Thomas decided to do his thesis and a short documentary on how autistic people are affected by the show as well as children's show Barney and Friends.
Thomas has autism himself, and he was very interested in raising awareness about autism and studying how certain shows like Mrs Brown's Boys and Barney and Friends helps people with autism understand the world. In October, Thomas was also delighted to meet his hero Brendan O'Carroll in Easons who signed his thesis.
