Parents’ concern over special services [IrishExaminer]
- Published: 25 November 2010
PARENTS of children with special needs have expressed concern about waiting times for assessments and poor communication by some schools.
One-in-five of almost 1,400 people who responded to the postal survey for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) found it difficult to find a school placement for their child.However, 87% believed their son or daughter was in the right type of school.
While almost four-in-five were satisfied with the assessment process for their child, many were concerned at how long it took.
"We had to get a private assessment and we have had to do everything ourselves. We have an autistic child as well and we have had to fight all the way to get him into a proper school," one parent wrote.
Another who also paid for a private assessment said the waiting times were too long and that the family would have waited more than six months for a Department of Education psychologist.
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