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Tipperary mother says her autistic son is being 'discriminated against by Government'
Autism
Michael Barrett, 5, has already been rejected from 11 schools ahead of the new school year in September.
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'I feel like I'm failing him' - Irish mum's desperate battle for school place for Down's Syndrome son
Down's syndrome
Erica Boyce has applied to 12 schools for her son Marley, 5, who also has Down's Syndrome and is non-verbal, but has so far only received three rejection letters
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Young autistic woman tells protest of pain at not being able to attend appropriate school
Autism
Parents of autistic children who do not have a school place for their children started a sleepout outside the Department of Education on Marlborough Street in Dublin on Friday afternoon.
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Dublin mum details her desperate fight to secure school spot for autistic son
Autism
The Dublin mum has questioned why the Government is not providing sufficient funding for special education when “they’re spending millions on [phone] pouches, thousands on bloody bike [sheds]"
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Brave young scoliosis patient Noah Quish recovering after 15th op in just seven years
Health
The schoolboy needs years of more ops and must go to America for €20,000 treatment
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Mother prepared for 'war' to get her autistic daughter a school place
Autism
Charlotte Cahill, from Tallaght in south Dublin, has said she is "distraught with anxiety about what is going to happen come June if we don’t have a school place"
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X-rays show young Scoliosis patient Noah Quish's spine curvature as he prepares for more surgery
Scoliosis
Noah Quish, who is aged only seven and also has autism, has already had 13 operations
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Galway mother stuck in Tanzania for two years as her autistic daughter refuses to fly home due to PTSD
Autism
Caroline Ejoh is pleading for help as her daughter Tyra, 16, is suffering from severe PTSD and is refusing to get on a plane
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Mother fears autistic daughter will continue to self-harm after she's refused from 32 schools
Autism
Charlotte Cahill, from Firhouse, said five-year-old Cyra hasn’t been accepted into any school almost a month into term
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Mum who 'crashed' Taoiseach's lunch still waiting for school space for autistic son
Autism
EXCLUSIVE: Sabrina Hannon told the Irish Mirror that while the Taoiseach’s team has emailed, she has not heard anything from Mr Harris despite initially having a “glimmer of hope” that he would be able to solve the issue
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Taoiseach says secondary schools must 'step up' with autism provisions
Simon Harris
The Fine Gael leader said that schools cannot be allowed to delay adding autism classes or units to their schools.
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Distraught mother 'losing all hope' for autistic son still without school place
Autism
Shauna Spain, from Dublin, pleads for help as her five-year-old non-verbal son Frankie still doesn’t have a school place three weeks into term
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Father 'immensely relieved' autistic son received school place after 11-month battle
Autism
The teenager missed out on the first three weeks of term and his parents worried he would regress without a structured routine
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Angry mum blasts bike shed fiasco amid removal of transport services for autistic son
HSE
This week, it was claimed budget issues in the HSE have resulted in school children across the country losing additional needs transport
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Woman organises special sensory Debs ball for autistic son and his friends
Autism
Theresa Hickey was determined her son David would not miss out on his Debs
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Schoolgirl to protest outside Dáil once a week until general election unless autism waitlists are shortened
Autism
Cara Darmody said she will not stop protesting until she is given “a date and a deadline”
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Funnyman Rory O'Connor set to run Dublin City Marathon in a bid to raise funds for autism
Autism
Rory is father to an autistic son, who he says he constantly worries about his future.
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Ireland legend James McClean speaks about his autism diagnosis, his bond with daughter Willow and the challenges they face
Republic of Ireland national football team
Wrexham star James McClean, who was diagnosed with autism last year, helped charity AsIAm launch World Autism Month.
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'Egg on their faces' - James McClean blasts FAI over 'embarrassing' manager search as it enters week 22
Republic of Ireland national football team
James McClean was capped 103 times for his country before retiring at the end of last year.
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Erin McClean shares touching video of her children for Autism Awareness Month
James McClean
In the video, Erin speaks to James Jr and Allie-May about their autistic sister Willow-Ivy.
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Tipperary mum 'extremely frustrated' as autistic son, 5, faces four-hour round trip to school
Autism
Róisín Powell, from Cahir, has been rallying to get a primary school space secured for her son Rory (5) for the past six months, but she is no closer to getting it sorted.
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Local board game club a 'dream come true' for neurodivergent kids, says mum
Autism
The severely underfunded club is preparing to hold a bake sale on Saturday, 6 April to raise money to afford more board games for its members
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Luke 'Ming' Flanagan shares autism diagnosis on awareness day - 'It really helps to know'
Luke 'Ming' Flanagan
The Irish MEP said that he "always kinda knew" as he shared the news on World Autism Awareness Day
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Childcare facility that withdrew services from boy after autism diagnosis ordered to pay €2,000
Workplace Relations Commission
The decision to remove the child from the facility was a "fait accompli" after a report confirmed he had a disability, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) heard
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