Ms Margaret Brennan:

It is a reassessment because my child was assessed at the age of four as he was showing certain signs. CAMHS will not take any referral until a child is seven years of age. I had my child assessed at the age of four because I could see major signs, which cost me just under €1,000 and was not refunded by any organisation. He had to be reassessed after a number of years. The private psychiatrist left the country and we were left with CAMHS. It tried to assess him and that did not work. He went back on the list and was re-referred, and now sits at the bottom of the list. The reassessment is very quick, and all it does is assess whether he has the condition. We will not have an assessment. We do not have a specialist.