Ms Miriam Kenny:

Most of our parents are paying for private therapies. Again, not every parent can do that, which is why it becomes very upsetting. This is such an inequitable situation. Many people cannot gain access to private therapies now either.

What one really needs, if one's child is in a special class, a special school, or in a mainstream setting, is that the school is able to contact people in a multidisciplinary team to support the child. In supporting the child, this also helps the school. There is an inequitable system now, where some parents cannot afford any therapeutic intervention. To me that is heartbreaking. Some parents can, but even that is also a very significant cost to them.