Ms Geraldine Murphy:

Schools are being asked to put ASD units on when they are building new schools and classrooms but secondary schools are not getting support from the HSE. Kids with special needs will get a bit of help in primary school but no one from the HSE will go near the secondary schools. The schools need the backup, especially for a child who has gone into the ASD unit of a mainstream school. The school will need help and supports, especially if the child has challenging issues, which a lot of kids on the spectrum do. If you ask any principal of a school they will tell you the same; they are getting no support from the HSE.