Ms Deirdre Archbold:

I mention the lack of special schools and my child is in a special school, for example. He was in a unit in a mainstream primary school and it was flagged to us that he needed to move. It took me three years to get him into a special school. For the majority of the children in ASD units, when they hit primary or secondary school level they are not able for an ASD unit but all that has been made available is ASD units. We need special schools for our special children. Unless their needs are mild there is nothing out there for them. There are two special schools in Kildare and then there is one special school for children with mild needs but the rest are all units. You do not have a hope in those circumstances. Conor's school is St. Anne's Special School on the Curragh and it has children coming from Wicklow.