Mother’s only option is to build a school for autistic son

UNLIKE thousands of parents across the country, Emer Paterson cannot send her autistic son Conor back to school this week.

Instead she is trying to raise €50,000 to ensure he gets the education he needs.

On Tuesday, she hosted a meeting of four Kerry families with a consultant who advised them on ways to raise the €200,000 required to give of their special needs children a yearly education.