Family attacks tuition offer for autistic boy as ‘joke’

A CORK family who have been unable to secure a secondary school place for their 12-year-old autistic boy yesterday slammed a Department of Education offer of nine hours’ home tuition a week as “a joke”.

While others of his age are well into their third week of post-primary education, Rory Mulcahy from Douglas in Cork remains at home all day, his mind unstimulated and his social skills stagnating.

“He’s actually getting depressed,” said mother Norma Mulcahy yesterday afternoon.