‘Deficit of responsibility’ in addressing special educational needs of children

Access to an appropriate school with suitably qualified staff and an accessible curriculum is something that the vast majority of children and families take for granted, Adam Haris said

There is a total deficit of responsibility built into the State’s education system, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has heard.

“From the moment you get a diagnosis, everyone tells you what they can't do for you, and why you shouldn't talk to them," the CEO of Ireland's national charity for the autism community said.