'Someone always has to be with Kayla': Cork mum pleads for extra supports

12-year-old Kayla Henebry has autism and a moderate intellectual disability and her behavioural issues are getting increasingly hard to manage

Aisling Hennebry and her daughter Kayla at their home in Ballyvolane, Cork City.

Aisling Henebry’s hands are covered in bruises from when her daughter Kayla, in a distraught state, launched a pinching attack.

The 12-year-old, often a “sweet and placid girl”, has autism and a moderate intellectual disability and her behavioural issues are getting increasingly hard to manage.