'We are at our limit': Cork mother told son must wait six years to see psychologist

The woman said that caring for her son without any state supports, along with her two other children, had 'destroyed' the family

The boy, who is on the autism spectrum, must wait nearly six years before being reviewed by a HSE psychologist in terms of his emotional needs.

A Cork mother has spoken of her frustration at being told her son, who is on the autism spectrum, must wait nearly six years before being reviewed by a HSE psychologist in terms of his emotional needs.

Ruth (not her real name), who lives in the east of the county, said that her son – now four – had been presenting challenging behaviour for more than two years, with a private occupational therapy assessment of his condition indicating that he has autism.