Children at special school in Cork need 'full-time therapists urgently'

Parents at Carrigaline Community Special School acknowledge progress has been made, but say their children need full-time therapists to manage their complex needs

Opened in the Taoiseach’s constituency in 2021, Carrigaline Community Special School is for students between the age of four to 18 who have a diagnosis of autism and an intellectual disability. Picture: Chani Anderson

Last September, a number of parents of children at Carrigaline Community Special School came forward publicly with concerns they had spent the best part of two years attempting to raise privately with the relevant authorities.

Opened in the Taoiseach’s constituency in 2021, the school is for students between the age of four to 18 who have a diagnosis of autism and an intellectual disability.