Something isn’t adding up for autistic children in our schools

IT IS heartening to see the Irish Examiner’s coverage of special education needs in recent weeks.

With regard to the education of children on the autistic spectrum, the situation is even more serious than your reports suggest. For example, the official figure of more than 300 autistic children on waiting lists for specialist schools is only the tip of the iceberg.

The vast majority of children affected by autism are not on any such list because there are no appropriate schools or special units for them to apply to in their area.