Children with disabilities waiting ‘up to seven years’ for services | Business Post

Clinicians claim that the HSE’s new standard operating procedure forces them to identify whether a child has a disability in a 90-minute session

Children with disabilities such as autism are being forced to wait up to seven years between a screening assessment and the delivery of services, a court has heard. The High Court heard last week that there are 23 legal challenges against the Disability Appeals Officer over an alleged failure to deal with complaints about a controversial process for assessing children with disabilities.Subscribe from just €1 for the first month!

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