The struggle of finding a school place for a child with neurodivergent needs has been compared to a “dogfight” by a leading campaigner.
It follows calls for more resources in schools to help teachers and students understand neurodivergent conditions, which include ADHD , autism, dyspraxia, dyslexia, and more., who has a number of additional needs arising from a brain injury at birth, said Ireland has a two-tier education system.
“If your child has additional needs, you don’t have the same opportunities as a child with typical education, so to avail of a place for your child, it is basically a dogfight.”Ms Carroll said there are not enough “adequate places” in schools for children with additional needs. “From the get-go, the day you realise that your child is not going to fit the typical education model, it’s an absolute challenge.A teacher in class with students. Image: Roman Lacheev / Alamy Stock Photo“There are something like 60 children at the moment without an education placement, and it’s totally not fair, nor right, and it doesn’t offer equality,” she said.“With that first step from Montessori into school, that’s where they build relationships and meet their peers,” she said.
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