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4 children mourning their wonderful mothers today - Lynsey's and Vickys. It's not right, RIP ladies - you were absolute warriors 💔

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@Independent_ie If there's 75k income in your house you're not entitled to carers allowance even if it's a 24/7 caring situation with no respite. Puts it in perspective

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New PDS model- HSE SLT went to our sp school. Met teacher for 45 min re 6 nonverbal kids, didn’t even see the kids, made suggestions & left. Box ticked for them. This is so far from a service as to be neglectful @AnneRabbitte @paulreiddublin @HSELive @LeoVaradkar @MichealMartinTD

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@Luighseach @NormaFoleyTD1 Don't agree with you there Lucy. Why shouldn't they get free books when they contribute to the economy too. It's very wrong to suggest otherwise imho

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We are calling for all suspensions and expulsions from special schools to be stopped with immediate effect. Our children are not supported by therapists in most of these schools yet they are penalised as if they are acting deliberately @AdamPHarris @dervalmcd @_IHREC

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Gave up my good job after 20+ years to care for severely disabled child 24/7 and don't get any carers allowance. Will I be voting yes? Hell no! @HHumphreysFG @LeoVaradkar @rodericogorman @AnneRabbitte @MichealMartinTD

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Each day the summer programme guidelines are delayed, more & more schools decide not to run it. We asked for guidelines to be issued in term 1 /2022, not May @josephamadigan @Education_Ire @NormaFoleyTD1 @AsIAmIreland @InclusionIre @involve_d6_d6w @DreambigProject

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@MariaWalshEU @FineGael @EPPGroup When we contacted you to support the return of special needs children to school in 2021, we didn't receive any response.

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A relation gives their uncle 1 injection per day and gets full carers, I left a good job and am carer 24/7 to v complex needs child (no Creche would keep him) and I get €0 @HHumphreysFG @LeoVaradkar @MichealMartinTD @CarersIreland @AnneRabbitte @eamonocuiv @DenisNaughten

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Today my child (11) who was academically written off in previous special ed setting spelled the words lava, mantle, rock and blue independently using RPM in school. Non verbal doesn't mean non learning @josephamadigan @NormaFoleyTD1 @Education_Ire @dcu_incl_spe @iaslt

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@CherylStrayed @GregcraigGreg @nytimes A second 221 member Lynsey Bennett passed away, age 34, just 2 weeks ago leaving 2 young girls behind. This is a lesson we cannot forget.

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How much more do we have to tell you to get action? We need a/ summer prog in all special schools for min 4 week b/ support for these children from hse in august c/ respite for families @AnneRabbitte @BernardGloster @josephamadigan @NormaFoleyTD1

‘We are broken, we are tired’ – Stark report outlines how families of children with special needs...

A lack of appropriate services and supports for children with special educational or acute needs is forcing parents to delay urgent self-care and medical a...

www.independent.ie

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If this doesn't scream 'lack of adequate staff training' then what does? Need principal, teacher and sna training to be entirely reformed - we must protect all sn children @NormaFoleyTD1 @josephamadigan @Education_Ire @MICLimerick @MICThurles @MarinoInstitute @SchoolOfEd_UL

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Sending complex needs children off for 9/13 weeks is nothing short of neglect. Can go nowhere & do nothing. They want school & don't understand why they are at home. Their sensory diets are shot as home can't replicate school. No respite & no help. Sitting ducks

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Please vote (& retweet) for 'Speechless' by the remarkable Fiacre Ryan. The 1st book authored by an Irish non-speaking autistic person @DrTempleGrandin @SimonHarrisTD @AdamPHarris @campaign4carrig @josephamadigan @NormaFoleyTD1 @OireachtasNews

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Forced to travel to Spain to get meds for her autistic child. This is abject neglect by the HSE. Heads need to roll @BernardGloster @CcoHse @AnneRabbitte @LeoVaradkar @DonnellyStephen @rodericogorman @campaign4carrig @mmoynihantd @MichealMartinTD

‘I love my son but I’m scared of him… we are prisoners in our own home’ – mother of severely...

Audrey Dore-Geraghty loves her nine-year-old son Harrison, but she is also frightened of him.

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Polled 93 out of the 124 special schools in Ireland - 56 schools (60%) are doing NO July provision. Only 8 doing the full 4 weeks recommended and 27 (29%) doing 1/2/3 weeks, many with just small % of students attending. This is a catastrophe for the kids for whom JP was set up 😡

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Thank you to the Joint Committee on Autism for the opportunity to meet with you today and share our issues regarding the summer programme @campaign4carrig @CarrollJennifer @PaulineTullyTD @padraigosull @joefla @MarianHarkin @Love1solidarity

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39 out of 39 special schools in NI are open since the start of January - their staff are INTO members. Forsa members are today working in children’s respite, adult disability services, on buses, in hospitals. Open our sn classes for sn kids. 70% of sn kids can’t learn remotely

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Need to remove age limit in special schools for our children - if they are 18 before school year then they are being refused a final year. It doesn't happen in mainstream. @josephamadigan @NormaFoleyTD1 @Education_Ire @ncseirl @NABMSE @IPPN_Education

'Once they're 18 you lose everything' - Parents call for better services for children with disabi...

Do children with disabilities get enough support when they turn 18? Aisling and Lourdes are both mothers to teenagers with disabilities. They joined Andrea ...

www.newstalk.com

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well done Eleanor. Very hard to put your family out there. @NormaFoleyTD1 @johnboyle_INTO @apike time to get these boys back to school

Special needs school closures: ‘Our children cannot cope’

A mother of two children with autism is ‘resentful’ about trade unions’ positions

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Elizabeth Bonker, a nonverbal autistic student, gained worldwide attention for delivering her valedictorian speech using an AAC device. She is hosting a series of free and ticketless talks across Ireland in the upcoming weeks - see attached. Dublin date pending

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@MariaWalshEU When we contacted you in 2021 about returning special school children to school, you didn't respond to any parent correspondence or requests for support so let's not go there.

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In Jan 21, teaching unions were granted 2 extra days holidays. The result of this allowance was a trip to the high court & many children not returning to school until April. Lest we forget. SN children NEED school Thursday. @josephamadigan @NormaFoleyTD1 @GarNob @Education_Ire

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Petrifying feeling when your nonverbal child tests positive for Covid. Petrifying because he can’t tell us if he has a bad headache, tiredness. aches and pains or a sore throat. This is when communication difficulties would absolutely break your heart 💔

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Beautiful book by Fiacre Ryan. 1st non-verbal student to do LC. 1st Irish non-verbal author. 'My name is Fiacre Ryan. I use a letterboard to communicate'. Please support RPM & S2C for non verbal students - it works!! @NormaFoleyTD1 @Education_Ire @josephamadigan @ncseirl @tusla

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We are calling for a degree in special Ed teaching like other European states eg special and rehabilitation pedagogy in Slovenia. @josephamadigan @NormaFoleyTD1 @SimonHarrisTD @NDAIreland @AdvocacyIreland @involve_d6_d6w @RadioBrendanRTE @IPPN_Education @NCCAie

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@AdamPHarris @IrishTimes And whether or not the children are in the correct setting. Are they learning? Just having a place to go every day isn’t education. They need to be progressing to the best of their abilities. Otherwise it’s just expensive babysitting.

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@GarNob Well done to the SNA and this backs up the urgent need for child protection protocols for special ed to be reviewed. Also a clear path for complaint handling needs to be established re @tusla @SchoolOfEd_UL @josephamadigan @NormaFoleyTD1 @NABMSE @IPPN_Education @ncseirl

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Are you going to meet the parents who left full time jobs to be full time carers but can't qualify for carers allowance? @HHumphreysFG

Radical overhaul of disability welfare payments proposed

Plan to categorise people into one of three separate levels depending on severity of their disability

www.irishtimes.com

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@rtenews Plenty of teachers who came up through Montessori and early education who are probably better suited to work in special classes. Remove the Irish clause for set @josephamadigan @NormaFoleyTD1 @Education_Ire

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@GarNob Aside from no assessment = no therapies, no assessment = no school place. How many children are being put into mainstream when they need a special class or school. No sensory break or adapted programme. The trauma this will cause so many children 😢 @AnneRabbitte @josephamadigan

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Statement from Parents Group: “Too little and way too late” While many of you may think the special needs parents have ‘achieved their aim’ with the announcement of special schools return, in reality, it’s no victory given the majority our children have a further 3 weeks to

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Easter camp happening on school premises. Flyer advertising the camp given to all children in school yet when an autistic child applies he’s refused as there won’t be enough staff to support the child. #SameChance ? @GarNob @AsIAmIreland @AdamPHarris @InclusionIre @D12Asdparentsu1

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❤️ @talkingbollox_

Dublin busker singing to child with autism on Luas goes viral on TikTok

Seven-year-old Edward's face lit up listening to the music and wonderful voice of talented street artist Mick McLoughlin

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Special schools need an equivalent akin to 'deis' status. needs are different, staffing ratios needed are different, experience needed is different. no point pretending it's the same as sp Ed in mainstream. The needs are not @josephamadigan @NormaFoleyTD1 @campaign4carrig

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@GarNob Disappointing @Paschald seeing as I met you with @campaign4carrig and told you how difficult it is for carers esp when you don't get carers allowance. Wasting my breath

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Unfortunately getting a special school place doesn't mean the children will learn to read, spell etc as same problems with lack of staff training exist and @Education_Ire have no data on what our kids are learning or not learning @1Hildegarde @NormaFoleyTD1 @SimonHarrisTD

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#opensnclasses #students4students Ireland’s students unions are backing our sn children. They believe in our children’s right to an appropriate education and opening of sn classes NOW. Sign our petition below

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@GarNob @rte 160 that have a diagnosis stating a special school. How many 100’s of children are stuck in a holding pattern to see a psychologist and in the wrong school setting

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Many kids started back in sn classes this week after 9 weeks out of school. Look how well it went ❤️. Our kids need school more than anything. Well done to all the parents who fought so hard to get here. Thanks to @GarNob for having our backs 👏🏻 We need all sn kids in school.

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In 2021 80% of children in sp schools had NO in-school July provision. Home prog doesn’t work for these kids. We’re asking principals to make a concerted effort this year to bring JP to all Sp schools. Due to 2 periods of school closures & no therapies from HSE they need this.

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July Provision 2021 school based was inaccessible to 80% of kids in special schools. Data from DES attached shows: 2021 just 20% of children in special schools had some access to school based JP, a reduction from 40% in 2020 @josephamadigan @NormaFoleyTD1

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@HHumphreysFG @thejournal_ie With respect minister, carers, like me, who gave up good jobs to care for complex needs individuals and can't get carers allowance feel it's disingenuous to expect us to give any more. Unpaid carers are at the bottom of the list

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3 years

So you’re saying July Provision happens every year, in July?

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4 years

Imagine if 23 kids from 6th class in Scoil Bhride in Douglas or St Luke’s in Douglas had no 1st year school place for September and were being offered 2 hours home tuition instead. Would that be ok? No? Why is it deemed ok to leave 23 autistic kids without a school place?

Virgin Media News

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#WATCH A group of parents of children with autism say they’ll sue the State if their children don’t find a place in secondary school in September It comes ahead of #WorldAutusmDay tomorrow @PaulByrne_1 #VMNews reports:

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We don’t want respite, we don’t want babysitting, we want education.

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SN children are so lucky to have the most wonderful Mothers who fight like warriors for them. Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing Mothers we know @sparkle4autism @AenOpen @involve_d6_d6w

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@GarNob Exactly and how many individual appointments they are doing. Slt went to our school, saw teacher about 6 kids, didn't see kids and that was counted as 6 appts @BernardGloster @BernardOReganMO

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principals must ensure their staff know that removing a special needs childs pecs book or aac device is equal to covering a speaking child's mouth with duct tape. Punishing a child by removing their movement breaks is also abusive. @IPPN_Education @ETBIreland @NABMSE

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A big shout out and thanks for the disability services workers who have stepped up for our children. We are hearing wonderful stories of staff willing to do longer hours & even change their days so they can help as many kids as possible. Many of these are also forsa members.

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Another SN child expelled from a special school today by a principal and BOM who clearly don't comprehend that these kids do not understand the school code of conduct @1Hildegarde @Education_Ire @IPPN_Education @NABMSE @SimonHarrisTD @AsIAmIreland @InclusionIre @ErinMcGreehan

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@cooper_m @lstwrd @TodayFM Becuase the children have missed a huge amount of time in school and, for special needs children in particular every day counts when you’re fighting against regression and further loss of life skills.

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In 2019, just 34 out of the 124 (27%) special schools did any in-school July provision. Of these 34 schools, only 45% of their students got to attend the in-school JP programme. Jp was set up for these children but they can’t access it. @GarNob

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In support of Senator Carrigy's statement, we can attest to the security and support families would have from a compulsory programme. It would be a monumental relief with majority of families dreading Summer, year on year. We endeavour to continue to advocate for a guaranteed

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We enthusiastically welcome @Education_Ire strategy to employ 2 Newly Qualified Teachers per special school from May until the end of their school-based summer programme. The benefits for schools & graduates are infinite. Well done! Now all schools need to run it! Please share

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@SarahAMcInerney She handed back 60m when 6000 children needed a social worker. Says it all@

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51% of children in special schools and classes had NO summer programme / July Provision in 2021 despite budget being doubled to €40m @josephamadigan @NormaFoleyTD1 @Education_Ire @AsIAmIreland @InclusionIre @dervalmcd @AdamPHarris @OCO_ireland @ncseirl

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Monday tomorrow, how many nonverbal disabled children in our country are petrified to go to school? Principals @IPPN_Education need to meet staff tomorrow morning and warn them that abuse will not be tolerated. They will be suspended not moved to another room. BOM's need to be

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Home provision for children with complex needs won’t work. We said before parents can’t find tutors for children with more complex needs. It must be in-school. Schools must open their doors - cannot use their power anymore to exclude external educators doing jp on their premises

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@irishexaminer @TheGregMurphy 6 weeks of school left before 3 months off when and many children haven’t seen their teacher in the flesh since before Christmas. Are the public going to allow them away with this latest stunt?

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It should be shocking, but it's not. @GarNob has 40 similar cases. New parents group @chasingjustic23 has over 100 families with similar stories & these are the parents who KNOW. culture of secrecy & protection is resulting in some schools hiding abuse of sn kids @josephamadigan

Irish Independent

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Teacher found guilty of assaulting autistic pupil by dragging her out of classroom by her heels

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50% return to special schools is proving to be a car crash for our kids. Regression, confusion, stress for kids and parents. Need 100% return for special schools immediately. Principals need to use every minute available. They are not entitled to squash kids into one day and

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July Provision was set up for kids with high education needs who need an 11 month school year. In 2021 only 5% of children in special schools got the full 4 weeks JP. Only 20% got 1/2/3 weeks. The most needy left behind @RadioBrendanRTE

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When sn families are forced to pay for private therapies there should be no threshold income for carers especially when one parent gives up their job to care. These parents want to work but can’t. I worked for 20+ years and get €0 carers @HHumphreysFG

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One single case in a special school from 16/11/20 to 13/12/20. Hardly the danger zone the teachers and snas are making it out to be. Asd class - max 6 kids, 1 teacher, 2 snas. Special schools - 3 kids, 1 teacher, 2 snas. Own workstations. Adult disabilities open and safe.

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We are asking our advocacy groups to stand up for families as respite services are being quickly dismantled, days cut and services closed eg @LauraLynnHouse @DOCDSS @AsIAmIreland @AnneRabbitte @InclusionIre @CarersIreland @DownSyndromeIRL @HSELive @Tanya_Ward urgent

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@Education_Ire @NormaFoleyTD1 Special schools and classes under public health supervision already, 6 per class, kids 12-18 vaccinated, vulnerable being vac now, 72% staff can have boosters, cannot remote learn, just have school & home, must reopen ss & sc.

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Why are there no parental voices at the ASD bill 2017 discussions? @SeanCanney @DenisNaughten @SeeryKearney @Love1solidarity @LNBDublin @dcediy @ErinMcGreehan @Kathleensf1 @Costellop @johnbradysf @HollyCairnsTD @MichaelCreedTD @AlanDillon63 @BGriffinTD @JenMurnaneOConn

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Have never heard as many parents talking about a residential placement for their young children as this year . Lack of summer programme and support has far reaching impact. @josephamadigan @NormaFoleyTD1 @GarNob @AnneRabbitte @LeoVaradkar @campaign4carrig

Children with disabilities stuck needlessly in hospital for up to a year as parents can’t access...

Children with complex disabilities are being left in hospitals for up to a year despite there being no medical need as their parents cannot access vital se...

www.independent.ie

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@Sineadmcgar @rtenews It's not just Tusla. Also @gardainfo , DPP, @OCO_ireland & @_IHREC & @TeachingCouncil and BOM's @NABMSE - parents have nowhere to go anymore @josephamadigan @HMcEntee @IPPN_Education

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Anne, not only can we not get a mile of the HSE speech, OT, psychology services, the demand is so great we can’t get near private therapists either. There are NO services for our children. None. None. Nowhere to go. @AnneRabbitte @OCO_ireland @rtenews @RTEOne @HSELive @HSECHO7

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@GarNob @SimonHarrisTD @tusla And carers. Had to leave a good job to care yet no carers allowance despite family home having been bought based on 2 salaries. Paying for therapies privately and getting nothing for free

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@ClaireByrneLive @DonnellyStephen Unions pulling the plug again. No care for the children

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@josephamadigan Vitally important that parents can leave funds behind (where they can) to support special needs adults who are unable to work or fund themselves.

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Explain School (IEP) v Respite/ Babysitting. We want our children in school to learn as per their IEP. IEP typically includes living, social, independence skills, assists with speech & occupational therapy as per programme provided by HSE therapists. School is not babysitting

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Parents story of the impact of 50% education for kids in special schools. This is actually a national scandal in the making. Loud unions v vulnerable kids. @NPCprimary @josephamadigan @johnboyle_INTO @INTOnews @INTOPresident @Education_Ire @MichealMartinTD @LeoVaradkar

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We stand with @campaign4carrig and call for compulsory school based summer programme in all special schools. The people are available to work the programme, now we need school principal to put it in place for 2024.

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Parents of kids in special schools and classes resorting to paying for GRINDS to teach their kids how to read, spell, do maths and type. GRINDS!!! Time for special Ed teaching to be assessed and monitored @1Hildegarde @NormaFoleyTD1 @Education_Ire @AdamPHarris

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Another day, another article outlining abuse in special ed. @NormaFoleyTD1 is over child protection in education. What is being done? @Education_Ire @OCO_ireland @ncseirl @1Hildegarde @SimonHarrisTD @GarNob @gardainfo @_IHREC @ncseirl @johnboyle_INTO @INTOnews @forsa_union_ie

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Please open the photo and see our wonderful children who need to be back to education full time. These are the children you’ve been hearing about - regressing, self harm, anxiety, unable to eat & sleep etc. We need you to see these children #seeme

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1 year

In light of another school based abuse case, we are now calling for an immediate route, outside of school management teams, to investigate allegations (from parents or school staff) of abuse against SEN children. This cannot be delayed. @josephamadigan @NormaFoleyTD1

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7 months

We repeat calls for an independent entity to investigate allegations of abuse in special Ed. @NormaFoleyTD1 @GarNob @IPPN_Education @ForumTeaching @INTOnews @SimonHarrisTD @OCO_ireland @_IHREC @OireachtasNews @Education_Ire @NABMSE

RTÉ News

@rtenews

7 months

A school principal has been admonished for poor professional performance over his failure to notify the parents of a young autistic pupil of an allegation that their son had been mistreated by a teacher

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SpecialSchools&ClassesIrl

@irl_open

2 years

Private lists countrywide for assessments, speech and OT closed, we are at the end of our options @paulreiddublin @DonnellyStephen @rodericogorman @AnneRabbitte

Dr Sara O’Byrne

@SaraOByrne23

2 years

Due to exceptional demand we have closed the waiting list for autism assessments. Those already with appointments are progressing as normal. This just speaks to the absolute need and absence of availability, even privately. It’s not ok. Hope to re-open later this year #autism

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SpecialSchools&ClassesIrl

@irl_open

2 years

@Paraic_O_S So they are spending time going to peoples houses to tell them they can't provide a service? What would happen if they stayed in the office? Could they actually help people then @AnneRabbitte

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SpecialSchools&ClassesIrl

@irl_open

1 year

@irishexaminer And family carers for profoundly disabled children can't get carers allowance? @HHumphreysFG @AnneRabbitte @LeoVaradkar @campaign4carrig @MichealMartinTD

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SpecialSchools&ClassesIrl

@irl_open

4 years

Autism Awareness Ireland 2021! 1/ no access to therapy for the basics - speech and OT 2/ not enough school places 3/ parents taking unions and dept to high court so kids get legally entitled in school education 4/ many have no access to July provision. Isn’t that so inclusive?

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SpecialSchools&ClassesIrl

@irl_open

6 months

Another week another report of physical assault in our special classes while another BOM doesn't do their job @NABMSE @IPPN_Education @NormaFoleyTD1 you are in charge of child protection. Where is the @OCO_ireland @_IHREC seclusion and restraint is a get out clause @1Hildegarde

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SpecialSchools&ClassesIrl

@irl_open

2 years

93% of parents polled say the school based summer programme is most suitable for their children. Reform needed for children in sp school and classes with sitting majority at home today @josephamadigan @Education_Ire @NormaFoleyTD1 @AnneRabbitte @campaign4carrig @CarrollJennifer

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@irl_open

1 year

Parenrs don't know where to turn when their special school children are suspended. We need an easily accessible guidance for parents so they know their rights and the rights of the child. @AdamPHarris @dervalmcd @GarNob @Education_Ire @josephamadigan @NormaFoleyTD1

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SpecialSchools&ClassesIrl

@irl_open

1 year

An excellent article on Inclusive Education. Who is this plan for the benefit of? Why are the views of our families with the lived experience of special ed settings being ignored? @ncseirl @josephamadigan @NormaFoleyTD1

Let’s get real about the kids who can’t do mainstream schools

We cannot draw definitive conclusions from the literature that one type of educational placement is better than another, says Victoria White

www.irishexaminer.com

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SpecialSchools&ClassesIrl

@irl_open

3 years

Thank you to everyone who supported our children this year. It’s been a hard year and far from perfect but we are looking forward to 2022 and hoping we can put the pandemic behind us and progress improvements for our most precious children. Happy New Year

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SpecialSchools&ClassesIrl

@irl_open

2 years

Very honoured to represent the families of children in special schools and classes at the launch of the #autismcommittee report on summer programme 2023. A huge thank you for all the work being undertaken by the committee @campaign4carrig @joefla @CarrollJennifer @PaulineTullyTD

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SpecialSchools&ClassesIrl

@irl_open

3 years

Only 18,500 students out of 1m in special schools and classes. Many children fully vaccinated. Staff masked. Staff vaccinated. Already under care of public health team if there is a positive case. max 6 kids per class. Most travel by bus which are now running at 1/4 occupancy.

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SpecialSchools&ClassesIrl

@irl_open

7 months

@GarNob The system is deeply flawed when staff are 'investigating' colleagues. Need an external investigation process for allegations of child abuse in special Ed. No more 'moving the priests around the parish' @NormaFoleyTD1 @SimonHarrisTD @Education_Ire @ncseirl @ForumTeaching

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SpecialSchools&ClassesIrl

@irl_open

2 years

Yes! You can either leave your child to 'rot' or advertise them on the net to try to find a 'home' tutor who will take them off to the park/shops for 2 hours a day @ up to €47 per hour. No other country offers home programme. Summer school needed now for complex needs kids

Irish Examiner

@irishexaminer

2 years

'We've been left to rot' says mother of Cork teen with complex needs

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SpecialSchools&ClassesIrl

@irl_open

3 years

@NormaFoleyTD1 Special school and classes children need school, they lost so much during last closures.

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SpecialSchools&ClassesIrl

@irl_open

4 years

@GarNob @NormaFoleyTD1 @josephamadigan @AnneRabbitte Agreed. There’s a particular cruelty in taking sn schools back for 1 day then off for 10 again. Our kid’s will have lost 6 weeks of school due to their ‘educators’ whims. Remote learning is a farce at primary level.

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SpecialSchools&ClassesIrl

@irl_open

4 years

Special needs children in mainstream need to be returned to school.

Open Mainstream AEN IRL

@AenOpen

4 years

Ahead of today’s announcement from the subcommittee we would just like to acknowledge that not all children who have additional/special needs have been returned to school. We urge @NormaFoleyTD1 & @josephamadigan to include children with AEN of all ages to be included in the plan

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