I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Access to services for parents trying to have their kids assessed is the sleeping giant issue in this election. Today’s Irish Times had a report where they followed a candidate around and, there too, it was 2nd only to housing as the issue brought up. - ThreadSky

tupped.bsky.social • 222 days ago

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.

Access to services for parents trying to have their kids assessed is the sleeping giant issue in this election.

Today’s Irish Times had a report where they followed a candidate around and, there too, it was 2nd only to housing as the issue brought up.

Reposted from Stan Carey

HSE estimates that 20,000+ Assessments of Need are due for completion by the end of 2024 (see letter in link). I just edited an article from the Ombudsman for Children about this.
www.hse.ie/eng/about/personalpq/pq/2024-pq-responses/july-2024/pq-28813-24-richard-boyd-barrett.pdf

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tupped.bsky.social•221 days ago

Huge journalism miss as they wandered around getting excited by the promise of open racism instead.

taram.bsky.social•219 days ago

The worst thing about the AON is when it actually happens and you have a diagnosis, you then go on another endless list for services.

sharrow.bsky.social•221 days ago

Mostly because Because it cuts across Socio Economic classes.

tupped.bsky.social•221 days ago

That it does.

elliemaiseymoo.bsky.social•221 days ago

4 and a half years on list, and waiting.....

eidin.bsky.social•221 days ago

Bigger issues is what does not happen after the assessment of need.

tupped.bsky.social•221 days ago

The entire string of requirements and responses is broken at each individual bead.

Moreover, all the beads are hidden from parents who have no idea what to do or where to go to do it at every step of the process.

eidin.bsky.social•221 days ago

Its desperate at every level hope people see through the noise of promises.

theapplefarmer.bsky.social•221 days ago

Child in my wifes class waiting since Sept for an eyesight assessment. Can't see the board. Meanwhile "free lunches".

eidin.bsky.social•221 days ago

Free processed lunches

theapplefarmer.bsky.social•221 days ago

In millions of packs that need to be dumped each week.

brodawg.stationarystore.ie•219 days ago

I really hope your wife is a teacher / SNA. Otherwise big Clifford T. Reid vibes.

sarmcs.bsky.social•219 days ago

Daughter had one dental check up in 8 years - in 6th class. I was told my another parent to get fissure seals done for my kids at 7/8 and not to wait.
Mine missed out on the free primary lunches but after seeing the Food Dudes waste over the years not surprised it’s poorly run

sarmcs.bsky.social•219 days ago

My son is nearly 18 - we went through AON when he was 3. I remember my husband saying to the multi-disciplinary team that they may have had all the answers but we didn’t even know what the questions were.

sarmcs.bsky.social•219 days ago

This was after a delay of nearly a year as no one told us there was a physical form to complete to start the process. Looks like there’s still no road map for parents at the outset. Mums I met on https://rollercoaster.ie at the time were a lifesaver.

mcclean.ie•222 days ago

Was on the doorsteps tonight and heard multiple horror stories regarding same.

alexwr.bsky.social•219 days ago

NCSE and dept of Ed passing off the completion of Assessments of Needs to teachers who are not clinicians and yet, whose experience and recommendations of sna supports for their students are not considered professional enough as we are not clinicians has never made sense!!

elzer.bsky.social•219 days ago

They'll do anything but put the necessary structures and staff in place!

coreilly.bsky.social•219 days ago

And if your child is lucky enough to get services, they may not be very good, the staff may change regularly, and the services fall off a cliff when your child turns 18

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