My Child has autism - What am I entitled to?
I often meet mothers and fathers of newly diagnosed children with autism and once the initial shock and sometimes relief, sometimes devastation has worn off a little, most parents are asking "What do I do now?" When a psychologist concludes that a child is on the autistic spectrum, they normally write a list of recommendations for on-going treatment and services on the child's psychology report (I would love to meet a child in Ireland who actually receives anything from the HSE even close to what is recommended but I will try not to digress into what is another sensitive topic today) but what they don't tell you (or certainly didn't tell me or the majority of parents that I meet) is what benefits or entitlements that are available for you to claim and so this blog today is to hopefully provide that information to all of the autism Mums and Dad out there in our Emerald isle. This is a long blog and so I have highlighted in red the benefits that I am talking abo...