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"We've Been Left In A Crisis" - Parents Of Kids With Autism At Breaking Point Over Lack Of School Places

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This morning on Dublin Talks we spoke to parents of children with autism who are at breaking point over the lack of school places for their kids.

Nadine Staunton has gone on hunger strike over the lack of services for her son Maddix.

Mark O'Keeffe wrote an open letter to his son Riley that was published in the Sunday Independent last week.

We spoke to more parents on the show who feel abandoned and a distraught over the lack of services and care for their children:

"We've Been Left In A Crisis" - Parents Of Kids With Autism At Breaking Point Over Lack Of School Places

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