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Local TD calls for long waiting lists for children to have assessments for therapies to be addressed

Dec 3, 2020 15:32 By News Northern Sound
Local TD calls for long waiting lists for children to have assessments for therapies to be addressed
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A local TD is calling for the long waiting lists for children to have assessments of therapies to be addressed immediately. Sinn Féin's

A local TD is calling for the long waiting lists for children to have assessments of therapies to be addressed immediately.

Sinn Féin's Pauline Tully says a number of parents in the region have their children on waiting lists for autism assessments for 12 months and are being told they will have to wait another 6-8 months for an appointment.

Deputy Tully says that many families cannot afford to go private for these services, and they should not have to 'contemplate doing so'.

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She says that while changes to the system may see assessments accessed sooner in the coming months the therapies must also be readily available:

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