'Everything's a fight' - says mother of child with autism worried over lack of classroom space

"Hard-won nursery place up in air with a dedicated facility still to be finished"

"The mother of a child with non-verbal autism and complex needs has raised concerns that a classroom, promised in time for her child starting nursery this year, has yet to be built."

"Ellen Fox from Co Armagh says that she and her partner have faced significant obstacles securing a nursery place for their four-year-old daughter."

Ellen Fox of Co Armagh has a four-year-old daughter with non-verbal autism and complex needs. A dedicated classroom that was promised to be ready in time for the child starting nursery this year has not been built. Fox has raised concerns about the unfinished classroom. She and her partner have faced significant obstacles securing a nursery place for their daughter. The lack of a completed facility has left the guaranteed nursery place uncertain. The situation reflects a delay in provision of specialized early education resources for the child.

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