Without the support of his SNA, her son would not be able to attend mainstream school. These are the measure of success for young people.”This year, to date, the NCSE had conducted 1,000 reviews of schools’ SNA allocations. Last April, Ms Fleming put a call out for people who saw SNA support lost following a review by the NCSE. One mother wrote to Ms Fleming after her autistic daughter's SNA support was withdrawn with immediate effect "out of the blue". There are children in mainstream schools that should be in special schools, or ASD classes.

Source: Irish Examiner February 28, 2026 10:35 UTC