COMFORTING her seven-year old autistic son as he suffered hallucinations triggered by trauma, Susan Hart was less than impressed at being told she had to “think about the public purse” and moderate her expectations for his schooling.
“He would come out of his primary school so burned out from the sensory overload we would carry him, crying, to the car,” she said. “They would tell me he was fine and even send photos. At home he would be throwing up his breakfast before going, and it got to a stage where it was beyond cruel to even try.”