Disabled children ‘shunned and overlooked’ say parents

Across Scotland fewer than two thirds of day and respite facilities are operational

Parents in the Far North say they feel ‘shunned and overlooked’ due to a lack of services for disabled children.

STV News spoke to one mother who feels overwhelmed with the round the clock care her son requires.

Respite care for disabled young people in Caithness was stopped during the pandemic and never re-instated.

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