In Ireland a number of financial resources have been put in place by successive governments to aid parents of autistic children these include:
- An incapacitated child tax credit (€3,800 per year)
- Home Carers Tax credit ( up to €1,950 per year)
- A Domiciliary Carers Allowance (DCA)(€380 per month)
- A yearly carers support grant (€2,000)
- A Carers Allowance (CA)(€270 per week)
- A household benefits package (free TV licence and money off electricity bills)
- A free travel pass (bus & rail)
- A medical card scheme (dependent on having DCA)
- A long Term Illness (LTI) scheme for free medication
- A July provision for primary school children (payment for 10 hours tuition a week for the 4 weeks of July)
- A Special Transport Grant (STG: for private transport to and from school)
Not all parents will be able to benefit from everything on the list (means tested) and there are some items omitted e.g. diet supplement scheme or VAT relief (As the details are slightly more complex). In schools resource teachers and special needs assistants are made available. Also the state provides speech and language as well as occupational therapy session support. However it is true to say that most parents would wish for more sessions to be made available for their children.