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Mother voices concern about playgroup closure Posted: 3:38 pm April 8, 2021
By Jodie Curran
A MOTHER has voiced her concern over the closure of a Newtownbutler playgroup which she says is a “vital service” for early detection, after staff from the ‘Railway Kids’ programme discovered her son Cian had autism.
“Cian attended Railway Kids back in 2017. He loved it, but at first he was a bit unsettled, and we didn’t know what was wrong at the time,”
explained Caroline Duignan.
“The playgroup had a lot of concerns and how he just wasn’t himself so they decided to make some referrals to the health visitor.