We were invited down to get him measured for SN buggy and then they declined it...

Family's torment after autistic son refused 'essential' stroller

- 

A MUM who is mostly housebound with her six-year-old autistic son said she is being “slapped in the face in every angle” as he was refused a special needs buggy from the HSE.

Frankie Edgeworth, from Swords, Dublin, has autism, an intellectual disability and is non-verbal.

His mother Shauna Spain is his full-time carer, as he has been refused from 83 different preschools and primary schools.

She says Frankie has gone through 10 strollers, as they are not made for his weight and additional needs.

He is able to get out of his current buggy, which has put him in extremely dangerous situations.

The boy also suffers with severe weakness in his legs, which can lead him to falling up to 10 times a day.

Recently, his father Darren Edgeworth experienced every parent's worst nightmare when Frankie ran out on to the road in front of a car.

Shauna told the Irish Daily Star: “He was able to climb out of the buggy and within two seconds ran in front of a car. Thankfully, the car jammed on its brakes and Darren grabbed him really quickly. It happened in a matter of a flash but if he had had the buggy that was meant for him that wouldn't have happened.

DANGER