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Fighting chance

Disabled children are missing out on the early intervention and family support that would make a huge difference in their lives. <B> Mary Evans </B> finds out why

Services for disabled children are a lottery, with the level of provision determined by where a family lives and how demanding the parents are, according to a major report by the Audit Commission.

Services for Disabled Children and their Families found a jigsaw puzzle where families had to struggle to locate essential information and support from among a jumble of providers. It concluded that services are rarely based on the priorities and needs of individual families, and what is provided may often be too little, too late to make the best possible improvements to the children's everyday lives.

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