Tag: autism

Barnardo’s Urdu-language autism service a ‘lifeline’ for BAME parents

Stuart Mitchell

Children’s charity Barnardo’s is appealing for people to donate to help support specialist services that offer a vital lifeline to parents from BAME communities. This includes the Cygnet service in Bradford, which provides specialist support to parents of children with autism and other special needs – but it needs more support to reach vulnerable families during the Covid-19 outbreak. Nearly half (45%) of people using the service are from South Asian backgrounds, with Barnardo’s workers running sessions in Urdu to help cater to the needs of the local community.  One…

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Asda launch Happy Little Helpers to make shopping easier for autistic children

Stuart Mitchell

An employee has worked with Asda to create a way to make shopping easier for autistic children. Asda has rolled out handy Happy Little Helpers shopping lists in more than 300 of their larger stores to make trips to the supermarket less stressful for autistic children. The Happy Little Helpers shopping lists were created by Asda employee Jenny Barnett, whose five-year-old son Charlie has non-verbal autism, to keep children interested and engaged during their shopping trips. Jenny’s colourful shopping list shows a range of shopping choices such as milk, bread…

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