Happy Days Autistic Club
Happy Days Club has been set up in 2012. I am volunteering my time with this as it is close to my heart. I set this club up as my little boy Finn has Apergers which is on the autistic spectrum. Here is my son below.
Aspergers is a form of autism, which is a lifelong disability that affects how a person makes sense of the world, processess information and relates to other people. It can affect people in many different ways and is a hidden disability. For Finn he struggles with everyday things like getting dressed, understanding how to talk to people, he also has a sensory overload and finds things to loud and struggles with this. Finn also is sensitive to touch and has a hig pain threshold sometimes liking it too much. He is also a very anxious little boy worried about the world and things around him. Finding friends that understand him is very difficult too.
If you have Asperger syndrome, understanding conversation is like trying to understand a foreign language.
For more information visit the National Autisitc Societywebsite.
What is the Happy Days Club?
It is a club set up for children aged 5 - 10 years old on the Autistic spectrum and they bring their parents too. Siblings are also welcome to attend.
It is every month on a monday, from 4.30 - 6.30pm and we have space for 15 families.
It costs just £2 per child and includes, squash and hot food for the children with biscuits and cake too! Parents can help themselves to tea, coffee, cake and biscuits.
We do different activities each session from Lego to arts and crafts and much more. There are two rooms one where the parents can sit and chat and watch the children play and another room for movies and quiet time if needed.
There is no pressure or judgement just a space to relax and let our children be who they are.
We are lucky enough to have the youth club workers volunteering for the sessions, giving up there time to help others. They are all hearing impaired and attend the Mary Hare School as well as work in the youth club during the week. They are there to chat and play with the children. Here they are with my son Finn.
Here is my son Finn and his sister already playing with some lego and doing some drawings on the first session with the volunteers.
