Prepare me... a revolutionary idea
Question for you all you special needs parents ... do you find it hard to prepare your children for things outside the home?
Like the hairdresser, supermarket, doctor etc. Would it make your life and theirs a little easier if service providers had visual aids or schedules to explain what was gonna happen?
For ex. The doctors. Imagine a little visual schedule on the wall with pictures of what happens. Like from the waiting room, to a doctor's picture, and maybe the stethoscope or thermometer etc.
Imagine if these were everywhere? That's exactly what one young entrepreneur and student is trying to achieve with her new concept " Prepare Me".
Caitriona is completing a post grad in autism studies and won a place with The Academy for Social Entrepreneurs of Ireland a couple of months back. It basically offers 6mths mentorship and support for early stage social enterprise.
She contacted me to gather some info about what exactly us parents would want and need when taking our kids out.
I love the idea of this. I don't know how many times I've repeated to Kirsty " nearly done " or " home soon ". When she doesn't have a plan in her head she gets super stressed.
This idea could change life for many kids out there that struggle with not knowing what's happening next and the parents that try to prepare at home but we can only do so much. We need service providers to help too.
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