Esmae is my 5th child she was diagnosed as autistic this year just before her 3rd birthday. She is non verbal and has significant developmental delay. Esmae suffers from many anxieties one being separation. Daily living is difficult and life with an autistic 3 year old like Esmae is hard. She doesn't sleep, she trashes her room causing potential injuries to her self. She has no sense of danger and puts herself at risk constantly. She needs to watch 24 /7. She escapes from her car seat regularly walks into the road and climbs everything especially window ledges. I just want to make our home her bedroom our transport a little safer and easier on her and us. Special needs equipment is so expensive and we are not entitled to her financial help as we both work and earn money !! Ridiculous as it sounds financial help is based on income not your child's needs!
Esmae needs a safe space in her bedroom, she needs sleep suits she can't take off, she needs sensory equipment that calms her when separated from us and she needs a special car seat restraint. The cost of all these things will be over £5000. I'm hoping to raise as much money as I can for her by doing runs next year and I hope you can all help me do that.
Thank you.
UPDATE...My challenge is set.... 3 marathons 2 half marathons 1 10k all in 2017!
Kate ( Esmae's mum)