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Weʼve raised £6,242 to This page is to raise funds to train an autism assistance dog for our daughter Olivia - having this will support and help her massively.
- Funded on Thursday, 10th August 2017
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Our daughter Olivia has severe additional needs as well as an autism diagnosis. She has a unique chromosome abnormality (called 5p deletion) - and by unique she's the only one in the world.
Olivia is unable to speak and has severe learning disabilities. She has very low comprehension which means it’s difficult for her to follow simple instructions, understand the world around her and is unaware of danger (for example, she’ll take a strangers hand and walk off, she can easily wander off or run away, she’ll try to escape through doors if they’re left unlocked and will try to put small objects in her mouth). This means Olivia requires the constant care and supervision from her family.
An autism assistance dog would give Olivia (and us) greater independence and, most importantly, help to make sure she’s kept safe. In addition to keeping her safe, a fully trained AAD can help Olivia in lots of other ways, helping her sensory needs, helping her interact with others, introducing routines, interrupt repetitive behaviour (like shouting, chewing her finger etc) and help her cope with unfamiliar environments.
Unfortunately, all this training doesn’t come cheap. The start up costs for the training alone costs over £5k and we are on a waiting list to get one trained for Olivia.
We will be doing a number of events over the coming months to raise funds. Anything we can raise will go along way to making this happen for our daughter Olivia. Any additional monies raised will go into a trust to be used for veterinary bills, pet insurance and potential adaptations and resources that olivia will need with her life long condition.
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- 7 years ago
Danielle Corry
7 years agoI am over the moon to announce the newest member of the Corry family......Teddy! So the dream begins that so many of you have helped to become real. He is super chilled and as you can see Olivia has fallen in love with him already. We are feeling very blessed right now and can't believe how in love we all are already 😍 Ross Corry
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144
Katy McDowall
Aug 9, 2017
£20.00
Sheena & Family x
Aug 7, 2017
So pleased Olivia's doggy adventures will be a reality. Andrew loves his doggy!(although not an AADone)😙
£20.00
Elliot & Lesley
Aug 6, 2017
What a fantastic cause - all the best!
£100.00
Liliana McGrandles
Aug 6, 2017
Good luck xx
£20.00
Aiko Harman
Aug 6, 2017
£50.00
Anonymous
Aug 5, 2017
£50.00
Kari & Fraser Turnbull
Aug 5, 2017
A special and wonderful little girl who we love and who has taught us more than she'll ever know. Here's a small donation to help you achieve even more than you already do.
£100.00
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