Author: Diane
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Rachel’s story
“Rachel’s teachers and therapists all commented about the amazing difference in her confidence.” Rachel is 15 years old. She is autistic and has also been diagnosed “tactile defensive” which means she finds some clothes very distressing to wear. At the start of her week away with Phab, Rachel was very reserved. Many activities required wearing…
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Harriet at Whalley Junior Phab Club
Harriet, aged 15, lives on a very busy dairy farm in Lancashire and has a rare genetic mutation which has caused epilepsy and learning disabilities, and she is also non-verbal. In 2011 Harriet became a founder member of Whalley Junior Phab Club in Lancashire. There she has enjoyed, along with her friends, all sorts of…
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What Bancroft’s School Phab Club means to me, by Evie age 11
At Bancroft’s School Phab Club, care home residents and families of all ages come together and no matter if you have a disability or not you are welcome. We do a lot of fun things like arts and crafts, sports, music and outings to places like bowling, greyhound racing and safari parks! When we went…
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Bradley’s journey with Phab
“The Phab week gave Bradley the confidence to go near people and children again.” Bradley is 11. He has cerebral palsy, learning difficulties, visual perception difficulties, language difficulties and social anxiety. Bradley had been so physically and mentally unwell that he had missed many months of school. He became scared of other children and would…