Living with an autistic child

Cheryl and Bobby

Cheryl Broadfoot, events manager for Hearts and Minds, and Mum to Bobby, talks about living with an autistic child in this video that was shown on ITV's Daybreak Programme on April 2nd 2014:

Since the programme Hearts and Minds has been inundated with enquiries from families looking for advice, help, support and advocacy.  We will be in contact with all those families as quickly as we can.

In the meantime, we needs to raise more funds in order to provide these services.

So please spread the word about...

...The iPad scheme.  Any family who can collect old mobile phones can get an iPad for their child, who can have any special need or none.

...The cashback shopping site.  Shop on-line, get cashback, and a small donation goes to Hearts and Minds too

...The Manchester United versus Crazy Gang game at the Bolton Stadium

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More about the charity here: Hearts & Minds Challenge 

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£30,000 raised for autism by the Hearts and Minds Ball

A huge thank you from all the Hearts and Minds families to all the friends, supporters and celebrities who attended the Viva Las Vegas Ball on Saturday 9th November.

More than £30,000 was raised, which will go towards the total needed to build the planned Education Centre for Autism in Manchester.

Hearts and Minds Ambassador Cleo Higgins arrived at the event in style and later sang...

Nov 9, 2013 | Cleo Higgins is rocking out the @handmchallenge #Vegas ball, what a voice! by diannebourney on Keek.com

Hearts and Minds patron and paralympic athlete Rik Waddon also attended the ball with his wife Natalie Jones, here with Hearts and Minds Events Manager Cheryl Broadfoot (centre)

Cheryl, whose son Bobby has autism, bravely had her head shaved at the event, after raising thousands in sponsorship, and then joined Cleo on-stage!

Also at the event, Manchester Mum Annette Jackson spoke about family life with autism.

Finally thank you to everyone who helped organise the event, including the Rococo Group, Julie Perry Events, the Hilton Hotel, and everyone who sponsored Cheryl, shared details of the ball, wrote about it,  and posted photographs and the video!

More about Hearts and Minds and how we help children with autism here: http://www.heartsandmindschallenge.org/

John Fashanu reveals his son's autism-like learning difficulties as he visits a special school for Hearts and Minds

Football legend John Fashanu revealed his son's autism-like learning difficulties on a visit to a special school for Hearts and Minds.  He was presenting iPads and a defibrillator to Oakfield School in Dukinfield, Greater Manchester, which were obtained through the Hearts and Minds mobile phone recycling scheme by Cheryl Broadfield, through her Give Bobby A Voice appeal.

Read more in the Manchester Evening News here:

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/football-legend-john-fashanu-hit-6039436

Could an iPad help your child too?

If you live in Britain, simply collect 165 old mobile phones and the Manchester-based charity Hearts and Minds will exchange them for a new iPad.

Details here:

Website: : heartsandmindsphones.co.uk/
Facebook: facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK 

Twitter: @handmchallenge

Pinterest: Hearts and Minds

YouTube: HeartsAndMindsUK

Google+: Hearts and Minds

More about the charity here: Hearts & Minds Challenge