A week or so ago Barry McMillan of the Helping Lands Loan Store got in touch with us to ask if we could share with our readers a bit more about the work they do for the autism community.

We are delighted to help because we thinking this is just such a brilliant self help idea for the ASD community. Indeed it deserves to be rolled out far and wide even though it is just a UK idea at the

moment.

Brian told us “I run a small non for profit organisation in the Midlands (Telford) where I buy sensory and disability equipment and loan them out to families with special needs children for free – there is no catch. If you can drive to Telford and need the equipment, you can have it. I am trying to reach out to as many families as I can”. So please can you share with anybody who may be interested.

“I have a sensory dark den, a weighted blanket and a disability dodgem, but hope to have more after christmas. We get funds from local parish council grants and our followers on easyfundraising. We

also do a discounted cinema ticket rate which gets us a few pounds, so we are growing slowly, but hope to add to the store. We are trying to get funds for an upsee, a sensory lighting kit and a bubble tube. ” He said.

Thier patron is Danielle Brown MBE, we are on Facebook at Helping Hands Loan Store and our website is http://brian799.wix.com/helping-hands .

Do you know any similar projects for the autism community? If so please feel free to share any information in the comments section below.

If you have a project you would like us to help promote for you please egt in touch by writing to patienttalkblog@gmail.com.

Many thanks in advance.