Carnival floats, low demand weeks and a Disney Cruise to Spain!
Welcome back to all of our lovely blog readers, we hope that you have had a truly lovely summer. Whether it was a case of day by day survival or adventures galore… you made it!!!
This summer was a lovely low demand one for our kids (up until the final part) and I have been quietly beavering away with some exciting new facets to our work. We have lots of really exciting events coming up, which I will share with you at a later date but, for now, this was our summer…
Awesome Archie non profit ‘s giant rainbow chair float joins the Christchurch carnival.
“Christchurch Carnival attracted crowds “bigger than ever” with hundreds turning out to enjoy three days of events from the parade to a tug-of-war and an appearance by ‘Elton John’.
Organisers thanked all those who attended, adding: “With all the unsettling news that has touched so many of us and stretched across the country we felt that it was more important than ever to be able to put on three days of fun and celebration of Christchurch and the place we call home.
You showed us the real power of social media: helping make this year even bigger by sharing all our posts and content. This means that on Saturday we’d never seen crowds like it. By the time Elton was playing His Song you were stretched all the way down to the bandstand and overflowing onto the riverside.” Stated the New Milton advertiser and times.
We spread our message of Autism advocacy and affirmation with the help of our remarkable sponsors Reformed Plastics. As always we are so grateful to them for their unwavering support . We are also immensely proud of the Christchurch Carnival committee for the vast inclusion improvements that they made to this years event. AWESOME!!!
For more information do hop over to our socials to see videos , pictures and more 🙂
The launch of Awesome Archie’s Vacay vlog!
Whether it be through work or play, we are fortunate enough to travel a little bit. This led us to consider the challenges that neurodivergent can families face while on holiday. We are 100% the family that has to youtube our hotels, our destinations, even our room types. For us this makes the planning so much easier and the transition from home to ” holiday home” so much smoother.
Changes in routine, unpredictability, crowds, unfamiliar noises, sights and possibly new dialects or accents can be overwhelming for our autistic boys, and me too actually. However, with a little planning and the tried-and-tested approach, we hope that we can help, even just a little. We will share Vlogs of our holidays, room and cabin tours, amenities, shopping reviews , photo package info, food types… you name it, we aim to share it.
The channel itself is brand new and we now have the gruelling task of getting the word out to get some subscribers. We want to help fulfil Archie’s dream of becoming a full time content creator as he leaves school this year , so please subscribe , like and share 🙂 It could change the life of a kid who has never given up!!
The link to our channel is here ➡ https://www.youtube.com/@awesomearchiesvacayvlog
We must say a whopping thanks to all of the crew on the Disney Dream. We had the most magical time and cannot wait to we get on board once again 🙂
So, as we head back into another academic year, Archie and I are so very grateful. Grateful for your support, your views, your content shares and likes. It all makes a MASSIVE difference in our work to increase peoples understanding of living life as an autistic individual.
Stay awesome peeps!