This week has been one of real excitement. It saw the start of our official collaboration with the incredible Autism Unlimited. A few weeks back, I was invited to a vision meeting hosted by the marketing manager of Autism unlimited Emily Griffiths. Emily is a hugely talented creator who has a real passion for spreading both awareness and acceptance of Autism. She has devised yet another brilliant campaign for 2023 to help people who aren’t necessarily in the autism community to understand some of the challenges that parents like me and children like Archie face on a daily basis.
We were so fortunate to be asked to help create a scenario that will be turned into a beautiful little animation. Obviously I can’t share the details of the storyboard or even give you a glimpse of the beautiful animation itself however, I can say that both Archie and I are immensely proud to have our names attached to something so wonderful.
On Friday afternoon, we were invited to Portfield School, the charity hub of Autism Unlimited, where we recorded our voiceovers for the animation. It was such a wonderful experience for Archie and I was incredibly proud of how he managed to sit in what was essentially a small board-meeting, but also to use his own voice and own opinions on camera for the sake of this important cause.
I would like to say a massive thank you to Emily, Tilly (Archie’s new westy besty!) and everybody involved. The lovely lady that sorted out the camera work and microphone was just so professional and patient and the whole experience was immensely positive. We will keep you posted as to the release of the animation.