3-year-old Matthew was born prematurely and as a result he cannot see or hear very well.

So learning to communicate was very difficult for him. Luckily for Matthew he was given a best friend in Teddy, a toy monkey. And his family found Sense!

How Sense supports Matthew

When he started coming to his local Sense Centre, Helen, his Children & Family Support Worker had a great idea. She discovered that Matthew’s friendship with Teddy was the key to him learning to communicate. Whatever Teddy did, Matthew did too! Matthew is now learning sign language and can communicate with his loved ones.

Matthew has been getting on really well, he’s started to say a few words. You can see a video of him exchanging toys with Teddy below:

Our Family Centres are key to supporting children like Matthew. Will you give a gift and help other deafblind children come to a Sense Family Centres?

£56 could pay for a child like Matthew to attend one pre-school group session at a Sense Family Centre.