Noah was born with a rare chromosome disorder, causing serious hearing and sight difficulties, making an ordinary life impossible.
Sense’s Woodside Centre helps children like Noah and their loved ones communicate with special sensory stimulation activities like music therapy and Makaton, a simple sign language combining hand gestures with spoken words. These activities also allow Noah to experience the novelty of play like any other toddler. Noah now loves music and can bang on the drum for hours, truly appreciating the sounds and vibrations they make.
Noah’s mum Nicola says, “I know really good care is being taken of Noah at Woodside. He just loves it and it’s been great meeting other families in similar situations; we’ve made really good friendships.”
With your support
Woodside can keep giving support to children like Noah who often can't experience many of the simple pleasures we may take for granted. Sense helps bring a child like Noah into contact with the world around them..
£5 a month
could help to give a deafblind child time with a Sense communication specialist, helping them to communicate with their family
£7.50 a month
could pay for a musical instrument to stimulate a deafblind child’s hearing in music therapy.
£10 a month
could pay for a vital first assessment for a child like Noah, allowing Sense experts to create individual therapy plans for each child.
“We want the best for Noah,” says Nicola. “That includes Woodside.”
