10-year-old Oscar lives with severe autism and learning difficulties. He stays in Aberdeenshire with his mum, Valerie and younger brother, Kyle.
Oscar is non-verbal and has the mindset of a toddler, which unfortunately means he has no awareness of danger and requires constant supervision. Oscar uses a mobility pushchair to get around safely but he had grown too big for it. He was having to use a harness as a temporary substitute to enable outings, but this led to regularly violent outburst. As Oscar gets older, these outburst are harder for his mum to control and she has been hurt on numerous occasions.
Thanks to Neil Jaffrey Initiative funds received through the Tesco Community Fund, we were able to purchase Oscar a new mobility chair. The chair allows the family to get out safely for walks to local parks, woods and the beach in the knowledge that Oscar is comfortable.