Edel shares her tips for collecting phones and celebrates getting an iPad and an iTouch for her children.
People were so generous. My husband put up 2 boxes in the tea rooms where he works. Nearly every day he was bringing phones home. A cousin of mine organised a box in his office and collected 42 phones. The local community creche donated 67 phones. Even the local newsagent and butchers starting collecting for us.
It showed us there is still a sense of community if you dig hard enough and give people a reason to come together. We still have phones coming in .Have been able to pass on 40 extra phones to 3 other parents who are collecting and still the phones keep coming. We ended up getting enough for the iPad and an iTouch and are now working towards a Covertible Classmate PC for use in school.
The day we got the iPad D. was so excited he told his big brother and sister ' wait you see I got a phoneputer'.
The iPad will make a huge difference to our boys in helping their language, educational and personal development. We have had a tough few years and services for the boys in our community are poor so it is great to have something to be excited about. Mind you, we would be lost without the ASD unit where D. goes to school. The lovely staff there have changed our quiet little boy into a more confident child who has the belief he can try to do things he hasn't done before. This will stand to him while using the iPad, he won't be afraid to explore new apps.
Thanks Irish Autism Action, you are making a big difference!
Email geraldineP@BPI.ie if you want to register
and recycle mobile phones for gifts.
You don't have to be a member of Irish Autism Action to take part,
this is open to all and everyone is welcome.
