I would like to thank Meryn and Xanthe for making my son's attendance at CCF's recent movie night a great experience. As parents of a 10-year-old boy who has Level 3 Autism, ADHD and severe separation anxiety, we were very anxious that our son would not cope. We expected a phone call as it had been a long time since our son participated in an activity outside of his comfort zone at home, without it ending in stress or being an unsuccessful situation. We did not receive a phone call and enjoyed a nice meal out at a restaurant with our daughter whilst our son attended the movie night, which is a rare thing for us to do without our son.

Like many other parents in our situation, it’s so important that our son is able to participate in activities with other people and especially other children without us. We thank Meryn and Xanthe for adapting and being flexible to accommodate my child’s needs on the night, creating a fun, engaging and safe environment for him in which he said he is looking forward to doing again. That is huge for our child and we are very happy and grateful that there is such a service available to our boy. A very special touch is that the service has two very special dogs on site that have natures that you can’t fault. My son absolutely adores these dogs as they are so loving and gentle. I highly recommend this service.