Hassan is one of our younger participants from Queensbridge Primary School.

Hassan’s teacher said:

Hassan* has really benefitted from the sessions. He’s loved seeing the residents and his confidence has grown, as well as his empathy for others. He has autism, so he can find appropriate social communication challenging to navigate but the sessions scaffolded the types of conversations he could have and supported him to be successful. His personal favourite moment was during a drama session when one of the residents got him a wig to wear and he was acting out a character. Everyone was laughing so much.

Hassan told me that it’s important to visit the residents because sometimes they get lonely. He said young people can be like their grand children and help make them happy.

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