New Charity Ambassador

New Charity Ambassador

Nov 28, 2023

We are delighted to announce that following the filming for the BBC and short tour of our new training centre, Jean-Christophe agreed to become an ambassador for Dogs for Autism to promote our work further.

Jean-Christophe’s youngest son Valentino was diagnosed with Autism when he was 3 years old, following treatment for cancer.

Jean-Christophe met Dogs for Autism earlier this year when he filmed a special segment for the BBC’s Children in Need Celebrity Bargain Hunt episode. Jean-Christophe met Jan Kiley, COO of Dogs for Autism and Luna, a trained autism assistance dog who has been life-changing for her partner, Zana and her family.

Thank you Jean-Christophe Novelli 💙

Read more about Jean-Christophe and his accolades here.

 

Storm & Isabella return to our screens in this weekend’s BBC Countryfile

Nov 4, 2022

Don’t miss BBC One’s Countryfile this Sunday 6th November at 6pm.
You might have watched DfA’s assistance dog Storm and his partner Isabella on Countryfile a few weeks ago. In this week’s episode, presenter Charlotte Smith joins Isabella and Storm for a day on the farm and ramble as part of the BBC Children in Need Ramble Appeal.
Isabella will be joined by a very special celebrity in this episode, can you think who helps her on her walk? Don’t miss Sunday’s show to find out!
Tune in on Sunday to learn more about the Ramble Appeal and how children like Isabella have been helped by BBC Children in Need!
Isabella and Storm join BBC Countryfile for the first Children in Need Ramble Appeal

Isabella and Storm join BBC Countryfile for the first Children in Need Ramble Appeal

Sep 7, 2022

DfA partner Isabella and her assistance dog Storm appeared in the first of BBC Countryfile’s Ramble Appeal Films broadcast as part of their anniversary show to mark 100 Years of the BBC.
 
 
 
Isabella filmed with the cast and crew of the show earlier this Summer, her film being the first of Countryfile’s Ramble appeal films, on behalf of BBC Children in Need.
 
 
 
 
 
Isabella talks about how her life has been transformed thanks to her specially-trained assistance dog Storm and how he has been a help for both her and her family since Storm moved in!
 
 
 
Storm has been a particular help for Isabella by managing some of the aspects of her autism. Storm has helped with the specific morning tasks that previously hampered the family’s morning routine. Storm’s has enabled Isabella to more easily manage the disabling morning meltdowns that she used to experience. He helps Isabella get up out of bed and get ready in time for the school run. The Ramble Appeal film goes on to explain how Storm is now a valued member of their family.
 
 
 
Children like Isabella are benefiting from the incredible funding that Children in Need gives as an annual contribution to our charity.
 
If you’d like to help with the BBC’s Countryfile Ramble on 8th & 9th October this year, please visit their website.  
 
 
 
Alternatively you can find out more via the Children in Need website.
Storm and Isabella thank BBC Children in Need!

Storm and Isabella thank BBC Children in Need!

Jul 29, 2022

Dogs for Autism are proud to share BBC Children in Need‘s video featuring Isabella, one of our autistic partners, with her Autism Assistance Dog, Storm.
Children like Isabella are benefiting from the incredible funding that the organisation gives as an annual contribution to our charity.
Because of your generosity, BBC Children in Need are able to grant Dogs for Autism the generous general funding for 8 autism assistance dogs a year, every year for the next three years.
As a charity our only limit is financial, so funding such as this makes a substantial contribution to our annual totals. Thank you BBC Children in Need, this is a life-changing contribution for our partners and their families.
Watch Isabella and Storm here.