'Jack became fascinated by the monarchy and fell in love with the Queen. I knew this news would hit him hard.' QueenElizabethII
While the rest of the nation continues mourning for Her Majesty, one little boy from Worcester has been left especially devastated by her passing. Jack, 7, has autism, and it was his adoration for The Queen that saw his development and behaviour come on in leaps and bounds. He lives with his older sister Charlotte, 11, welder dad Steven, 38, and care assistant mum Melanie, 37. Here, his mum Melanie shares their story...
Jack became fascinated by the monarchy and fell in love with the Queen. I knew this news would hit him hard.‘Oh Jack! It’s okay!’ I soothed, as I gave him a hug. But I knew there was nothing that I could say that would make him feel better. The Queen had played such a huge part in his life.I have an older daughter, Charlotte, 11 and was working as a care assistant..
His challenging behaviour and the lack of support available really took it’s toll on my mental health. I was really worried about how he’d cope when he started school, as his speech and language development was very delayed.He couldn’t cope with a lot of the work and while other kids were busy learning their phonics he would scream and cry whenever we would try to read a book together.Until one day, when Jack was in year one, he came home with a book about Kings and Queens.Every day he would come home with a new book about the royal family and the monarchy.
He struggled to have a conversation with people he didn't know, but if you ask him a question about the royal family, he could talk for hours! We've been absolutely blown away by how our community came together to try and make Jack's wish of getting to London to pay his respects to the Queen come true.
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