03/06/2026
Great opportunity to hear the Toby Henderson Trust speak on WI Day
come and hear the story how the story began …
Once upon a time, there were 4 little boys who lived with their Mam and Dad in a big old house in Widdrington. Dan was the oldest, then Alex, then Josh and then along came Toby. All of my boys thrived in the busy, noisy, very male-dominated environment (gulp) which was our house. But just after Toby turned two and a half, it slowly became apparent that our (so far) carefree life was about to change forever. My very sociable, outgoing and verbal youngest son became withdrawn, frightened and struggled to produce any words anymore and even more frighteningly, even any sounds. As his words became more distorted, so his willingness to try and pronounce them also disappeared. Toby looked terrified, and so was I. I knew this wasn’t going to be cured with a dose of medicine. I knew it was serious, but I didn’t know what it was. And nor did the medics.
The word “autism” was mentioned but repeatedly rejected. His loss of considerably advanced skills at such a relatively “late” age was incompatible with the presence of an autism diagnosis apparently. But whatever it was, I knew I had to try and help him make sense of his world again. A tortuous couple of years passed waiting for appointments which produced no answers and even worse, no practical
What then transpired was a series of coincidences which resulted in the birth of the story of The Toby Henderson Trust.
Come along and join us for a cuppa and hear about this fantastic charity - of course there will be raffle and cakes -
DONT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY
