News

Making magnets to raise funds to aid other children with autism

NO ONE knows better than Noah Brough, 8, how tough it can be for children on the autism spectrum and their struggles especially if they have to make a trip to the hospital’s emergency ward without their sensory supports.

With that in mind, Noah has set about making magnets – fashioning salt dough into shapes, baking for four hours and then painting and attaching the magnets – and then selling them through his facebook page and Wild Rooster Chicken at Padstow (where his grandmother works) to raise funds to create backpacks containing soothers like noise cancelling headphones, stress balls and fidget toys.
Mum Jessica says Noah has now raised over $300 and is on a mission to provide the backpacks to every paediatric emergency ward in Sydney.
“The idea is that the backpacks and items can be wiped down and kept at the hospital for the next child to use,” she said.
“Noah is always thinking of others and has been through a lot himself but when he started in a special needs unit at school, he realised there were so many children worse off than himself and that he has a lot to be grateful for and so in this small way, he wants to give back.”
To buy a magnet and help Noah on his mission, visit Wild Rooster or Noahs Magnet Madness on facebook.