Fledglings news

  • Our Fledglings shop is 25 years old!

    Yesterday, Sunday 11th June 2023, our not-for-profit Fledglings shopped turned 25! Fledglings’ story Fledglings was born in 1998 out of founder Ruth Lingard’s passion and drive to help parents and carers of children with special needs find simple solutions to everyday challenges they face. As a special needs teacher and social worker, Ruth had a…

  • Fledglings shop now available in multiple languages

    Child with Fledglings communication toy.

  • Creating a sensory-friendly space for children visiting hospital: Project report now published

    We’ve published a new report about our work with Alder Hey Children’s Hospital to create a more sensory friendly environment for children and young people when they visit. The report, Sensory Friendly Environments North West, highlights our work with staff at the hospital and neurodiverse children and young people and their families to investigate what…