A Derry mum has described how her autistic child has recovered from losing all of her hair and refusing to leave home due to the anxiety associated with her school experience.
Karinne Doherty, speaking to Belfast Live after husband Neil completed a 30-day cold water swimming challenge to raise money for charity and promote autism awareness, said she wanted to speak out to “share and give hope”.
She described how five-year-old Clodagh became so stressed from her early school experience that she became “completely bald, within two weeks” – before homeschooling, the support of a special learning unit at a local primary school, and help from a local charity helped turn things around.
