When Co Derry mum Fiona Forrest was developing new training for people working with children and adults with special needs and disabilities, it was a cause very close to her heart.
Fiona from Moneymore, has a young autistic son and works as a lecturer at Northern Regional College.
She has just created a Level 4 qualification available at NRC, which is the first and only higher education (HE) qualification of its kind available in Northern Ireland.