Meet Arjun

Arjun loves dinosaurs and anything blue… it lights him up. He’s got Rett syndrome, which means there’s a lot going on inside him, but getting it out into the world isn’t easy. You can see he wants to connect, it just takes real effort.

This is where Kiwis Together comes in. Not with one big donation… just people. Break it down and it’s simple. A few thousand people giving a dollar once, and it’s covered. Or a smaller group giving $1 a week, and it’s sorted over a few weeks.

For cultural reasons his family have asked to stay private, which we completely respect. The image has been adapted to help share his story.

What he needs now is hands-on communication therapy that actually teaches him how to express himself. Using eye gaze, where he can look at words or pictures to make choices, build sentences, and show people what he wants, needs, and is thinking.

Some support can exist in different forms depending on each family’s situation, but it doesn’t always apply, and it often doesn’t stretch far enough for the kind of specialist therapy Arjun needs.

Everything we do is verified through our application process, and paid straight from the trust account to the provider. Never into personal accounts.

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