00:07When my husband and I were first told that our twins had autism, it turned our
00:13world upside down. I knew it was my purpose in life to be their mum, but this
00:19really made me just want to be the best mum I could be for them. I've got so many
00:24hopes and dreams for our children. I want them to make friends at school. I want them to build
00:31relationships when they're older, maybe even get married and have their own little families one day.
00:37Most of all, I just want them to be happy and I want them to live in a world that
00:42is
00:42more understanding about autism. Just like anyone else, people on the spectrum have their own hopes,
00:49dreams and visions for their futures and these can be big or small. One of my dreams, and I've had
00:58this ever since I was very young, is that I'd one day like to become a journalist. Me and a
01:04friend
01:04have already discussed this, we want to build a book on bird identification, molts and sexting for
01:08every single bird in the UK. I just want to be remembered. The favourite thing I've always wanted
01:14to be throughout my future, throughout my time, is to be a DJ. Probably going to get a place in
01:20Britain's
01:20Got Talent 2018. My dream is to be a comedian. I'd like to be where I've got no upsets. I
01:28hope to show
01:29the world that just because you're autistic doesn't mean you can't achieve things out of life. But many
01:35people with autism aren't able to articulate their hopes and dreams. They can't even express how they're
01:42failing and this can lead to meltdowns. One charity has a unique vision on how to change this for the
01:49better. I'll let them explain some more. Our vision at Autism Together is that biometric wristbands
01:55should be the key to supporting people with complex autism. Imagine that you're autistic and you're
02:00becoming distressed and anxious with what's going on around you but because of your autism you can't
02:05tell anyone. What would you do? Well it'd be frustrating for a start and you may become aggressive,
02:11you may want to shout and scream, you may even want to hurt yourself and these behaviours are called
02:16meltdowns. But if you're wearing one of these it'll be recording your biological signs. Things like heart
02:22rate, skin temperature and perspiration. All that information will be sent to the mobile device of your
02:27carer to help them understand what's causing you to become stressed and to help them to support you to
02:32reduce those distressing meltdown behaviours. This whole building has served us well for nearly 50 years
02:38years but now we're hoping to replace the whole building with a high-tech and autism-friendly
02:42centre where biometric technology will be used every single day to help autism professionals assess,
02:49understand and treat people with complex autism. Over one in every 100 people now have the condition
02:55in the UK. That's 600,000 individuals. We can't ignore that figure. It's about time we started thinking
03:02about the future, about their future. Our vision is that right here in the north west we will create a
03:10world leading centre that will understand the needs of autistic people better than ever before.
03:16This pioneering project can only happen with your health. Please make Autism Together's Vision a reality
03:24by donating to the Future 50 Appeal. Here's how to donate.
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