Month: May 2019

Harry is 10 and has a diagnosis of Asperger’s Syndrome with anxiety.  Part of Harry’s condition is a severe sensitivity to wearing clothing that fits snugly around his waist, making school uniform requirements a challenge!

When forced to wear trousers, Harry’s anxiety causes him difficulties concentrating or being able to settle and inevitably he was experiencing difficulties and becoming very unhappy in School, with impact on his learning and that of his peers.

Denim dungarees, in which Harry felt relaxed and comfortable, represented a solution at home and Harry’s parents therefore approached Dressability to ask whether dungarees could be made to comply with school uniform requirements.

Young Mum, Annabel who suffered a serious brain injury in 2006 following an accident whilst at University, approached Dressability following the birth of her son in 2016, to ask if we might be able to help with enabling her to cope with the demands of a new baby.

Annabel has limited dexterity meaning she struggles with fastenings and although she wanted to nurse her baby, was concerned the small clips on nursing bras might make this difficult.  Knowing the very young can occasionally be rather impatient – and determined to make it possible for Annabel to feed her baby, the team at Dressability decided that replacing fiddly hooks and eyes with magnets might offer the best solution.