{"id":892,"date":"2024-02-16T19:35:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T19:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awesomearchie.co.uk\/?p=892"},"modified":"2024-02-17T11:25:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T11:25:52","slug":"a-well-earned-rest-and-a-visit-to-our-primate-pals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.awesomearchie.co.uk\/?p=892","title":{"rendered":"A well earned rest and a visit to our primate pals :)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the most common characteristics of children with Autism is a real difficulty with socialising and forming meaningful connections with other people, as a result, so many children with ASD, like our Awesome Archie, often face social isolation and occasional loneliness. Research suggests that a connection with a companion animal can both reduce loneliness and provide needed companionship in children like him. It also suggests that lots of neurodivergent kids have strong human-animal bonds due to the fundamentally non-judgmental nature of animals \/ pets and their unconditional love \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its surely no surprise then that Archie is of course a lover of ALL animals, his first love being Mickey , The Fedora wearing superpuss of course! This love has prompted us to explore family days out with animal’s at the core and today it was the turn of Monkey World in Dorset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What a truly amazing place to visit, particularly if you are a neurodivergent family. Firstly the price. We managed to get a family ticket ( 2 adults and 2 kids) plus Archie who was permitted to bring me for FREE as his carer! This is such a brilliant idea and a really impressive and inclusive gesture. We are so impressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Not only that , the toilets were all clean, the shop was not over priced and the coffee was fantastic! Furthermore, their were ample picnic tables dotted around and there was no question AT ALL of the permission to bring your own packed lunches, which for us with all of our brood is a must. Check out some of our Monkey world highlights below and know that we highly recommend this as a great and inclusive day out for all the family!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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