Peterborough Dad gets tattoo to help autistic son communicate

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Peterborough Dad gets tattoo to help autistic son communicate
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Dan Harris says he got a tattoo of the alphabet on his arm, so that his son can always speak to him.

Dan Harris said he felt "privileged" to be fighting with Joshie for autistic children who were non-speaking

Dan Harris and his son Joshie, from Peterborough, have been campaigning globally to give a voice to non-speaking children with autism and previously secured funding to installJoshie relies on technology every day and uses an iPad - referred to as a "talker" - with advanced software as a means of communication.

"We have been in middle of a forest and on a beach where there is no battery in talker and you can imagine the fear when we can't communicate with him."And now I have this tattoo on my left arm where alphabets are arranged in a way around a square box to help Joshi communicate.

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